Family & Consumer Sciences Education

Family & Consumer Sciences Education
BS
Hours75 Credit Hours
MAPMajor Academic Plan

Program Requirements

At least 18 hours of major credit must be taken in residency at BYU.
For students accepted into the major after August 1, 2014, grades below C in any required coursework in a teaching major or teaching minor will not be accepted. Teacher candidates must maintain a total GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program and to qualify for student teaching. For details on admission and retention requirements for teaching majors and teaching minors, see Educator Preparation Program (EPP) Requirements in the undergraduate catalog.
Students must request to be added to the pre-teaching major initially. Upon completing some basic requirements, they will be eligible to apply for the teaching major.
Students must complete SFL 276R prior to applying for the teaching major.
requirement 1 Complete 1 course
Complete the following human development course:
requirement 2 Complete 2 options
Complete the following marriage, family relationships, and parenting courses:
requirement 3 Complete 2 courses
Complete the following early childhood learning experiences practice with lab:
requirement 4 Complete 2 courses
Complete the following consumer and the market, family finance, family resource management courses:
requirement 5 Complete 1 course
Complete the following nutrition through the life cycle course:
requirement 6 Complete 2 courses
Complete the following food preparation and meal management courses:
requirement 7 Complete 2 courses
Complete the following food science with lab courses:
requirement 8 Complete 1 course
Complete the following introduction to housing and interior design course:
requirement 9 Complete 1 course
Complete the following textiles course:
requirement 10 Complete 1 course
Complete the following residential technology or housing: societal/environmental issues course:
requirement 11 Complete 1 course
Complete the following intermediate clothing construction and alterations course:
requirement 12 Complete 1 course
Complete one of the following flat pattern design or advanced clothing construction courses:
requirement 13 Complete 1 course
Complete the following clothing selection and psychology of clothing course:
requirement 14 Complete 1 course
Complete the following teaching methods for family consumer science course:
requirement 15 Complete 2 options
Professional education component:
Licensure requirements: Contact the Education Advisement Center, 350 MCKB, 422-3426, to schedule the final interview to clear your application for the secondary teaching license. You should be registered for your last semester at BYU prior to the scheduled appointment.
option 15.1 Complete 5 courses
option 15.2 Complete 1 course
(Note: 4 hours of Sc Ed 276R or SFL 276R are required.)
SC ED 276R - Exploration of Teaching: Foreign Language 4.0v
You may take this course up to 1 time.
SFL 276R - Exploration of Teaching: Family and Consumer Sciences 4.0v
You may take this course up to 1 time.
Note: Fingerprinting and FBI clearance must be completed before registration in SFL 276R.
option 15.3 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Student teachers/interns must complete three forms in their LiveText accounts (PIBS, CDS, FED) and attach their TWS to the LiveText account for their program. All four must be completed to be cleared for graduation.
Complete the Praxis II test.
Program Outcomes

Instructional Design and Reflection

Identify and use a variety of instructional strategies and tools of inquiry in Family and Consumer Sciences to create learning experiences that encourage students' development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Basic Utah Effective Teaching Standards

Demonstrate basic competence in the ten Utah Effective Teaching Standards established by the Department of Education of the State of Utah.

Family and Consumer Sciences Content

Demonstrate an understanding of the core concepts and principles associated with the Family and Consumer Sciences curricula taught in secondary classrooms (related to child development, family studies, foods and nutrition, clothing, home management, and interior design).