University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG

Offered by Department of Family and Consumer Sciences:

Family and Consumer Sciences Major

Minimum General Studies = 45

including General Studies coursework required by Teacher Education

English Language minimum = 9 including:

ENG 101GS, Expository Writing I - 3 hours

ENG 102GS, Expository Writing II - 3 hours

SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech - 3 hours

Humanities minimum = 12 including:

Take 1 course from:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 212GS, Non-Western World History - 3 hours

HIST 215GS, Introduction to Latin America - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9 including:

Take any Economic Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any Political Perspective GS course - 3 hours

Take any GS course from:

Social Perspective,

Geographical Perspective or

Behavioral Perspective, - 3 hours

Personal Development minimum = 3

PE 160GS, Healthful Living - 3 hours

Professional Sequence = 30

Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.

Specialized Professional Sequence = 14

FCSC 330, Organization of Family and Consumer Sciences Programs - 4 hours (Prereq: PTE 200 and PTE 300)

FCSC 430, Teaching of Consumer and Homemaking Education - 4 hours (Prereq: PTE 300 and before admission to student teaching)

VOED 432, Foundations and Contemporary Issues in Vocational Education - 3 hours

VOED 434, Introduction to Students with Special Needs - 3 hours

Endorsement = 40

Minimum total hours required coursework = 129

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 0

Minimum total hours required for BSE in Family and Consumer Sciences Education 7-12Teaching Field Endorsement = 129

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

PLAN I

A. Family and Consumer Sciences Ed Endorsement Option-Core Requirements (25 hours required)

Take all the following:

FCSC 104, Family and Consumer Sciences Orientation - 1 hour

FCSC 340, Family Life Education - 3 hours

FCSC 364, Consumer in the Market - 3 hours

FCSC 406, Family Resource Management - 3 hours

Take 3 hours from:

FCSC 100, Apparel Analysis: Theory and Practice - 3 hours

FCSC 108GS*, Space for Family Living - 3 hours

FCSC 200, Textiles - 3 hours (Prereq: CHEM 150GS)

FCSC 308, Housing and Family - 3 hours

FCSC 404, Psychology of Clothing - 3 hours

Take 3 hours from:

FCSC 110GS*, Introduction to Nutrition - 3 hours

FCSC 220, Food Preparation - 3 hours (Prereq: CHEM 145GS , CHEM 160GS, CHEM 160LGS and FCSC 110GS)

FCSC 315, Cultural Perspectives in Food & Nutrition - 3 hours

FCSC 335, Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle - 4 hours (Prereq: BIOL 211GS, BIOL 215GS, BIOL 225, BIOL 226, FCSC 110GS, CHEM 160GS and CHEM 160LGS)

FCSC 375, Diet in Health/Disease - 3 hours (Prereq: FCSC 110GS, FCSC 335, CHEM 250, BIOL 215GS, BIOL 225 and BIOL 226)

FCSC 420, Community Nutrition - 3 hours (Prereq: FCSC 110GS and FCSC 335)

Take 9 hours from:

FCSC 150, Lifespan Development and the Family - 3 hours

FCSC 151GS*, Human Sexual Behavior - 3 hours

FCSC 250, Infant Development - 3 hours

FCSC 253, Child Development - 3 hours

FCSC 351GS*, Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours

FCSC 371, Parent Education - 3 hours (Prereq: Six hours in Human Development and Relationships)

FCSC 402, Selected Readings in Marriage and Family Relationships - 3 hours

FCSC 450, Gerontology - 3 hours (Prereq: FCSC 402 or SOWK 377 or SOC 335 or PSY 462)

FCSC 481, Cross-Cultural Family Patterns - 3 hours

FCSC 486, Families in Crisis - 3 hours (Prereq: FCSC 402)

B. Family and Consumer Sciences Ed Endorsement Option-Electives (15 hours required)

Take 15 hours from the above course lists to total 40 hours for the endorsement.

*Course may be used to satisfy both the General Studies and Family and Consumer Sciences requirements. Only 6 hours of FSCS courses may apply to General Studies.

PLAN II

Supplemental Endorsement in Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations

Students may elect to receive the supplemental endorsement by complying with the requirements for Plan I and completion of the VOED 431 Coordinating Techniques course. In addition, they must comply with the requirements set forth in the Nebraska State Plan for Vocational Education. This will include 1000 verified hours of paid work experience in any combination of Family and Consumer Sciences related occupational area (exclusive of teaching). Hours must be verified and approved by the Director of the Center for Vocational Education. For more information contact: Director of Center for Vocational Education.