Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major

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Requirements for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major, Bacher of Science:

System General Education Requirements* Credits: 30

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits:3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity:
PSYC 101
and Elective from Globabilzation Requirement List (G) Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Science
: Biology or Chemistry (recommended) Credits: 6

Institutional Graduation Requirements** Credits: 8-9

Goal #1 Land and Natural Resources:
NFS 111
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Personal Wellness:
HSC 212
or
WEL 100-100L
Credits: 2
Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness:
AIS 421
or
HIST 368
or
INED 411/511
Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

EHS 140 - Enhancing Human Potential Credits: 2

Major Requirement Credits: 73

AM 231-231L - Ready-To-Wear Analysis and Lab Credits: 3
CA 289 - Consumers in the Market Credits: 3
CA 345 - Foundations in Financial Management Credits: 3
CA 442 - Family Resource Management Lab Credits: 3
CTE 295 - Practicum Credits: 1
CTE 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education Credits: 2
ECE 220 - Health, Safety and Nutrition of Young Child Credits: 3
ECE 228 - Guidance with Young Children Credits: 1
ECE 228L - Observation and Participation in Early Childhood Lab (COM) Credits: 1
EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology and Learning (COM) Credits: (2)
EDFN 427-527 - Middle School: Philosophy and Application Credits: 2
EDFN 475 - Human Relations (COM) Credits: 3
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (COM) Credits: 3
FCSE 331 - Work Force Preparation in Family and Consumer Sciences Credits: 2
FCSE 411 - Philosophy and Methods Family and Consumer Sciences (AW) Credits: 4
FCSE 412-412L - Preparation for Student Teaching and Lab Credits: 5
FCSE 473 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: 10
HDFS 227 - Human Development and Personality I: Childhood Credits: 3
ID 150 - Introduction to Interior Design I Credits: 4
ID 150L - Introduction to Interior Design I Studio Credits: 0
NFS 141-141L - Foods Principles and Lab Credits: 4
NFS 221 - Survey of Nutrition Credits: 3
SEED 314 - Supervised Clinical/Field Experience Credits: 1
SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy (COM) Credits: 2
SPED 401 - Introduction to Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities (COM) Credits: 1

Elective Credits: 14-15

Elective Credits: 7-8
HIDFS/ECE Elective Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 128

Note:

Students must receive a grade of “C” or better in SPCM 101, ENGL 101 and MATH 102 and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above in order to be admitted to the College of Education and Counseling for teacher certification.

A grade of “D” on courses in the major cannot be counted and course must be repeated.

Students must pass the PRAXIS content area exam before student teaching.

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs) must be completed as part of a student’s first 64 credits.

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.