Major in Family and Consumer Sciences, Family and Consumer Sciences Education Concentration

Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) directly addresses the needs of youth, families, and consumers. Helping to shape the future, FCS teachers impact the lives of individuals, the health of families, and the welfare of society.

This concentration is a licensure program that prepares students to teach family and consumer sciences subject matter in middle and high school classrooms. The program includes general education courses, subject matter courses, and teacher preparation courses.

Students apply for the licensure program in their junior year and participate in practicum experiences working closely with classroom teachers and students in area schools. Throughout the phases of the licensure program, teacher candidates are placed in a middle school and in a high school, where they apply professional knowledge and refine their instructional skills. While student teaching, they work closely with a FCS mentor teacher(s) and a university coach.

Teacher candidates completing the program meet the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree in FCS, a Colorado Initial Teaching License in FCS, and a FCS Career and Technical Education endorsement (with appropriate work experience hours).

This concentration is accredited and approved by the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the Colorado Department of Education. Nationally, it is approved by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).

Students interested in pursuing a teaching license through CSU may also contact the School of Education and the Center for Educator Preparation (CEP).

Students who successfully complete this program will be prepared to pursue licensure in Colorado. Licensure requirements in other states and U.S. territories may differ. Students are encouraged to work with the department and the professional licensure board in the state in which they intend to pursue licensing to ensure all requirements are satisfactorily met.

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Student must seek admission to the Teacher Licensure program (see its specific requirements at chhs.colostate.edu/soe/center-for-educator-preparation for application process, GPA and other requirements).  Teacher licensure includes courses (EDUC and EDCT) that must be taken in each Phase I, II, and III concurrently and prior to the next phase.