CFLE-Approved Programs

This page lists all CFLE-approved degree programs in the U.S. and Canada, including each program's CFLE course checklist and program contact/representative.

The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) recognizes degree programs that offer coursework covering the 10 Family Life Education content areas as CFLE-approved programs.

Graduates of these programs can apply for the provisional-level Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) credential offered by NCFR, using an abbreviated application process.

With questions about CFLE approval or the CFLE credential, please email NCFR's Emily Vang.

Interactive Map of CFLE-Approved Programs (Click to Expand)

Use this interactive map to see at a glance where CFLE-approved academic programs are located.

Click any pin on the map to see the CFLE-approved degree programs at that institution.

Abilene Christian University

Child and Family Services (B.S.)

Approved Saturday, September 1, 2007

Course Checklist: Abilene_Christian_Undergrad_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Greg Brooks

American Public University System

Human Development and Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Sunday, June 1, 2008

Course Checklist: CFLE-Approved Program_Employer Assessment and Verification_Practicum-Internship_FILLABLE.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kathleen L. Mangeri

Human Development and Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Sunday, June 1, 2008

Course Checklist: CFLE-Approved Program_Practicum-Internship substitution_FILLABLE.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kathleen L. Mangeri

Human Development and Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Sunday, June 1, 2008

Course Checklist: American_Public_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2023.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kathleen L. Mangeri

Anderson University - Indiana

Family Science (B.A.)

Approved Saturday, November 1, 1997

Course Checklist: Anderson_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Leroy Andrew Quashie

Anderson University - South Carolina

Human Development and Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Monday, June 1, 2020

Course Checklist: Anderson_University_SC_UG_Checklist_2020 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Patty Slaughter, Ph.D.

Andrews University

Religious Education (M.A., Ph.D.), Family Life Education Focus

Approved Sunday, November 1, 1998

Course Checklist: Andrews_U_Grad_Checklist_2020.pdf

CFLE Contact: David Sedlacek

Arizona Christian University

Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Saturday, August 2, 2003

Course Checklist: Arizona_Christian_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2021_UPDATED.pdf

CFLE Contact: Carolyn Pela, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE

Arizona State University

Family & Human Development

Approved Saturday, July 1, 2023

Course Checklist: Arizona_State_Univ_Undergraduate_2023.pdf

CFLE Contact: Daniel H. Erickson, PhD, CFLE

Auburn University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Thursday, May 1, 1997

Course Checklist: Auburn_U_Undergraduate_Checklist_2022.pdf

CFLE Contact: Angela R. Wiley

Ball State University

Family and Child (B.A. or B.S.)

Approved Friday, September 1, 2000

Course Checklist: ballstatechecklist2020_final.pdf

CFLE Contact: Scott Hall

Baylor University

Child and Family Studies (B.S.)

Approved Saturday, January 1, 2011

Course Checklist: Baylor_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Nicole McAninch

Bowling Green State University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Monday, August 1, 2005

Course Checklist: Bowling_Green_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2023.pdf

CFLE Contact: Laura Landry-Meyer, PhD, CFLE

Bridgewater College

Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.)

Approved Friday, June 1, 2018

Course Checklist: Bridgewater_College_Undergrad_Checklist_2018.pdf

CFLE Contact: Donna Hoskins

Brigham Young University

Family Life: Family Studies (B.S.)

Approved Saturday, November 1, 1997

Course Checklist: Brigham_Young_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2017_1.pdf

CFLE Contact: Stephen F. Duncan, Ph.D., CFLE

Family Life: Human Development (B.S.)

Approved Saturday, November 1, 1997

Course Checklist: Brigham_Young_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2017.pdf

CFLE Contact: Stephen F. Duncan, Ph.D., CFLE

Brigham Young University-Idaho

Marriage & Family Studies/Child Development

Approved Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Course Checklist: BYU_Idaho_Undergrad_Checklist_2020.pdf

CFLE Contact: Betsy Montoya, MFHD, CFLE

California State University-Long Beach

Family and Consumer Sciences (B.A.)

Approved Sunday, March 1, 1998

Course Checklist: California_State_U_Long_Beach_Checklist_Undergrad_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Nilufer Medora, Ph.D., CFLE

California State University-Los Angeles

Child Development and Family Studies (B.A.)

Approved Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Course Checklist: FINALCalifornia_State_U_LA_Undergrad_Checklist_2021(2).pdf

CFLE Contact: Rakel Delevi, PhD, CFLE, LMFT

California State University-Sacramento

Family Studies & Human Development (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, February 1, 2005

Course Checklist: California_State_U_Sacramento_Undergrad_Checklist_2020 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Henry Gonzalez, Ph.D.

Central Michigan University

Family Studies (B.A. and B.S.)

Approved Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Course Checklist: Central_Michigan_U_Uundergrad_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Jeffrey J Angera, Ph.D., CFLE

Central Washington University

Child Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Course Checklist: Central_Washington_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2023.pdf

CFLE Contact: Amy M. Claridge, Ph.D.

Concordia University-Saint Paul

Family Science (Accelerated B.A.)

Approved Saturday, May 1, 2004

Course Checklist: Concordia_U_St_Paul_Undergrad_Online_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Michael Walcheski, PhD, CFLE

Family Science (B.A.)

Approved Saturday, May 1, 2004

Course Checklist:

CFLE Contact: Michael Walcheski, PhD, CFLE

Family Science (M.A.)

Approved Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Course Checklist: Concordia_U_St_Paul_Online_Graduate_Checklist_2020 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Michael Walcheski, PhD, CFLE

Concordia University-Wisconsin

Family Life (M.S.)

Approved Saturday, September 1, 2018

Course Checklist: Concordia_University_Wisconsin_Grad_Checklist_2018.pdf

CFLE Contact: Val Keiper

East Carolina University

Family and Community Services (B.S.)

Approved Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Course Checklist: East_Carolina_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Sharon Ballard, PhD, CFLE

Eastern Illinois University

Human Services Program Administration (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Course Checklist: Eastern_Illinois_U_Undergraduate_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Mikki Sherwood, CFLE

Eastern Kentucky University

Child and Family Studies (B.S.)

Approved Sunday, March 1, 2009

Course Checklist: Eastern_Kentucky_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Mary A. Sciaraffa, CFLE

Florida State University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, June 1, 1999

Course Checklist: Florida_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2021_UPDATE.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kani Diop, Ph.D.

Freed-Hardeman University

Family Sciences (B.S.)

Approved Thursday, January 1, 2009

Course Checklist: Freed-Hardeman_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Keith Mask, CFLE

Georgia Southern University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, June 1, 1999

Course Checklist: Georgia_Southern_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2022_UPDATEDHDFS.pdf

CFLE Contact: Meghan Dove

Great Lakes Christian College

Family Life Education (B.S.)

Approved Sunday, April 1, 2007

Course Checklist: Great_lakes_christian_undergrad_checklist_2022.pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Matthew W. Allison, MA, PhD, LPC, LLMFT, LSC, CFLE

Harding University

Family Life Education (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, April 1, 2003

Course Checklist: Harding_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2018.pdf

CFLE Contact: Denise Fisher, CFLE

Illinois State University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.|B.A.)

Approved Saturday, October 1, 2016

Course Checklist: IllinoisStateChecklist2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Tammy S. Harpel, Ph.D. CFLE

Indiana State University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Monday, April 1, 2019

Course Checklist: Indiana_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Linda Behrendt

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, April 1, 1997

Course Checklist: Indiana_U_Penn_Undergrad_Checklist_2022.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kalani Palmer, Ph.D., CFLE

Iowa State University

Human Development and Family Studies (B.S.)

Approved Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Course Checklist: Iowa_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Jennifer Van Ryswyk, MBA

John Brown University

Family and Human Services (B.S.)

Approved Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Course Checklist: JohnBrownChecklist2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Melissa Hall, Ph.D.

Johnson University

Family Studies (B.A. and B.S.)

Approved Monday, April 1, 2019

Course Checklist: Johnson_University_Undergrad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Birney Joshua Fish, Ph.D.

Kansas State University

Applied Family Science (M.S.)

Approved Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Course Checklist: Kansas_State_U_Grad_Checklist_2019.pdf

CFLE Contact: Melinda Stafford Markham, Ph.D., CFLE

Applied Family Science (Ph.D.)

Approved Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Course Checklist: Kansas_State_U_Grad_Checklist_2019_0.pdf

CFLE Contact: Melinda Stafford Markham, Ph.D., CFLE

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Sunday, December 1, 1996

Course Checklist: Kansas_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2018.pdf

CFLE Contact: Kari Morgan Ph.D.

Kent State University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Wednesday, April 1, 1998

Course Checklist: Kent_State_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2023_UPDATE.pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Maureen Blankemeyer, Ph.D., CFLE

Lipscomb University

Family Science (B.A. and B.S.)

Approved Saturday, January 1, 2022

Course Checklist: Lipscomb University_Family Science Program_Checklist.pdf

CFLE Contact: Hunter Stanfield, PhD

Loma Linda University

Marital and Family Therapy (M.S.)

Approved Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Course Checklist: FINALLomaLindaChecklist2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Winetta A. Oloo, Ph.D., M.S., LMFT

Systems, Families, and Couples (Ph.D.)

Approved Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Course Checklist: FINALLomaLindaChecklist2021_0.pdf

CFLE Contact: Winetta A. Oloo, Ph.D., M.S., LMFT

Longwood University

Sociology (B.A. or B.S.)

Approved Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Course Checklist: Longwood_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2019 .pdf

CFLE Contact: Dr. Lee Bidwell, CFLE

Louisiana State University

Child and Family Studies (B.S.)

Course Checklist: lsu_approved_program_checklist2021.pdf

CFLE Contact: Erin Harmeyer

Louisiana Tech University

Human Development and Family Science (B.S.)

Approved Thursday, August 1, 2002

Course Checklist: Louisiana_Tech_U_Undergrad_Checklist_2022.pdf

CFLE Contact: Katie Marie Barrow

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