Consumer Affairs (CA) Major - Consumer Services Management Specialization

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Requirements for Consumer Affairs Major - Consumer Services Management Specialization

Bachelor of Science

System General Education Requirements*: 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:
ECON 202
and
PSYC 101
or
SOC 100
Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity
Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics:
MATH 102
Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences
Credits: 6

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 5

Goal #1 First Year Seminar:
UC 109**
Credits: 2
Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility
Credits: 3
Select one of the following

IDL 100 - Concepts in Sustainability** Credits: 3
GLST 201 - Global Studies I * ** (G) Credits: 3
POLS 253 - Current World Problems * ** (G) Credits: 3
PSYC 244 - Environmental Psychology ** Credits: 3
PSYC 364 - Cross Cultural Psychology** Credits: 3
PSYC 441 - Social Psychology ** (COM) Credits: 3
SOC 462-562 - Population Studies ** (COM) Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

EHS 140-140L - Enhancing Human Potential and Lab Credits: 2, 0

Consumer Sciences Department Requirements: 6-7

LEAD 210 - Foundations of Leadership**
Credits: 3
or
CS 282 - Customer Service
Credits : 2
CS 377 - Professional Documents
Credits:1
CS 381 - Professional Behavior at Work
Credits: 3
or
LEAD 435 - Organizational Leadership and Team Development
Credits: 3

Major Requirement Credits: 43

Consumer Affairs Core Requirements: 28

CA 150 - Introduction to Consumer Affairs Credits: 2
CA 230 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
CA 289 - Consumers in the Market Credits: 3
CA 340 - Work Family Interface (AW) Credits: 3
CA 345 - Foundations in Financial Management Credits: 3
CA 412 - Emerging Issues in Consumer Affairs Credits: 2
CA 430 - Consumer Decision Making Credits: 3
CA 487 - Transition to the Professional World Credits: 2
CA 490 - Seminar Credits: 1
CA 494 - Internship Credits: 3
HDFS 241 - Family Relations Credits: 3

Consumer Services Management Specialization Requirements: 15

BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
CA 442 - Family Resource Management Lab Credits: 3
FCSE 421 - Adult Education Credits: 3
HMGT 455 - Meeting and Convention Management Credits: 3

Electives: 33-34

Total Required Credits: 120

Note:

A grade of “C” or better is required in all courses with a CA prefix.

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 a 5 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.