家庭生活学院致力于提高家庭和社区内个人和家庭的生活质量。因此，学校的使命是：提供指导，以促进人们对《家庭：世界宣言》中各项原则的承诺；进行有助于理解和增进人类发展，家庭暂时性幸福，婚姻的研究以及家庭关系，并帮助学生发展在积极影响的人中表现出的态度，信念，行为和技能，包括在自己的婚姻和家庭，职业，教会和公共服务以及其他个人关系中。
The School of Family Life requires a minimum of 18 hours of SFL upper-division coursework to be taken in residency at BYU for this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU's 30-hour residency requirement for graduation. Students who do not plan to pursue a graduate program beyond the bachelor's degree should take other courses that will enhance their employment opportunities. Consult a faculty advisor or your academic advisor for suggested minors, majors, and skills. Students are encouraged to take student development courses related to career planning in their junior or senior year.<br><br>There are two tracks in the Family Studies program: Family Studies and Family Services. The Family Services track is designed to assist students who are heading to human services careers, such as social work.