Family and Consumer Sciences Education - BS, School-Based

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Applied Sciences, Technology and Education

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• For more information about Family and Consumer Sciences Education, see the website.
• Following is a sample four-year plan for a school-based student. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
• Admitted students must meet with an advisor. Current students should also meet with an advisor and log on to Degree Works  to check student-specific program progress.

 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	3.0 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3	C+ minimum		HDFS 2400: Couple and Family Relationships (BSS)	3
HDFS 1500: Human Development Across the Lifespan (BSS)	3			NDFS 1240: Food Literacy	3
NDFS 1020: Science and Application of Human Nutrition (BLS)	3			MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4	C- minimum
FCSE 1040: Introductory Sewing for Outdoor Products	3			FCSE 2510: Orientation to Family and Consumer Sciences Education	3
FCSE 1350: Financial Literacy (BSS)	3			Breadth American Institution (BAI) Course	3
Comments Must have 3.0 GPA and grades of C or better in major required courses to apply to STEP program.				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
CHEM 1110: General Chemistry I (BPS)	4			CHEM 1120: General Chemistry II (BPS)	4
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			NDFS 2020: Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle	3
IAD 1750 - Design in Everyday Living (BCA)	3			FCSE 2040: Intermediate Clothing Construction Skills, Principles and Alterations	3
FCSE 2350: Financial Literacy 2	3			HDFS 2660: Parenting and Child Guidance (HR)	3
Breadth Humanities (BHU) Course	3
Comments Must have 3.0 GPA to be admitted into STEP program.				Comments

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
FCSE 3080: Fashion Studies and Society (DHA)	3			FCSE 3300: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Clinical Experience I	1
HDFS 4550 - Preschool Methods and Curriculum	3			FCSE 3400: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Methods I	3
SPED 4000: Education of Students with Disabilities	3			NDFS 3070: Science of Food Preparation	4
FCSE 3790: Housing and Interior Design Teaching Methods	3			SCED 5200: Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI)	3
FCSE 4040: Advanced Apparel Studies  or FCSE 3040: Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking	3  or 3			SCED 3210: Educational and Multicultural Foundations (CI/DSS)	3
ITLS 5500: Integration and Innovation of Technology in Education	3			FCSE 3040: Advanced Clothing Studies: Patternmaking  or FCSE 4040: Advanced Apparel Studies	3  or 3
Comments Background Check Submit Application to S.T.E.P. Register for Level I classes				Comments Apply for Graduation Register for Level II

Fourth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
FCSE 4300: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Clinical Experience II	1			FCSE 5500: Student Teaching Seminar	2
FCSE 4400: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Methods II	3			FCSE 5630: Student Teaching in Secondary Schools	10
FCSE 3030: Textile Science (DSC/QI)	4
SCED 5100: Motivation and Classroom Management	3
SCED 5210: Learning Theory, Curriculum, and Assessment  or FCSE 4210: Cognition and Evaluation of Student Learning in Career and Technical Education	3  or 3
Comments Apply for Student Teaching (beginning of September)				Comments No other courses or work

It is very important for each student to meet with the advisor to build a successful plan based on individual needs.

The program trains students to become family and consumer science teachers in middle and high schools through a well-rounded curriculum in teaching content areas.

The major includes study in nutrition, dietetics and food sciences; family and human development; interior design; apparel and textiles; and consumer sciences. Many states, including Utah, require a master’s degree to work for extension.

In order to obtain a secondary teaching license for grades 6-12, students must complete the 35-credit Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP), which includes one semester of student teaching in a public school. This program is administered by USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services. Student must apply to the School of TEAL the semester before taking STEP courses. This is usually the fall of their junior year. Students learn subject content through the Department of Applied Sciences, Technology, and Education and spend the last year or two studying education techniques through the STEP program. Students must earn an overall GPA of 3.0 to graduate and be recommended for teaching licensure.

For more information, contact the Family and Consumer Sciences Education Academic Advisor, Caisa Shoop, at caisa.shoop@usu.edu or 435-797-2282.