Consumer Affairs (CA) Major - Family Financial Management Specialization

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Requirements for Consumer Affairs Major - Family Financial 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

Major Requirements: 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

Family Financial Management Specialization Requirements: 15

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM)
Credits: 3
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM)
Credits: 3
CA 350 - Family Financial Management I
Credits: 3
CA 450 - Family Financial Management II
Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * **(COM)
Credits: 3

Electives: 33-34

Total Required Credits: 120

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.