Registration Updates
Updated on 4/8/2021
Summer 2021 updates:
Pre-requisite Corrections:
- No pre-requisites will be enforced for HDF s340 and HDF f378L during the Summer 2021 semester.
Fall 2021 Updates:
New Classes:
- HDF 305 Health and Development Across the Lifespan
- HDF 306 Intro to Gender and Sexuality
Reserved Classes:
- HDF 322 is reserved for HDF majors. Non-HDF majors can register for the cross-listed class FIN 322F
- HDF 304H is reserved for HAHDFS students. If you are a non-HDF CNS honors student, speak to your advisor if you are interested in the class.
- See more information about practicum and study abroad courses on the Spring 2021 HDF Classes tab.
Pre-requisite Corrections:
- HDF 266C and 266L: C- or better in HDF 313 and 113L; registration in both HDF 266C and 266L
- “Consent of the instructor”: only required for practicum, field experience, and honors classes
Additional Information
Lab before Lecture - HDF 313 & 113L Child Development and Lab
- You must be registered for HDF 113L before you can register for HDF 313
- If you are on a waitlist for HDF 113L and get into the lab, you are guaranteed a spot in HDF 313
Pre-Requisite Waivers: contact the HE Advising Center at headvising@austin.utexas.edu if one of the following applies for an HDF class:
- You are taking a pre-requisite class over summer break, haven’t transferred in a pre-requisite class taken outside UT, or haven’t claimed relevant AP credits yet
- You meet the pre-requisite with an equivalent course not listed on the course schedule (ex you have credit for SDS 328M but not SDS 302)
- You have permission from a professor to take an HDF course without the pre-requisites
- Include proof of permission such as an email from the professor
Summer 2021 HDF Classes
Instruction Mode: Check the course schedules to view the most updated information about instruction mode
Pre-requisite Corrections: No pre-requisites will be enforced for HDF s340 or HDF f378L during the Summer 2021 semester.
first session

Second session
Practicum, Honors, and Applied Child Development classes (HDF 355R, 655R, 357, 379H): If you were accepted to a reserved summer course, you will receive registration instructions from headvising@austin.utexas.edu. Please contact your advisor if you are unsure of when you should complete your practicum requirement.
Fall 2021 HDF Classes
Instruction Mode: Check the course schedules to view the most updated information about instruction mode
Pre-Requisite Waivers: contact the HE Advising Center at headvising@austin.utexas.edu if one of the following applies for an HDF class:
- You are taking a pre-requisite class over summer break, haven’t transferred in a pre-requisite class taken as outside UT, or haven’t claimed relevant AP credits yet
- You meet the pre-requisite with an equivalent course not listed on the course schedule (ex you have credit for SDS 328M but not SDS 302)
- You have permission from a professor to take an HDF course without the pre-requisites
- Include proof of permission such as an email from the professor
Fall 2021 Lower division courses

Fall 2021 upper division courses
Upper division standing = have 60 credit hours (including Spring 2021 courses)

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