Purpose of Certificate

This certificate in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) will enable AFE majors, as well as those majoring in Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Education to obtain a certificate in another course of study to assist with student career readiness and placement. Students will learn key consumer topics that relate to family functioning including: food preparation, consumer education, financial management, housing, home environments, and lifespan development. The FCS certificate will require 4 classes totaling 12 credit hours of course work. They range in content areas of Food Preparation, Consumer Economics and Resource Management, Housing and Home Environment, and Theories and Methods in Developmental Psychology focusing on human development throughout the lifespan. Specific courses include:

Plan of Study Grid

Year 1		Hours
FCS 303	Consumer Eco. & Rescource Mang	3
FCS 304	Housing & Home Environment	3
FCS 305	Principles of Food Preparation	3
PSY 223	Theor. & Met. in Dev. Psych.	3
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	12