Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Program Codes: BS6370

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Overview

All students with Family and Consumer Sciences Education majors learn and apply consumer economics, financial literacy, and resource management principles. Students apply theory and research on human development, interpersonal relationships, and family systems to build and strengthen individual family assets. There are two tracks to choose from:

• Family and Consumer Sciences-Teaching
  This program fulfills the requirements for a career-technical teaching license FCS ED to teach in grades 4-12. Teacher candidates are prepared to be future advisors of the school-based FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) career-technical student organization.

Who Should Apply?

• If you interested in helping people and families in all facets of their lives, such as:
  • Financial
  • Nutrition
  • Health
  • Interpersonal relationships
  • Child development
  • Personal wellness
  • Textile and design
  • Culinary fundamentals

Admission Information

• Freshmen/First-Year Admission

  • No requirements beyond University admission requirements

• Current Ohio University Student Change of Program Policy:

  • Students interested in changing into this major should contact the program coordinator; Lisa Williams.
  • Students from other colleges at Ohio University who wish to transfer into The Patton College of Education must have an accumulative GPA of 3.0.
  • In order for students to be admitted to Teacher Candidacy, they need to meet one of the three standardized test scores:
    • ACT: 21 Comprehensive
    • SAT: 990 comprehensive (old SAT), 1070 comprehensive (new SAT)
    • PRAXIS Core
    • Math: 150
    • Reading: 156
    • Writing: 162
  • Admission requirements are subject to revision.

• External Transfer Admission

  • No requirements beyond University admission requirements. A college or department advisor can offer assistance with the transfer of courses to Ohio University. A good resource for the planning of transfer credits is through Ohio’s Course Applicability System.

Benefits and Career Opportunities

Benefits include:

• 100% job placement
• Numerous job opportunities across the country and world
• Current high demand for FCS teachers across the country
• Extremely versatile degree
• New job opportunities

Some of our recent graduates are:

• Teaching in Public or Private Schools
• Tutoring in Centers

Curriculum

Students in this program will take a variety of courses where they will learn and apply principles of consumer economics, financial literacy, resource management, human development, interpersonal relationships, family systems, food and nutrition and career planning.

Each student will complete an internship.

Facilities and Resources

The Family and Consumer Sciences programs are housed in the newly renovated Patton Hall, which includes a:

• Professional Kitchen Laboratory and Demonstration Kitchen
• Product Development Room and Textile Laboratory
• Student Project Rooms

Points of Pride

• Student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1
• Student support for professional conferences and workshops.
• Accredited through American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)

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Program Contact

Lisa Williams
Program Coordinator
Patton Hall 202X
740.597.3122