Program: Consumer Affairs (CA) Major - South Dakota State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 13, 2025

Andrew Stremmel, Head
Department of Human Development, Consumer and Family
Sciences
SNF 369
605-688-6418
e-mail: Andrew.Stremmel@sdstate.edu

Requirements for Consumer Affairs Major - Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences:

Freshman Year:

CA 150 - Early Experience in Consumer Affairs Credits: 1
(Spring)
ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
FCS 101 - FCS-Professional Foundations Credits: 1
(Fall or Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophomore Year:

CA 230 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CA 289 - Consumers and the Market Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
HDFS 241 - Family Relations Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Junior Year:

Emphasis Electives Credits: 6 in Fall and 3 in Spring

CA 340 - Work Family Interface (AW) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
CA 345 - Foundations in Financial Planning for Individuals and Families Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Senior Year:

Emphasis Electives Credits: 9
(Fall)

CA 412 - Strategies for Consumer Affairs Professionals Credits: 3
(Spring)
CA 487 - Transition to the Professional World Credits: 2
(Fall)
CA 494 - Internship Credits: (1-10)
(Spring)

Requirements for Family Financial Planning Emphasis:

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
CA 350 - Family Financial Planning: Theory and Practice Credits: 3
(Fall)
CA 450 - Family Financial Planning: Applications Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)

Must take 15 credits from the following list:

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ACCT 430 - Income Tax Accounting (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 330 - Money and Banking (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 492 - Topics (COM) Credits: (1-4)
(Fall)

Requirements for Resource Management Emphasis:

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

Must take 12 credits from the following list:

BADM 351 - Business Law (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
BADM 474 - Personal Selling (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3
(Fall)
HFM 171 - Introduction to Hospitality Industry Credits: 3
(Fall)
HFM 482 - Hospitality Marketing Credits: 3
(Fall)
MCOM 161 - Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
MCOM 314 - Sales, Promotion and Marketing Credits: 3
(Fall)
MCOM 370 - Advertising Principles (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
MCOM 475-575 - Public Relations (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)
SPCM 201 - Interpersonal Communication (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall)

Note:

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