Program: Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major (FCSE), BS - Harding University

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 29 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

Biology, chemistry, and mathematics satisfy 9 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
ART 1010 satisfies 3 hours of Aesthetics and the Creative Spirit.
FCS 2050 and POLS 1787 satisfy 6 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 65 Hours

FCS Program Foundations: 6 Hours

FCS 1000 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession Credit Hours: 2
FCS 2050 - Families in Global Society Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4000 - Professional Image Development Credit Hours: 1

Family and Consumer Sciences Core: 59 Hours

ART 1010 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1200 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
or BIOL 1100 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3
CHEM 1010/1010L - General Chemistry Credit Hours: 4
FCS 1010/1010L - Apparel Concepts and Construction Credit Hours: 3
FCS 1020/1020L - Culinary Skills and Food Science Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2030/2030L - Textiles Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2400/2400L - Family Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2510 - Family Relationships Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3110 - Apparel Quality Analysis Credit Hours: 3
or FCS 4130/4130L - Advanced Apparel and Brand Development Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3220/3220L - Guidance in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3230/3230L - Lifespan Human Development Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3310 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3400 - Family Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3910 - Consumer Education Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4010 - Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 1
FCS 4050 - Housing Technology Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4060/4060L - Home Furnishings Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4300 - Parenting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 2300 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 5
POLS 1787 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3

Licensure: 28 Hours

Consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education catalog section for additional licensure information.

EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession and Technology - Field Experience I Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3150 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4140 - Managing the Learning Environment - Internship I Credit Hours: 2
SEED 4170 - Classroom Assessment Credit Hours: 2
SEED 4240 - Teaching Vocational Family Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4510 - Supervised Teaching: Secondary 7-12 Credit Hours: 8-12
SEED 4800 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SPED 3180 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Note(s):

Students seeking teaching licensure must follow eligibility criteria for admission and retention listed in the Cannon-Clary College of Education section of the undergraduate catalog.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

Bible is not required during the supervised teaching semester. See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

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