Consumer Affairs Major - Consumer Services Management Specialization

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Program Contact/Coordinator
Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, Program Leader
Department of Consumer Sciences
Wagner Hall 229
605-688-5196
e-mail: Lorna.WoundedHead@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/cs/
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Program Information
The Family Financial Management Specialization is for students interested in the financial services industry and focuses on principles and practice related to family financial planning including insurance planning, investment strategies, income tax planning, retirement preparation, estate planning, and case studies to assist individuals and families with individualized family financial planning goals.

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

Course Delivery Format
Students learn through lecture, laboratory, and hands-on learning experiences. An 8-week (320 hour) full time summer internship compatible with career goals is a program requirement.

Requirements for Consumer Affairs Major - Consumer Services Management Specialization: 120 Credits

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:
EHS 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 309 - Interdisciplinary Group Processes Credits: 2

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

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.