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: ENGL 1010 3 HIST 2010 3 MATH 1110 3 NUFS 1110 4 SAHE 1000 1 COMM 2200 3 ENGL 1020 3 FACS 1010 1 HIST 2020 3 HUMANITIES ELECTIVES CHEM 1010, 1011 or General education natural science 4 DIGN 2010 3 ECON 2010 3 ENGL 2010-2024 3 NUFS 2010 ACCT 2010 3 CHEM 1020, 1021 or General education natural science 4 ECON 2020 3 HUMANITIES ELECTIVE ACCT 2020 3 BIOL 2400 4 MKTG 3010 3 NUFS 3120 3 NUFS 3130 ECFS 4630 3 ELECTIVE (3000-4000 level) 3 MGMT 3010 3 NUFS 3110 3 NUFS 4120 BLAW 3000 3 ELECTIVES (3000-4000 level) 5 FERM 4330 3 NUFS 4520 FACS 3730 3 FACS 4500 3 FACS 4600 6 FACS 4700 1 NUFS 4620.

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