Program Overview

Program Overview

Colorado State University Online offers various academic programs, including Bachelor's Degrees, Master's Degrees, Ph.D. & Doctoral Degrees, Grad Certificates, Courses, and Professional Education.

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• Ph.D. & Doctoral Degrees
• Grad Certificates
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  • Professional Development & Training
• Courses
  • Credit Courses
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  • All-University Core Curriculum
  • Free Online Courses
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
• Professional Education

Course Details

HDFS 410 - Promoting Early Socioemotional Development

• Course Description: Explore social and emotional development in children ages 3-8, with a focus on atypical and typical development, developmental theories and models, risk and protective factors, evidence-based programs, and empirically validated strategies for preventing challenging behaviors.
• Course Learning Objectives:
  1. Explain and apply theories of social and emotional development in preschool and early elementary-aged children.
  2. Summarize and apply research on socialization, socioemotional development, and mental health during childhood.
  3. Synthesize and apply evidence-based practices for young children that help prevent challenging behaviors while fostering adaptive social skills, emotion regulation, and mental health.
  4. Evaluate evidence-based practices for inclusion of young children with socioemotional or behavioral health differences from diverse familial and cultural contexts.
  5. Apply information and screening strategies regarding childhood adversity etiology, outcomes, and intervention, and evaluate the effectiveness of human service systems and intervention programs for adversity-exposed children.
• Prerequisite: HDFS 310 (Infant and Child Development in Context); HDFS 334 (Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle); completion of 60 credits.
• Important Information: All prerequisites must be completed or consent from the instructor given prior to enrollment.
• Textbooks and Materials: Please check the CSU Bookstore for textbook information.
• Instructors: Day Halsey, Senior Instructor faculty member in the Human Development and Family Studies Department at CSU.

Course Section Details

Section 801 (Online)

• Registration Ends: Sunday, January 25, 2026
• Course Dates: January 20 - May 10, 2026 (16 weeks)
• Course Time: Asynchronous
• Drop and Withdrawal Deadlines:
  • 100% tuition and fees refunded: February 4, 2026
  • 50% tuition refunded with 'W' grade: March 23, 2026
  • No tuition refunded and 'W' grade: April 17, 2026
• Instructor: Day Halsey
• Tuition: $1,470

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