Major Curriculum

FCS Core (3 Credits)

• FCS 101 – Introduction to Family Consumer Science (3)

Required General Education

• FCS 100 – Personal & Family Living (3)

Required CDFS Courses (29 Credits)

• FCS 275 – Consumers in the Economy (3)
• FCS 301 – Lifespan Development (3)
• FCS 303 – Working with Families (3)
• HLTH 311 – Family Life and Sex Education (3)
• FCS 400 – Culturally Diverse Family Systems (3)
• FCS 401 – Family Life Development (3)
• FCS 414 – Family Policy and Ethics (3)
• FCS 482 – Teaching Family Life/Parent Education (2)
• FCS 488 – Parenting Education (3)
• FCS 496 – Selected Topics:  CDFS (3)

Elective CDFS Courses (24 credits total) 

Students choose 18 credits from the following CDFS courses:

• FCS 230 – Child Care Psychology (3)                                                                                               
• FCS 270 – Family Housing (2)
• FCS 402 – Play and Child Development (3)
• FCS 403 –  Parents, Peer & Adolescents (3)                                                                                                            
• FCS 446 – Lifespan Nutrition (3)
• FCS 474 – Residential Management for Families and Special Needs People (3)
• FCS 478 – Family Finance (3)
• FCS 483 – Adult & Technical Ed. in FCS (2)
• FCS 496 – Selected Topics in FCS (2–3)

Internships:

• FCS 495 – Early Child Family Education (3–4)
• FCS 497 – Internship for Letter Grade (1–6)
• FCS 498 – Internship for Pass/Fail (1–6)

Students choose 6 credits from the following FCS courses

• FCS 120 – Clothing and People (2)
• FCS 140 – Introduction to Nutrition (3)
• FCS 150 – Food, Culture and You (3)
• FCS 280 – Orientation to FCS Ed. (2)
• FCS 331 – Clothing Construction and Textiles (4)
• FCS 473 – Consumer Protection (3)

Adopted 2011

Required Minor

Students majoring in Child Development and Family Studies who are following the 2011-2012 or the 2010-2011 undergraduate academic bulletin are required to choose a minor in any discipline (adopted 2010). Students following earlier bulletins are not required to declare a minor, but are encouraged to meet with their advisor to get approval for coursework within FCS or one or more appropriate minors from other disciplines to enhance employability as well as personal and professional growth.