General Education (42 credit hours)

Area I – Humanities

(3) COM 114 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
(3) ENGL 101 English Composition
   or (3) ENGL 103 Accelerated First-Year Composition
(3) ENGL 102 English Composition II
   or (3) Humanities _____

Area II – Social or Behavioral Sciences (18 credits)

(3) PSY 120 Elementary Psychology
(3) SOC 100 Introductory Sociology
(3) ECON 219S Economics for Future Teachers (introductory-secondary)
   or (3) ECON 210 Principles of Economics
   or (3) AGEC 217 Economics
(3) EDCI 285 Multiculturalism and Education
(3) EDFA 200 History and Philosophy of Education
(3) EDPS 235 Learning and Motivation

Area III – Life and Physical Sciences (9-10 credits)

(2) BIOL 201 Human Anatomy and Physiology and
(2) BIOL 202 Human Anatomy and Physiology
   or (3) BIOL 203 Human Anatomy and Physiology
   or (3) BIOL 211 The Social Impact of the Biological Sciences
(3) MA 153 Algebra and Trigonometry I
(3) CHM 111 General Chemistry
   or (4) CHM 115 General Chemistry

Area IV – Computer Science (3 credits)

(2) EDCI 270 Introduction to Educational Technology and Computing
(1) EDCI 271 Applications of Educational Technology

Electives

(0-2) To be taken outside the School of Consumer and Family Sciences

Option Requirements (41 credit hours)
FACS Process Areas (choose 6 hours from the following, with no more than 3 hours from a group):

Group I – Communication

(3) CDFS 431 Skills for Helping Professions* (prerequisite: CDFS 201, 210, 301, and 311 or instructor consent)
(3) COM 320 Small Group Communication
(3) COM 212 Approaches to the Study of Interpersonal Communication
(3) COM 412 Essentials of Human Interaction
(3) EDPS 301 Peer Counseling Training
(3) OLS 252 Human Relationships in Organization

Group II – Leadership

(3) EDPS 101 Facilitating Personal Growth and Development
(3) EDPS 300 Student Leadership Development
(3) COM 324 Introduction to Organizational Communication
(3) CSR 309 Leadership Strategies
(3) OLS 274 Applied Leadership

Group III – Thinking and Reasoning

(3) PSY 200 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
(3) PHIL 120 Critical Thinking
(3) PHIL 111 Ethics
(3) OLS 350 Applied Creativity for Business and Industry

Personal and Career Development (choose 3 hours)

(3) EDPS 100 Personal Growth and Development
(3) EDPS 200 Life and Career Planning

Human Development (required, 5 hours)

(3) CDFS 210 Introduction to Human Development (prerequisite: 3 hours of psychology)
(3) CSR 220 Apparel Design I
(3) CSR 221 Apparel Design II (prerequisite: CSR 220)
(3) CSR 222 CAD for Apparel Design and Retailing II (prerequisite: CSR 121)
(3) CSR 223 CAD for Apparel Assembly*

Early Childhood Education and Services

(3) CDFS 311 Child Development (prerequisite: CDFS 210 or instructor consent)
(3) CDFS 315 Approaches to Early Childhood Education (pre- or corequisite: CDFS 311)
(3) CDFS 405 Developmental Foundations of Early Childhood Education (prerequisite: CDFS major, grade of "C" or better in CDFS 212 and CDFS 315)

Food Industry Occupations

(3) RHIT 191 Food Service Sanitation
(3) RHIT 291 Quantity Food Production (corequisite: RHIT 291)
(2) RHIT 291L Quantity Food Production Laboratory (prerequisite: RHIT 191 or BIOL 221 and National Sanitation Certification; F&N 203 or 205, instructor consent. Pre- or corequisite: RHIT 291 or F&N 442)

Housing

(3) A&D 125 Introduction to Interior Design
(3) A&D 230 Interior Design
(3) A&D 240 Interior Drafting and Drawing
(3) A&D 250 Interior Design II

Human Services

(3) CDFS 301 Families in a Multicultural Society*
(3) CDFS 312 Adult Development (prerequisite: CDFS 210 or instructor consent)
(3) CDFS 431 Skills for Helping Professions (prerequisite: CDFS 201, 210, 301, and 311 or instructor consent)
(3) CDFS 434 Aging and the Family (prerequisite: 9 credit hours of social sciences and junior standing)
(3) CDFS 443 Family Assessment and Intervention (prerequisite: CDFS 201, 210, 301, 311, and 431 or instructor consent)
(3) CDFS 487 Resource Management for Individuals and Families* (pre- or corequisite: ECON 210 or equivalent)

Residential and Institutional Facilities and Equipment

(3) RHIT 312 Human Resource Management for the Service Industries (prerequisite: classification 3 or higher)
(3) RHIT 322 Hospitality Facilities Management
(3) RHIT 383 Resort, Cruise and Entertainment Operations (prerequisite: RHIT 181 or instructor consent)

* Up to 6 credits from these courses may be used to fulfill both family and consumer sciences and occupational education requirements. A minimum of 41 hours of FACS Content courses must be included in an Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program.

Electives (4-10 credit hours)

Occupational Consumer and Family Sciences Education
Suggested Plan of Study

Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Indiana

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