FMSC420

African American Families

Recommended: FMSC330. Credit only granted for: FMSC420 or FMSC498F. Formerly: FMSC498F. Examination of the history, structure, cultural foundation, and diversity of African American family life is the focus of this class. Presentations and discussions enable students to identify, analyze, and assess: (1) the major theoretical perspectives used in the study of African American families; (2) the impact of social policy on African American families; and (3) specific areas of family life (e.g., marriage and divorce, parenting, child development, health disparities).

Summer 2025

Sherri-Chanelle Brighthaupt

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Past Semesters

Mia A Smith-Bynum

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.74 between 31 students*

A-: 9.68%

A: 6.45%

A+: 3.23%

B-: 12.9%

B: 25.81%

B+: 6.45%

C-: 9.68%

C: 12.9%

C+: 3.23%

D: 3.23%

D+: 3.23%

other: 3.23%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.