Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education

The Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education major is designed to prepare teachers for family and consumer science-related subjects in middle, junior, and senior high schools. The student must complete the major in Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education and an approved teachable minor offered for Secondary Education Curriculum.

1. Minimum Hours Required For This Curriculum (126 hours)

2. General Education Requirements (37 hours)

3. Group Major Requirements from the following courses (36 hours)

CTE 3050 - Career and Employability Skills Credits: 3 hours
FCS 1650 - Culinary Skills Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2090 - Consumer Education Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2100 - Human Sexuality Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2150 - Adolescent Development Credits: 3 hours
FCS 2660 - Personal Nutrition Credits: 3 hours
FCS 3180 - Intimate Relationships: Friends, Family, and Marriage Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4130 - Later Life Family Relationships Credits: 3 hours
FCS 4150 - Effective Parenting Credits: 3 hours
FCS 5680 - Gender, Culture, and Families Credits: 3 hours
HOL 1000 - Choices in Living Credits: 3 hours

Select one of the following:

FCS 1240 - Apparel Construction I Credits: 3 hours
FCS 1550 - Design Principles Credits: 3 hours
FCS 5240 - Socio-Psychological Aspects of Dress Credits: 3 hours

4. Approved Minor for Secondary Education Curriculum (20 hours)

5. Career and Technical Education (15 hours)

CTE 3480 - Student Assessment and Management Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5100 - Special Populations in Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5120 - Principles of Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5130 - Teaching Methods in Career and Technical Education Credits: 3 hours
CTE 5420 - Curriculum Development in CTE Credits: 3 hours

6. Required Education Courses (18 hours)

Students in the Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education major should see the advisor to select a course that will satisfy the Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.

CTE 4100 - Seminar in Education Credits: 2 hours
CTE 4750 - Intern Teaching in CTE Credits: 10 hours
LS 3050 - K-12 Content Area Literacy Credits: 3 hours

Select Either:

ED 2500 - Human Development Credits: 3 hours
or
FCS 2140 - Child Development Credits: 3 hours

7. Related Work Experience

A total of 200 work hours required for this major. The work hours may be voluntary or paid work experience and must be completed in three of the following areas: family services, children/youth services, consumer services, or educational services.