The Family and Consumer Sciences concentration provides students with a focus on family and consumer well-being, growth and development of family members, and the relationship of households to their environment. This concentration is interdisciplinary, bringing together coursework in human development, family studies, nutrition and foods, consumer sciences, personal finance, apparel and textiles, design and merchandising, and health and wellness.
It is highly recommended that students participate in internships, volunteer activities, or cooperative extension opportunities to enhance their experiences and development. Graduates who seek advanced degrees often attain higher-level professional positions.
The concentration includes All-University Core Curriculum courses, subject matter courses, and elective courses to enhance personal and professional development.
Effective Spring 2012
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3 | ||
| Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | ||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 4-5 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| DM 120 | Textiles | 3 | |
| FACS 179 | Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences | 2 | |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 29-30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Select one from the following: | 3-4 | ||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||
| Personal Computing | |||
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | 3 | |
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 6 | |
| Economics1 | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 30-32 | ||
| Junior | |||
| FACS 320 | Finance-Personal and Family | 3 | |
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | 3 | |
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | 2 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Infant and Child Development in Context | |||
| Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | |||
| Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | |||
| INTD 200 | Housing Values in America | 3 | |
| SOWK 300 | Research in Applied Professions | 3 | |
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| FSHN, FTEC, RRM Elective | 3 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences Electives2 | 3 | ||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| FACS 479 | Colloquium-Family and Consumer Sciences | 4A,4C | 2 |
| HDFS 302 | Marriage and Family Relationships | 3 | |
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | 4B | 3 |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | 3 | |
| HDFS 403 | Families in the Legal Environment | 3 | |
| Diversity and Global Awareness3 | 3E | 3 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Electives2 | 12 | ||
| Support Career Objective-Electives4 | 2-3 | ||
| Total Credits | 31-32 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120-122 | ||
| 1 | Select one course from the ECON subject code. |
| 2 | Select courses with subject codes AHS, AM, DM, FACS, FSHN, FTEC, HDFS, INTD, or RRM. Keep in mind the requirement of 42 upper-division credits when choosing these courses. |
| 3 | AM 250 is suggested but not required. |
| 4 | Select courses to enhance knowledge and skill in chosen career area. |
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Students are encouraged to complete a Family and Consumer Sciences internship.
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Awareness and Appreciation of Design | 3B | ||||
| Introduction to the Visual Arts (GT-AH1) | 3B | ||||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |||
| HDFS 101 | Individual and Family Development (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one group from the following: | 4-5 | ||||
Group A: | |||||
| Chemistry in Context (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Chemistry in Context Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
Group B: | |||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| DM 120 | Textiles | X | 3 | ||
| FACS 179 | Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences | X | 2 | ||
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Elective | 2 | ||||
| CO 150, HDFS 101 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14-15 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Humans and Other Animals (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||||
| SOC 100 | General Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15-16 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| DM 272 | Consumers in the Marketplace | X | 3 | ||
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| ECON *** Course | 3 | ||||
| FSHN 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FACS 320 | Finance-Personal and Family | 3 | |||
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | 3 | |||
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | 2 | |||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Family and Consumer Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Infant and Child Development in Context | X | ||||
| Adolescent/Early Adult Development in Context | X | ||||
| Adult Development-Middle Age and Aging | X | ||||
| INTD 200 | Housing Values in America | 3 | |||
| SOWK 300 | Research in Applied Professions | 3 | |||
| FSHN, FTEC, RRM Elective | 3 | ||||
| Family and Consumer Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HDFS 302 | Marriage and Family Relationships | 3 | |||
| HDFS 334 | Family and Parenthood Across the Life Cycle | 4B | 3 | ||
| HDFS 403 | Families in the Legal Environment | 3 | |||
| Diversity and Global Awareness | 3E | 3 | |||
| Family and Consumer Science Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FACS 479 | Colloquium-Family and Consumer Sciences | X | 4A,4C | 2 | |
| HDFS 402 | Couple and Family Studies | X | 3 | ||
| Career Objective Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Family and Consumer Science Electives | X | 6 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120-122 | ||||