这个领域需要你. The demand for new family and consumer sciences teachers is greater than the number teachers currently available. The BA in 家庭与消费者科学 Secondary Education prepares you to teach personal and family life skills — including financial literacy, 健康, 人类发展, 时尚, 和营养.
This program prepares students for teaching positions in middle and senior high schools and informal educational settings, 比如商业, 青年组织, 以及社区项目. When you complete required courses in the major, you also meet endorsement standards in 二次认证, and Career and Technical 二次认证.
- A minimum 70 credits are required for this major, 包括25个高年级学分.
- When you complete the required courses in this major, you also meet state standards for certification in FCS Career and Technical Education.
- If you are seeking teacher certification with Secondary Education Endorsement in Family and Consumer Education, you must meet the requirements of the teacher education program. Review the 教育学院’s complete FCS中学教育要求.
- This degree requires completion of the 家庭与消费者科学 Core, 其中包括:
- FCS 1050 Introduction to FCS, completed in your freshman or sophomore year. (If you are a transfer student, you may complete this in your junior year.)
- FCS 3240 Individual and Family Development, completed after FCS 1050.
- FCS 4899 Senior Capstone, completed after FCS 3240, and during your senior year.
- You will have met endorsement standards in 二次认证, and Career and Technical 二次认证 when you complete the required courses in the major.
- Entrance to the 二次认证 program 要求最少累积2.8分或3分.0 GPA or higher in the most recent 30 credits.
- 你可以把这个专业结合起来 with the 人类发展与家庭研究 major.
进入并完成专业
In order to earn a degree, you must complete at least one academic major. SPU encourages students to explore various academic paths, so if you change your mind about a major or minor, or want to include an additional program, 你可以这样做, 如下所述.
Note that the University encourages you to enter your chosen major(s) and minor(s) by the start of your junior year. Students who transfer as juniors and seniors should enter a major within their first two quarters at SPU.
- 如果这是你在西雅图大学的第一节课 and you identified a major in this department as your first choice on your application for admission to the University, 你已经进入专业了. 改变或增加大调或小调; 遵循以下说明.
- If you are an SPU student with an SPU cumulative GPA of 2.0或更高， 遵循以下说明 to enter a major or minor in this department.
- Students on academic probation (with an SPU cumulative GPA below 2.0) will not be permitted to enter a new major or minor until they regain good academic standing.
- The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
- 为了在这个项目中取得进展， meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, 课程进展, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the major or minor, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing a different major or minor.
- You must complete the major or minor requirements that are in effect in the SPU 本科目录 for the year you enter the major or minor.