Program Plan

The University of Akron offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate level leading to licensure in family and consumer sciences education.

Bachelor of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Undergraduate Program: To apply for admission to the undergraduate program, please follow the instruction for admission to the College of Fine and Applied Arts listed in the University Bulletin http://www.uakron.edu/academics/ugrad.pdf

University College

7600: 105 (3) Introduction to Public Speaking OR 7600: 106 (3) Effective Oral Communication

3300: 111 (4) English Composition I

3300: 112 (3) English Composition II

7400: 133 (3) Nutrition Fundamentals

3450/3470:____(3) Math Requirement 3450:100 does not count

____:____ (4) Natural Science

____:____ (4) Natural Science Lab

____:____ (3) Social Science

____:____ (3) Social Science

3400: 210 (4) Humanities in the Western Tradition I

____:____ (3) Humanities

____:____ (3) Humanities

____:____ (2) Area Studies in Cultural Diversity

____:____ (2) Area Studies in Cultural Diversity

School of Family and Consumer Sciences

7400: 147 (1) Orientation to Prof. Studies in FCS

7400: 123 (3) Fundamentals of Construction

7400: 133 (3) Nutrition Fundamentals -Take as a University College PE Requirement

7400: 141 (3) Food for the Family

7400: 201 (3) Courtship, Marriage, and Family Relations

7400: 225 (3) Textiles

7400: 259 (3) Family Housing

7400: 265 (3) Child Development

7400: 301 (3) Consumer Education

7400: 340 (2) Meal Management

7400: 360 (3) Parent-Child Relations

7400: 362 (3) Family Life Management

7400: 404 (3) Middle Childhood and Adolescence

7400: 406 (3) Family Financial Management

7400: 442 (3) Human Sexuality

7400: 447 (1) Senior Seminar: Critical Issues in Professional Dev.

7400: 431 (3) Prof. Presentations in FCS

7400: 485 (3) Sem: Computer and Technology in FCS

7400: ___ (1) FCS elective

Pedagogy Course Requirements

5100: 210 (3) Characteristics of Learners

5100: 211 (3) Teaching and Learning Strategies

5500: 310 (3) Instructional Design

5500: 311 (3) Instructional Resources

5500: 320 (3) Diversity in Learners

5500: 330 (3) Classroom Management

5300: 375 (1) Exploratory Experience in Secondary Education

5500: 480 (3) Reading in P-12 Programs OR

5300: 325 (3) Content Reading in Secondary Schools

5100: 410 (3) Professional Issues in Education

5610: 440 (3) Developmental Characteristics of Exceptional Individuals

7400: 491 (3) Career-Technical FCS Instructional Strategies

5300: 495 (8) Student Teaching

7400: 498 (1) Student Teacher Seminar

All FCS and Education courses must be completed with a letter grade of "C" or better.

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Master of Sciences with Licensure in Family and Consumer Sciences Education

Graduate Program: To apply for admission to the graduate program, please follow the instruction for admission to the College of Education, Masters with Licensure Program in Secondary Education listed in the University Bulletin (http://www.uakron.edu/gradsch/docs/Gradbulletin.pdf)

Foundations (10)
5100:604 (3) Topical Seminar in the Cultural Foundations of Education
5100:620 (3) Psychology of Instruction for Teaching and Learning
5100:642 (3) Topical Seminar in Measurement and Evaluation
5100:695 (1) Field experience Master's (taken in conjunction with 5100:620 --Enroll in Zook 301)

Curricular and Instructional Studies (19)
5500:575 (3) Instructional Technology Applications
5500:617 (3) Elementary and Secondary Licensure Seminar
7400: 591 (3) Career-Tech FCS Instructional Strategies
5500:619 (3) Instructional and Management Practices
5500:629 (3) Reading Program in Secondary Schools
5500:693-021 (1) Field Experience: Master's with Licensure (taken with 7400:591)
5500:693-011 (1) Field Experience: Master's with Licensure (taken with 5500:619)
5500:XXX (2) Elective in curriculum or teaching practices approved by advisor

Area of Concentration (9)
7400:147 Orientation to Pro. Studies in FCS
7400:123 Fundamentals of Construction
7400:133 Nutrition Fundamentals
7400:141 Food for the Family
7400:201 Courtship, Marriage and Family Relationships
7400:225 Textiles
7400:259 Family Housing
7400:265 Child Development
7400:301 Consumer Education
7400:340 Meal Management
7400:360 Parent-Child Relations
7400:362 Family Life Management
7400:404/504 Middle Childhood and Adolescents
7400:406/506 Family Financial Management
7400:431/531 Professional Presentations in FCS
7400:442/542 Human Sexuality

Field Experience (7)
5500:694 (6) Field Experience: Classroom Teaching
7400:598 (1) Student Teaching Seminar

To obtain licensure in Vocational Family and Consumer Sciences, content area course requirements must be fulfilled. A student may be required to take more than the required 9 graduate credits in order to fulfill this requirement.

See FCS Program Coordinator in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences for undergraduate or post-graduate transcript evaluation.