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 major

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

CHEM 150GS, Consumer Organic Chemistry - 3 or 4 hours

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 3

FCSC 108GS, Space for Family Living - 3 hours

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major Option = 59

Minimum total hours required coursework = 104

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 21

Minimum total hours required for BS in Family and Consumer Science Comprehensive/Interior Design Emphasis = 125

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.

Interior Design Requirements

Take all of the following:

FCSC 104, Family and Consumer Sciences Orientation - 1 hour

FCSC 200, Textiles - 3 hours

FCSC 207, Heritage of Interiors - 3 hours

FCSC 208, Interior Design Graphics - 3 hours

FCSC 305, Residential Kitchen and Bath Design - 3 hours

FCSC 306, Theory and Application of Lighting - 3 hours

FCSC 307, Furniture, Finishes, Materials and Components of Interior Architecture - 3 hours

FCSC 309, Interior Design Studio I: Programming, Space Planning and Predesign of Interiors - 3 hours

FCSC 380, Interior Design Studio II: Nature and Design of Residential Interiors - 3 hours

FCSC 407, Interior Design Studio III: Contract Interior Design - 3 hours

FCSC 446, Professional Practice of Interior Design - 3 hours

FCSC 475, Internship - 7 hours

ITEC 122, Architectural Drafting & Design - 3 hours

ITEC 205, Architectural Graphics - 3 hours

ITEC 240, Construction Planning and Design - 3 hours (Prereq: ITEC 120, ITEC 205, ITEC 230)

ITEC 341, Mechanical and Electrical Systems - 3 hours (Prereq: ITEC 120 or ITEC 122; ITEC 205, ITEC 240)

ART 118, Color and Design - 3 hours

BMKT 331, Principles of Selling - 3 hours

BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours

The Interior Design Program is endorsed by the Council of Societies of Certified Kitchen and Bath Association. Completion of this program plus two years qualified verifiable employment, and successful passage of the NCIDQ (National Council for Interior Design Qualification), qualifies students to sit for the National Kitchen and/or Bath Certification Examinations. Successful passage of examinations earns certification as Kitchen and/or Bath Designer and title of Certified Kitchen and/or Bath Designer.