Degrees & Programs

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers one degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, with two concentrations – Food and Nutrition and Infant and Child Development.  

Total Number of Degree Hours: 123

Program of Study for the B.S. degree, Food and Nutrition Concentration

Core Requirements

Area A: Essential Skills - 9 Credit Hours
  • ENGL 1101 - Composition I - Credit Hours: 3
  • ENGL 1102 - Composition II - Credit Hours: 3
  • MATH 1111 - College Algebra - Credit Hours: 3
Area B: Institutional Options - 5 Credit Hours
  • One of the following:
    COMM 1110 - Public Speaking - Credit Hours: 3
    FCSC 2821 - International Issues and the Profession - Credit Hours: 1
  • One of the following:
    FCSC 3872 - Community involvement and Volunteerism - Credit Hours: 2
    FCSC 2841 - Seminar - Credit Hours: 1
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts
  • ENGL 2111 - World Literature I - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    ENGL 2112 - World Literature II - Credit Hours: 3
  • One of the following:
    PHIL 2000 - Introduction to Philosophy - Credit Hours: 3
    PHIL 2002 - Ethics - Credit Hours: 3
Area D: Science, Math and Technology - 10 Credit Hours
  • CHEM 1211 - Principles of Chemistry I - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 1212 - Principles of Chemistry II - Credit Hours: 3
  • CSCI 1153 - Introduction to Computers - Credit Hours: 3
Area E: Social Sciences - 12 Credit Hours
  • HIST 1111 - A Survey of World Civilization to Early Modern Times - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    HIST 1112 - A Survey of World Civilization from Early Modern Times - Credit Hours: 3
  • HIST 2111 - A Survey of U.S. History to the Post Civil War Period - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    HIST 2112 - A Survey of U.S. History from the Post Civil War Period to the Present - Credit Hours: 3
  • POLS 1101 - American Government - Credit Hours: 3
  • One of the following:
    PSYC 1101 - General Psychology - Credit Hours: 3
    SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology - Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements

Area F : Courses Related to the Program of Study
  • FDNU 1804K - Contemporary Food and Nutrition - Credit Hours: 4
  • FCSC 1811 - Foundations to Family and Consumer Sciences - Credit Hours: 1
  • ICDV 2813 - Life Span Development and Contextual Influences - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 2821 - International Issues and the Profession - Credit Hours: 1
  • FCSC 2833 - Consumer Economics - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 2854K - Art and Design in the Microenvironment - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    FCSC 1813K - Textiles - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 3913 - Hospitality and Home Management - Credit Hours: 3
Area G: Courses in Major: 60 Credit Hours
  • BIOL 1107K - Principles of Biology I - Credit Hours: 4
  • ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 2221 - Principles of Organic Chemistry I - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 2221L - Principles of Organic Chemistry I Lab - Credit Hours: 1
  • FDNU 2811 - Seminar in Food Nutrition - Credit Hours: 1
  • MATH 2113 - Elementary Statistics - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    MNGT 3103 - Principles of Management - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    MNGT 3203 - Human Resource Management - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 3250 - Principles of Biochemistry - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 3250L - Principles of Biochemistry Lab - Credit Hours: 1
  • FDNU 3833 - Life Span Nutrition - Credit Hours: 3
  • FDNU 4832 - Community Nutrition - Credit Hours: 2
  • BIOL 4234K - Microbiology - Credit Hours: 4
  • FDNU 4863K - Meal Planning and Management - Credit Hours: 3
  • FDNU 4873K - Medical Nutrition Therapy - Credit Hours: 2
  • FDNU 4893 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II - Credit Hours: 3
  • FDNU 4903K - Institutional Foods - Credit Hours: 2
  • FDNU 4921 - Seminar in Nutrition - Credit Hours: 1
  • FDNU 4883 - Communication and Counseling Skills - Credit Hours: 3
  • One of the following:
    FDNU 4912K - Experimental Foods - Credit Hours: 2
    FDNU 4921 - Seminar in Nutrition - Credit Hours: 1

Institutional Requirements

Area H - 3 Credit Hours
  • PEDW 2522 - Personal and Community Health - Credit Hours: 2
  • PEDW Skill I or Skill 2 - Credit Hours: 1

Program of Study for the B.S. degree, Infant and Child Development Concentration

Core Requirements

Area A: Essential Skills - 9 Credit Hours
  • ENGL 1101 - Composition I - Credit Hours: 3
  • ENGL 1102 - Composition II - Credit Hours: 3
  • MATH 1101 - Mathematical Modeling - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    MATH 1111 - College Algebra - Credit Hours: 3
Area B: Institutional Options - 5 Credit Hours
  • COMM 1110 - Public Speaking - Credit Hours: 3
  • SOCI 2008 - Cultural Diversity - Credit Hours: 2
Area C: Humanities/Fine Arts - 6 Credit Hours
  • ENGL 2111 - World Literature I - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    ENGL 2112 - World Literature II - Credit Hours: 3
  • MUSC 1000 - Music Appreciation - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    ARTH 1000 - Art Appreciation - Credit Hours: 3
Area D: Science, Math and Technology - 11 Credit Hours

(A science course with a lab is required.)

  • BIOL 1104K - Biological Science - Credit Hours: 4
  • CSCI 1153 - Introduction to Computers - Credit Hours: 3
  • Science Choices:
    BIOL 1105 - Environmental Science - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    GEOG 1230 - Introduction to Physical Geography - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    PHSC 1101 - Introductory Physical Science I - Credit Hours: 3
  • CHEM 1101K - Introductory Chemistry I - Credit Hours: 4
  • GEOL 1122 - Earth History - Credit Hours: 4
Area E: Social Sciences - 12 Credit Hours
  • HIST 1111 - A Survey of World Civilization to Early Modern Times - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    HIST 1112 - A Survey of World Civilization from Early Modern Times - Credit Hours: 3
  • HIST 2111 - A Survey of U.S. History to the Post Civil War Period - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    HIST 2112 - A Survey of U.S. History from the Post Civil War Period to the Present - Credit Hours: 3
  • POLS 1101 - American Government - Credit Hours: 3
  • One of the following:
    PSYC 1101 - General Psychology - Credit Hours: 3
    SOCI 1101 - Introduction to Sociology - Credit Hours: 3

Major Requirements

Area F: Courses Related to the Program of Study - 18 Credit Hours
  • FCSC 1811 - Foundations to Family and Consumer Sciences - Credit Hours: 1
  • FCSC 2833 - Consumer Economics - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 2821 - International Issues and the Profession - Credit Hours: 1
  • FDNU 1804K - Contemporary Food and Nutrition - Credit Hours: 4
  • ICDV 2813 - Life Span Development and Contextual Influences - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 2854K - Art and Design in the Microenvironment - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    FCSC 1813K - Textiles - Credit Hours: 3
  • FCSC 3913 - Hospitality and Home Management - Credit Hours: 3
Area G: Courses in Major - 53 Credit Hours
  • FCSC 2854K - Art and Design in the Microenvironment - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    FCSC 1831 - Introduction to Technology in the Profession - Credit Hours: 1
  • FCSC 3872 - Community involvement and Volunteerism - Credit Hours: 2
  • FDNU 3832 - Maternal and Child Nutrition - Credit Hours: 2
  • ICDV 2833K - Behavior in Infancy - Credit Hours: 3
  • ICDV 3833K - Child Development - Credit Hours: 4
  • ICDV 3842 - Parent Child Relations - Credit Hours: 2
  • ICDV 3843 - Origins of Language and Literacy Development in Young Children - Credit Hours: 3
  • ICDV 3853 - Behavior and Guidance in Preschool - Credit Hours: 3
  • ICDV 3862 - Childhood Assessment - Credit Hours: 2
  • ICDV 3873 - Guidance and Teaching Methods of Young Children - Credit Hours: 3
  • ICDV 4874K - Nursery/Kindergarten Practicum - Credit Hours: 4
  • ICDV 4882 - Organization and Administration in Group Care - Credit Hours: 2
  • ICDV 4893K - Infant Stimulation - Credit Hours: 3
  • ICDV 4909 - Directed Observation and Supervision - Credit Hours: 9
  • ICDV 4913 - Special Topics in Child Development - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    ICDV 4923 - Special Topics in Family Relations - Credit Hours: 3
  • SPAN 1001 - Elementary Spanish I - Credit Hours: 3
    or
    SPAN 1002 - Elementary Spanish II - Credit Hours: 3
  • Electives/Professional Options (choose 8 hours): 8 – 9 Credit Hours
    EDUC 2503 - Exceptionalities and Instruction - Credit Hours: 3
    EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education - Credit Hours: 3
    EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts - Credit Hours: 3
    EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching - Credit Hours: 3
    EDUC 2110P - Pre-Professional Block Practicum - Credit Hours: 3
  • One of the following:
    PHIL 2000 - Introduction to Philosophy - Credit Hours: 3
    PHIL 2002 - Ethics - Credit Hours: 3
  • Others with approval

Institutional Requirements

Area H: 3 Credit Hours
  • PEDW 2522 - Personal and Community Health - Credit Hours: 2
    or
    PEDW Skill I - Credit Hours: 1
  • PEDW Skill 2 - Credit Hours: 1
  • FVSU 0100 - Orientation to the University - Credit Hours: 1