Family, Consumer, and Human Development, BS

Family and Community Services and Child Development Emphases

Majors choosing one of these two emphases prepare for employment in a variety of occupational settings. Previous graduates have found employment in such settings as child care, Head Start programs, social services agencies, drug treatment centers, youth and adult residential care centers, foster care, youth centers, crisis centers, parent education programs, senior citizen centers, long-term care facilities, adult day care centers, and a host of related federal, state, and local agencies serving families and children. Students are prepared to work in their communities to develop and guide policies for families and children. In addition, FCHD majors receive increased knowledge and skills in topics which will enhance their personal and family lives.

Deaf Education Emphasis

Majors choosing this emphasis are preparing to work with infants and young children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and their families. Once students have completed their undergraduate degree, they can apply to the graduate program in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education and work toward a master’s degree in Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education with an Early Intervention track. This graduate program can be completed in two semesters plus a summer session. Students completing the master’s program will have the skills necessary to work in early intervention programs including Parent-Infant Programs (PIP) that are found in every state of the country. Upon completion of the undergraduate FCHD major with the Deaf Education emphasis, as well as the graduate Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education master’s degree with an Early Intervention track, students will have the coursework necessary to cover the competencies for the 0-3 Hearing Endorsement and the EI-2 credential. Students are not eligible for licensure or endorsement until they successfully complete the graduate program. Specific information about the Early Intervention track of the Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education master’s degree can be found here .

Family Finance Emphasis

Majors choosing this emphasis will be prepared for careers in financial counseling, advising, and education. Coursework focuses on the financial decisions that individuals and families face relating to insurance, investing, credit, budgeting, and home ownership. Students will complete an off-campus practicum and a Financial Counseling practicum at the Family Life Center on campus. At the Family Life Center, students will encounter various types of financial experiences, including new home buyer counseling sessions and workshops, as well as financial problems related to credit and budgeting. The Family Life Center’s Center’s housing and financial counseling services are approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and provide counseling and education to the community.

Employment opportunities include consumer credit counseling services, credit unions, the armed forces, corporate employee assistance programs, employee benefits counseling firms, college financial aid offices, bank loan offices, hospitals, corporate credit offices, bankruptcy courts, community housing programs, Federal Home Administration, Housing and Urban Development, personal banker, mortgage loan officer, credit counselor, financial counselor or educator, consumer relations coordinator, military financial educator, debt collections coordinator, credit investigator, fraud detective, insurance broker, stockbroker, and financial planner.

Note:

*FCHD majors with a Family and Community Services emphasis must take one lab concurrently with either FCHD 3510  or FCHD 3520 . FCHD majors with a Child Development emphasis must take FCHD 3550  concurrently with FCHD 3510  and FCHD 3560  concurrently with FCHD 3520 . The online sections of FCHD 3510  and FCHD 3520  do not offer a lab experience. Therefore, students must take these courses through campus-based sections. For students attending classes at the Uintah Basin and Brigham City regional campuses, and at the Snow College regional partner campus, the FCHD 3550  and FCHD 3560  labs must be taken concurrently with FCHD 3510  and FCHD 3520 , regardless of emphasis.

¹ Prerequisite: Junior standing, FCHD 4900 , a total of at least 30 FCHD credits, and prior application approval by the Practicum Coordinator. Practicum application deadlines are February 15 for fall, June 15 for spring, and October 15 for summer.

² Students must sign up three full semesters in advance in Family Life 205.

³ For COMD and SPED course offerings, contact the Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education and the Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation.