Course variations

Course summary

This program is comprised of 79 hours in the major and 49 hours of general education. The central purpose of the program is to prepare graduates who can successfully assume the positions of family and consumer sciences educators in middle and secondary schools. The graduate will have a broad family and consumer sciences knowledge base as well as the ability to teach others how to use this information to improve personal and family life.

Program modules

REQUIRED COURSES: Comprehensive Major (No Minor Required) Requirements: DMT 100 Intro to Housing/Interior Design; CFS 110 Design Concepts; CFS 111 Human Nutrition; CFS 131 Basic Apparel Construction; CFS 151 Food Science; CFS 180 Foundations in FCS; CFS 191 Child Development; DMT 223 Textiles; CFS 310 Management of Family Resources; CFS 311 Family Relations; CFS 380 Communication Techniques in Family and Consumer Sciences; CFS 381 Materials and Methods in Home Economics Education; CFS 481 Advanced Methods; CFS 492 Growth and Guidance of Children; CFS 493 Family Life Education; CFS 494 Parenting Strategies; CS 145 Introduction to Computing; OR CIS 141 Basic Computer Literacy. Professional Education Courses: EDU 250 Introduction to Teacher Education; MGE 275 Foundations of Middle Grades Instruction; SEC 351 Teaching Strategies in the Secondary School; SEC 352 Planning for Student Diversity; LTCY 444 Reading in the Middle Grades; PSY 310 Educational Psychology: Development and Learning Applied Ed.; SEC 489 Student Teaching Seminar; MGE 490 Student Teaching; SEC 490 Student Teaching. Note: A grade of C or better is required in all courses in the major.

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should be a high school graduates. Minimum Grade Average: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or Minimum Composite ACT/Total SAT Scores: 20 composite ACT/930 Total SAT are required. The American College Test (ACT) or the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is required of all beginning freshmen. Test dates and a registration form may be obtained from a high school counselor or the test company. For more information contact: ACT Program, Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Tel: (319) 337-1313 Final admission cannot be granted before test scores are received. Students who do not meet the University requirements will be admitted to the Bowling Green Community College. To ensure a proper foundation for university study, the following college preparatory curriculum is required as a minimum for all students: English - 4 years: I, II, III, IV; Math - 3 years: Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II or Integrated Math I, II, and III; Social Studies - 3 years: Chosen from U.S. History and World History Economics, Government or World Geography; Science - 3 years: Chosen from Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth/Space Science (at least one lab) Health - 1/2 year, Physical Education - 1/2 year, History and Appreciation of Visual or Performing Arts - 1/2 year. 2004 high school graduates will be required to have two years of a foreign language. A score of 525 on the TOEFL, or a 197 computer based TOEFL, is required for admission.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

Department name

College of Health and Human Services, Department of Consumer and Family Sciences