Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) Major

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Requirements for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major

Bacher of Science in Education and Human Sciences

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:
PSYC 101
* and
HDFS 210*
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**: 5

Goal #1 First Year Experience:
UC 109**
Credits: 3
Goal #2 Cultural Awareness and Social and Environmental Responsibility: (Suggested
AIS/ANTH 421**
or
AIS/HIST 368**
) Credits: 3

College Requirements: 2

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

Major Requirements: 82

CA 442 - Family Resource Management Lab
Credits: 3
or
HDFS 425-525 - Family Resiliency
Credits: 3
Native American Courses Approved for Teacher Education Credits: 3
(If not completed for IGR #2) Credits: 3

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
ECE 420 - Health, Safety and Nutrition of Young Children Credits: 2
HDFS 227 - Human Development and Personality I: Childhood Credits: 3
ECE 228-228L - Guidance with Young Children and Observation and Participation in Early Childhood Lab (COM) Credits: 1-2, 1
FCSE 331 - Work Force Preparation in Family and Consumer Sciences Credits: 2
ID 150-150L - Introduction to Interior Design I and Lab Credits: 4
HDFS 337 - Human Development II: Adolescence Credits: 3
HDFS 410/510 - Parenting Credits: 3
HMGT 171 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
NFS 111 - Food, People and the Environment** Credits: 3
NFS 141-141L - Foods Principles and Lab Credits: 4
NFS 221 - Survey of Nutrition Credits: 3
AGED 295 - Practicum Credits: 1
FCSE 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education Credits: 2
EDFN 475 - Human Relations (COM) Credits: 3
EDFN 365 - Computer-Based Technology and Learning (COM) Credits: 2
EDFN 427-527 - Middle School: Philosophy and Application Credits: 2
EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (COM) Credits: 3
SEED 314 - Supervised Clinical/Field Experience Credits: 1
SEED 450 - 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy (COM) Credits: 2
SEED 420-420L - 5-12 Teaching Methods and Lab Credits: 2, 0
SPED 405 - Educating Secondary Students with Disabilities Credits: 2
FCSE 411 - Philosophy and Methods Family and Consumer Sciences (AW) Credits: 4
FCSE 412-412L - Preparation for Student Teaching in FSCE and Lab Credits: 4, 0
FCSE 488 - 7-12 Student Teaching FCSE Credits: 1-6

Electives: 1-4

Total Required Credits: 120

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 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.