Course variations

Course summary

The purpose of the undergraduate program in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences is to provide both a liberal and a specialized education for students who seek to advance their education the the field of agriculture. The program in liberal education in which the interests and well-being of individuals, family members, and consumers are significant. The program includes study of nutrition, food, health, clothing, textiles, management of resources, design, care and guidance of children, human growth and development throughout the life span, interpersonal relationships, and family relationships, with emphasis on breadth of knowledge and its application to the solution of contemporary human problems. The underlying focus is on an integrative approach to relationships among individuals, families, and communities and the environments in which they function. This program seeks to a) empower individuals, b) strengthen families, and c) enable communities.

Program modules

The courses are: BIOL 1010, 1011 General Ed Natural Science 4 ECFS 1010 3 ENGL 1010 3 FACS 1010 1 MUSC 1010 3 SAHE 1000 ART 1010 3 BIOL 1020 or 1021 General Ed Natural Science 4 ENGL 1020 3 GEOG 1010 or 1020 3 MATH 1110 DIGN 2010 or Education 3 ECFS 2010 3 ENGL 2010-2024 3 FASH 1120 3 HIST 2010 or 2020 3 SOCI 2010 BIOL 2210, 2211 4 COMM 2200 3 ECFS 3320 3 EDCI 2010 3 HIST 2020 ECFS 3610 3 ECFS 4520 3 EDSE 3330 3 FERM 3210 or FERM 4330 3 NUFS 3330 ECFS 3520 3 ECFS 3530 3 ECFS 4600 3 ECFS 4630 3 ENGL 3730 ECCD 4000 3 ECFS 4650 3 ELECTIVES (3000-4000 level) 3 FACS 4500 3 FACS 4700 1 PSYC 3120 or PSYC 2180 ECFS 4660 9 SOWK 4700.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should be a high school graduate. They should have a ACT Score of 19 or 900 and above on the SAT, or minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 system and Students should be a high school graduate. They should have a ACT Score of 19 or 900 and above on the SAT, or minimum grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.00 system and must have completed 14 High School State Board of Regents Unit requirements. A student 21 years of age or older who does not meet the required high school grade point average, must take the ACT/SAT. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a test score of 500 as the minimum acceptance level of performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, (TOEFL) or 80 percent on The Michigan Test. Students who do not have ACT/SAT equivalent score of 19 or above and who have not had college-level English and/or Math must undergo COMPASS testing. They must also have completed 14 High School State Board of Regents Unit requirements. A student 21 years of age or older who does not meet the required high school grade point average, must take the ACT/SAT. An applicant whose native language is not English is required to submit a test score of 500 as the minimum acceptance level of performance on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, (TOEFL) or 80 percent on The Michigan Test. Students who do not have ACT/SAT equivalent score of 19 or above and who have not had college-level English and/or Math must undergo COMPASS testing.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Tennessee State University

Department name

School of Agriculture and Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences