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Nov 15, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Family and Consumer Sciences Education (B.S.)
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Program Coordinator/Contact
Nicole A. Graves, Associate Professor
School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
Wenona Hall 102
605-688-6484
Program Information
As a family and consumer sciences educator, the Family and Consumer Sciences Education graduate is qualified to teach content in a wide range of settings, including in middle and high schools, occupational training programs, adult programs, or to serve as an extension educator. The FCSE program prepares students with comprehensive subject matter background from all areas of family and consumer sciences, (human development, family studies, consumer affairs, apparel, housing, nutrition, hospitality, and personal finance) contributing to the versatility of the major. The program focuses on characteristics of various learners or clients, learning principles and different applications of the teaching-learning process.
Accreditation, Certification, and Licensure
Accreditation
Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
South Dakota Department of Education
Certification and Licensure
- Completion of an approved bachelor’s Secondary preparation program.
- Completion of an approved South Dakota Indian studies course.
- Pass the state designated content knowledge test or 2.7 GPA in content major coursework.
- Pass the state designated pedagogy test.
- Completion of a Suicide Awareness and Prevention training, available free online through the South Dakota Department of Education.
- Apply online with the South Dakota Department of Education.
- Written recommendation from institution of higher education (SDSU) verifying program completion.
Course Delivery Format
Coursework in the FCSE program is delivered using lectures, discussions, collaborative group work, inquiry-based projects, and applied learning in field experiences, practicums, and internships.
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Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Family and Consumer Sciences major students will:
- Analyze family, community, and work interrelationships; investigate career paths through work-based learning activities; examine family and consumer sciences careers in education and human services, hospitality and food production, and visual arts and design; develop employability skills and other 21st century skills; apply career decision making and transitioning processes; and implement service learning.
- Use local and global resources responsibly to address the diverse needs and goals of individuals, families, and communities worldwide in family and consumer sciences areas such as resource management, consumer economics, financial literacy, living environments, and textiles and apparel.
- Apply culturally responsive principles of human development and interpersonal and family relationships to strengthen individuals and families across the lifespan in contexts such as parenting, care giving, and the workplace.
- Promote nutrition science and food literacy practices and develop food preparation and production skills in personal and professional settings that enhance individual and family well being across the lifespan and address related concerns in a global society.
- Utilize the practical reasoning process to make informed decisions and apply appropriate preventative and protective strategies to achieve optimal quality of life including social and emotional well-being for individuals, families, and communities.
- Integrate the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) co-curricular student organization into the program to foster students’ academic growth, apply family and consumer sciences content, develop leadership skills, engage in community service learning, and make career and content connections.
- Develop, justify, and implement course curricula in programs of study supported by research and theory that address perennial and evolving family, career, and community issues; reflect the critical, integrative nature of family and consumer sciences; integrate core academic areas; and reflect high quality career and technical education practices.
- Facilitate students’ critical literacy and problem solving in family and consumer sciences through varied instructional strategies and technologies by experiences modeling responsible management of resources in schools, communities, and the workplace
- Develop, implement, and demonstrate laboratory policies and procedures based on current industry standards specific to the focus of the course to ensure both the safety of students and clients, and sustainability of products and the environment.
- Collect student and program data to assess, evaluate, and improve student learning and family and consumer sciences programs using evidence-based criteria, standards, and authentic processes. Create and implement a safe, supportive, and culturally responsive learning environment that shows sensitivity to diverse needs, values, and characteristics of students, families, and communities.
- Engage in ethical professional practice based on the history, philosophy, and family and consumer sciences Body of Knowledge, and relationship to career and technical education through civic engagement, advocacy, collaboration with other professionals, recruitment and mentoring of prospective and new professionals, and ongoing professional development.
Academic Requirements
- A grade of “C” or better is required in AIS 211 , HDFS 210 , PSYC 101 , and all major requirement courses.
- An overall GPA of 2.5 is required to enroll in any education courses.
Requirements for Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major: 120 Credits
Bachelor of Science
System General Education Requirements
College of Education and Human Sciences Requirements
Electives
Taken as needed to complete any additional degree requirements.
Total Required Credits: 120
Summary of Program Requirements
Bachelor of Science
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| System General Education Requirements* |
30 Credit Hours |
| College of Education and Human Science Requirements |
4 Credits Hours |
| Major Requirements |
82-83 Credit Hours |
| Electives** |
3-4 Credit Hours |
*System General Education Requirements for students pursuing a baccalaureate degree shall include a minimum of 30 credit hours. Some general education coursework may be counted for Major Requirements and Supporting Coursework.
**Taken as needed to complete any additional degree requirements
Academic Advising Guide Sheet
The goal of the academic advising guide sheets and sample plans of study is to promote undergraduate student success by guiding all students to timely completion of an undergraduate degree. Students are not limited to the course sequence provided for their academic program. Instead, the sample plan of study is one possible path to completing your degree and is meant to be used as a guide for planning purposes in consultation with an academic advisor. The plans also help students prepare for meetings with their academic advisor and track their progress in their selected academic program.
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