General Education Requirements (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*
(3) COM 320 Small Group Communication
(3) COM 212 Approaches to the Study of Impersonal Communication
(3) COM 412 Essentials of Human Interaction
(3) EDPS 301 Peer Counseling Training
(3) OLS 252 Human Relationships in Organizations

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)
(2) CDFS 212 Child Development Practicum (corequisite: CDFS 210 or instructor consent)

Family Issues (choose 3 hours)

(2) CDFS 201 Individual and Family Processes
(3) CDFS 255 Marriage and Family Relationships
(3) CDFS 301 Families in a Multicultural Society*
(3) CDFS 430 Sexuality and Family Life (prerequisite: senior standing or instructor consent)
(3) CDFS 432 The Family Life Cycle

Health and Wellness (choose 3 hours)

(2) CDFS 325 Health and Health Care for Children and Families (prerequisite: CDFS 210 or instructor consent)
(3) H&S 200 Healthy Lifestyles
(3) H&S 233 Stress and Human Health

Resource Management and Decision Making (choose 3 hours)

(3) CSR 331 Consumer Behavior (prerequisite: SOC 100 and PSY 120)
(3) CSR 342 Personal Finance
(3) CSR 383 Consumer Decision Making (prerequisite: ECON 251 and 252 or ECON 210)
(3) CSR 476 Home Management Practicum
(3) CSR 487 Resource Management for Individuals and Families (pre- or corequisite: ECON 210 or equivalent)

Foods and Nutrition (required, 6 hours)

(3) F&N 203 Food: Their Selection and Preparation
  or (3) F&N 205 Food Science (prerequisite: CHM 111 or equivalent; pre- or corequisite: CHM 112 or equivalent)
(3) F&N 303 Essentials of Nutrition

Textiles, Apparel, and Design (choose 3 hours)

(3) A&D 125 Introduction to Interior Design*
(3) CSR 120 Introduction to the Apparel Industry*
(2) CSR 215 Textiles and
(1) CSR 215L Textiles Laboratory
(3) CSR 223 CAD for Apparel Assembly*
(3) CSR 327 History of Fashion

* Recommended for those in the Occupational Education option

FACS Content Electives

(9 credit hours to be chosen from the above-listed FACS content courses or other courses in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences

Professional Education (34 credit hours)

(3) EDCI 205 Exploring Teaching as a Career
(4) EDCI 250 Professional Development in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (1-credit course, repeated for at least 4 credits)
(3) EDPS 265 The Inclusive Classroom
(3) EDCI 309 Reading in the Content Area
(3) EDCI 444 Methods for Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences
(3) EDCI 446 Directed Observation for Family and Consumer Sciences
(3) EDCI 447 Selecting Content and Methods for Teaching Family Life Education
(3) EDCI 448 Human Service Issues and Applications*
(3) EDCI 498 Supervised Teaching**

* Course title revision is in progress

** Course credit hour revision is in progress

Electives (13 credit hours)

Consumer and Family Sciences Education
Suggested Plan of Study

Family and Consumer Sciences Education in Indiana

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