Family and Consumer Sciences Education, B.S.

Stout Core (40 credits)

Students must also take courses with the following designations:

Content Core (36 credits)

• FCSE-380 Consumer Economics (3 cr.)
• FCSE-385 Family Housing (3 cr.)
• FN-102 Nutrition for Healthy Living (2 cr.)
• FN-105 Food Service Sanitation (1 cr.)
• FN-215 Art and Science of Food (3 cr.)
• HDFS-124 Human Development: Early Childhood (3 cr.)
• HDFS-215 Introduction to Families (3 cr.)
• HDFS-313 Parent Education/Involvement (2 cr.)
• HDFS-365 Family Resource Management (3 cr.)

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• APRL-166 Apparel Construction (3 cr.) (on-campus program) or
• FCSE-330 Teaching Apparel Construction in Family & Consumer Classroom (3 cr.) (distance delivery program)

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• APRL-167 Textiles: Theory, Fibers, Structures, & Sustainability (3 cr.) (on-campus program) or
• FCSE-335 Teaching Textiles in Family & Consumer Sciences Classrooms (3 cr.) (distance delivery program)

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• Select 6-7 credits from APRL, FN, HDFS or HLTED.

• Course Selective-1 :
• Course Selective-2 :

Professional Education - On Campus (44 credits)

All courses require a “C” or better.

*Must be accepted into the School of Education prior to enrollment.

• CTE-302 Principles of Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.)

• (2 credits required)

• CTE-360 Coordination of Work-based Learning (WBL) Programs (3 cr.)
• CTE-440 Instructional Evaluation in Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.)

• (2 credits required)

• EDUC-303 Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
• EDUC-326 Foundations of Education (2 cr.)
• FCSE-101 Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences Education (3 cr.)
• FCSE-201 Teaching Methods in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (3 cr.)
• FCSE-341 Prestudent Teaching in FCSE Classrooms (1 cr.) *
• FCSE-448 Student Teaching-Family and Consumer Sciences Education (8-16 cr.) *

• (16 credits required)

• FCSE-355 Seminar: Emerging Practices and Classroom Management (3 cr.) *
• FCSE-390 Family and Consumer Sciences Education Curriculum (2 cr.) *
• RDGED-382 Content Area Reading (2 cr.) *
• SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs (3 cr.)

Professional Education - Distance Delivery (44 credits)

All courses require a “C” or better.

*Must be accepted into the School of Education prior to enrollment.

• CTE-302 Principles of Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.) (3 credits required)
• CTE-312 Pre-Student Teaching in PK-12 CTE Subject Area (1 cr.)
• CTE-360 Coordination of Work-based Learning (WBL) Programs (3 cr.)
• CTE-405 Teaching Methods in Career and Technical Education (3 cr.) (3 credits required)
• CTE-438 Course Construction in Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.) (3 credits required)
• CTE-440 Instructional Evaluation in Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.) (3 credits required)
• EDUC-303 Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
• EDUC-415 Classroom Management (2-3 cr.) (2 credits required)
• FCSE-448 Student Teaching-Family and Consumer Sciences Education (8-16 cr.) *

• (16 credits required)

• RDGED-382 Content Area Reading (2 cr.)
• SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs (3 cr.)
• Course Selective-1 : CTE Selective (2 cr.)

Benchmark I: Acceptance into Teacher Education

Teacher education students will begin fulfilling their requirements for Benchmark I as they complete their first 30 credits. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

• Pass one of the following skills tests: CORE, ACT, SAT or GRE. Test scores and test completion dates must meet required specifications as detailed on the SOE web page listed above
• Pass the required teacher background check
• Earn a grade of at least 2.00 (C) in ENGL 101  or ENGL 102  or ENGL 101HON  and ENGL 102HON  
• Earn a grade of at least 2.00 (C) in COMST 100  
• Earn a grade of at least 2.00 (C) in FCSE-101 Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences Education  
• Earn a grade of at least 2.00 (C) in  EDUC-326 Foundations of Education  
• Satisfactorily complete Benchmark I Review

Benchmark II: Application for Student Teaching

Benchmark II must be completed prior to student teaching. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

• Complete Application for Student Teaching form
• Maintain a 2.75 grade point average
• Pass Content Knowledge Exam (Praxis II) or have 3.0 GPA on Content Core classes
• Receive clearance through an updated background check
• Complete a satisfactory tuberculosis (TB) test
• Receive satisfactory portfolio assessment by faculty
• Receive satisfactory rating on Benchmark II Student Interview
• Submit copies of resume to the School of Education prior to student teaching
• Receive passing scores on Embedded Signature Assessments (ESA) 

Benchmark III: Program Completion

Benchmark III must be completed before you can be recommended for licensure. Detailed information is online at: https://www.uwstout.edu/academics/colleges-schools/school-education/benchmark-information

• Complete electronic portfolio and receive a basic or higher proficiency level of assessment
• Complete all program coursework
• Meet all program-specific requirements
• Student teach at two levels: Middle School and High School, unless internship placement occurs
• Receive a satisfactory student teaching assessment
• Receive a satisfactory disposition review
• Submit EDTPA

Benchmark IV: WI Licensure

• For licensure studentsmust pass the EDTPA