Family and Consumer Sciences Education - B.S.F.C.S.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): CHEM 1110 and CHEM 1110L

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): BIOL 1103 or BIOL 1107 or BIOL 2107H

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): STAT 2000

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Choose three World Languages and Cultures Courses

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s):  COMM 1110 or COMM 2150H

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

Preferred Course(s): HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H  or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H  POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H  HDFS 2200 or PSYC 1101

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.

Required Courses (33 hours) A grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required.  EDIT 2000 or EDIT 2000E FACS 2000 TXMI 2100 WFED 2450 (1 hour) WFED 3450 (1 hour) WFED 4010/6010 WFED 4350/6350 WFED 4360/6360 WFED 5460 (12 hours) WFED 5550/7550* or WFED 5550E/7550E* or SPED 4030/6030* or SPED 4030E/6030E* Note: All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://coe.uga.edu/pre-service *Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.

Major Electives (24-25 hours) A Grade of "C" (2.0) or higher is required for all major elective courses. Option I - Select Two Areas of Emphasis (24-25 hours)  Choose 2 (two) Areas of Emphasis from the following: Community Outreach Culinary Early Childhood Financial Planning Foods and Nutrition Interiors, Fashion and Textiles  Option II - Select One Area of Emphasis (24-25 hours)  Choose 1 (one) Area of Emphasis from the following: Community Outreach Culinary Early Childhood Financial Planning Foods and Nutrition Interiors, Fashion and Textiles  AND  Choose 12 hours of additional course work from any Family and Consumer Sciences Education Area of Emphasis in FDNS, FHCE, HDFS, TXMI. Family and Consumer Sciences Education Areas of Emphasis Area of Emphasis: Community Outreach Select 12 hours from the following: ALDR 3900S or FHCE 4340S/6340S   FHCE 3000 or FHCE 5710/7710 FHCE 3010  FHCE 3300 or FHCE 3300E FHCE 4400/6400 or FHCE 4400E/6400E  Area of Emphasis: Culinary Select 12 hours from the following: FDNS 3600, FDNS 3600L FDNS 3610, FDNS 3610L FDNS 4610/6610 FDNS 4620/6620 FDNS 4630/6630 FDNS 4640/6640 FDNS 5930 (3 hours)   Area of Emphasis: Financial Planning Select 12 hours from the following: FHCE 3200 or FHCE 3200E   FHCE 3260   FHCE 4200 FHCE 4210 FHCE 4230 Area of Emphasis: Early Childhood Select 12 hours from the following: HDFS 2950-2950L HDFS 3900 HDFS 3920 HDFS 4860/6860 HDFS 4870/6870 HDFS 4880/6880 HDFS 5130/7130 Area of Emphasis: Foods and Nutrition Select 13 hours from the following: FDNS 2050 or FDNS 2050E  FDNS 3600, FDNS 3600L FDNS 4050/6050 or FDNS 4050E/6050E FDNS(KINS) 4220/6220 FDNS 4630/6630 FDNS 4600E/6600E  Area of Emphasis: Interiors, Fashion and Textiles Select 12 hours from the following: TXMI 2350 TXMI 2360 TXMI 3210 TXMI 3500 TXMI 5220 Major elective courses may count toward minor requirements. Requirements for Teacher Certification: To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for a Certificate of Eligibility in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments: • Georgia Educator Ethics - Program Exit Assessment   • GACE Content Assessment  • Complete all Foliotek requirements if your program requires you to have an account   • Complete COE Exit Survey   • Complete Child Abuse & FERPA Training   For detailed information on the program completion requirements, visit https://coe.uga.edu/teacher-certification.

General Electives (2-3 hours)

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)