Once you have obtained your FDC credential, you are eligible for college credits and contact hours. Details are below.
College Credits
How to Obtain College Credits for Your Family Development Credential® (FDC™) and FDC Leadership Credential
Available to students who have completed their FDC 2016-present.
Congratulations on earning your Family Development Credential! You are now eligible to receive college credits!
Before you request your transcript, we suggest you check with your advisor of your attending school to make sure the credits will transfer into the degree you are working towards.
- Empowerment Skills for Family Workers– The credits for your FDC will transfer to your attending school for a total of 9 semester credits in an upper division baccalaureate degree.
- Empowerment Skills for Leaders– The credits for your Leadership credential will transfer to your attending school for a total of 4 semester credits in an upper division baccalaureate degree or 3 semester credits for a graduate degree.
Steps to request your FDC transcript:
- Fill out a Transcript Request form and send to nationalfdc@uconn.edu
- NFDC office will confirm your credential and then provide online payment link to pay the transcript fee of $20.
- Once payment is complete, please forward your emailed order receipt from UConn Marketplace to nationalfdc@uconn.edu for final processing.
*Your transcript will not be processed with out doing this final step*
CEUs & Contact Hours
National FDC Program-University of CT-Center for the Study of Health & Human Development
Upon completion of the Family Development Credentialing Program (FDC™), you are eligible to receive contact hours, formerly known as Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
The FDC credential is the verification that you have participated in the program and satisfactorily completed the total 90 hours required. FDC participants will receive a Certificate of Completion that reflects the contact hours earned. Participants can receive Contact Hours for every hour that was accounted for during an FDC class with a Family Development Credential® Program Instructor.
If you wish to be awarded contact hours, please complete and email the Contact Hours Application form to Nationalfdc@uconn.edu. Your Certificate of Completion will be emailed back to you.