May 10, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin (DRAFT)

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin (DRAFT)

Family & Consumer Sciences Education, B.S. Sequence

Suggested Four-Year Program Plan

Total Program Credits: 120

First Year (33 credits)

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ENGL-101 Composition 1 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-101HON Honors Composition 1 (3 cr.)
COMST-100 Fundamentals of Communication (3 cr.)
Arts and Humanities Selective-1 (3 cr.)
HDFS-124 Human Development: Early Childhood (3 cr.)
CTE-101 Introduction to Teaching CTE in K-12 Setting (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (18 credits)

ENGL-102 Composition 2 (3 cr.) or
ENGL-102HON Honors Composition 2 (3 cr.)
HDFS-215 Introduction to Families (3 cr.)
STAT-130 Elementary Statistics (3 cr.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Selective-1 (3 cr.)
Technical Electives Selective-1 (3 cr.)
Odd Years:
EDUC-204 Introduction to Digital Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) (3 cr.)
Even Years:
FN-215 Art and Science of Cooking (3 cr.)

Second Year (32-33 credits)

Fall Semester (16 credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences Selective-1 (3 cr.)
BIO-132 Human Biology: Our Bodies, Our Health, Our World (4 cr.)
FN-102 Nutrition for Healthy Living (2 cr.)
FASH-167 Textiles: Theory, Fibers, Structures, & Sustainability (3 cr.)
CTE-212 CTE K-12 Pre-Student Teaching I in Program Subject Area (1 cr.)
CTE-405 Teaching Methods in Career and Technical Education (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

Arts and Humanities Selective-2 (3 cr.)
EDUC-303 Educational Psychology (3 cr.)
HDFS-313 Parent Education/Involvement (2 cr.)
FN-105 Food Service Sanitation (1 cr.)
SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs (3 cr.)
Odd Years:
EDUC-204 Introduction to Digital Fabrication Laboratories (Fab Labs) (3 cr.)
Even Years:
FN-215 Art and Science of Cooking (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1-2 credits)

FCSE-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
FCSE-397 Field Experience - Elective (1 cr.) or
FCSE-350 Family and Consumer Sciences Vocational Field Experience (2 cr.)

Third Year (35-36 credits)

Fall Semester (18 credits)

FASH-166 Apparel Construction (3 cr.)
EDUC-330 Multiculturalism: Dialogue and Field Experience (3 cr.)
Technical Electives Selective-1 (3 cr.)
General Education Selective-1 (3 cr.)
Social and Behavioral Sciences Selective-2 (3 cr.)
Odd Years:
FCSE-385 Family Housing (3 cr.)
Even Years:
FCSE-380 Consumer Economics (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

CTE-312 Pre-Student Teaching in PK-12 CTE Subject Area (1 cr.)
CTE-438 Course Construction in Career and Technical Education (3 cr.)
CTE-440 Instructional Evaluation in Career and Technical Education (2 cr.)
CTE-455 Emerging Practices in K-12 Career and Technical Education (3 cr.)
RDGED-382 Content Area Reading (2 cr.)
Technical Electives Selective (3 cr.)

Summer Semester (1-2 credits)

FCSE-349 Cooperative Education Experience (1 cr.) or
FCSE-397 Field Experience - Elective (1 cr.) or
FCSE-350 Family and Consumer Sciences Vocational Field Experience (2 cr.)

Fourth Year (29 credits)

Fall Semester (17 credits)

CTE-302 Principles of Career and Technical Education (2-3 cr.)
CTE-360 Coordination of Work-based Learning (WBL) Programs (3 cr.)
EDUC-390 Laboratory and Classroom Management (3 cr.)
HDFS-365 Family Resource Management (3 cr.)
ECON-201 General Economics (3 cr.) or
ECON-210 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
Odd Years:
FCSE-385 Family Housing (3 cr.)
Even Years:
FCSE-380 Consumer Economics (3 cr.)

Spring Semester (12 credits)

FCSE-409 Student Teaching in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (2-16 cr.) (12 credits required) or
FCSE-488 Internship Teaching (8-16 cr.) (12 credits required)