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Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Child Life Specialist Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)


FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Social
Sciences
ElectiveG		   3 hours
Music, 
Visual Arts,
Dance, or
TheatreG		   3 hours
*ENGL 101G Freshman Composition 3 hours
MATH 105 or
MATH 161G		 Finite Mathematics
College Algebra		 3 hours
SE 101 Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern                        2 hours
History
ElectiveG		   3 hours
  Total: 17 hours

 

Second Semester

*FCS 205 Fashion Merchandising Fundamentals                                 3 hours
PSYC 101G General Psychology I 3 hours
*ENGL 102G Critical Reading and Writing 3 hours
Mathematics
ElectiveG		   3 hours
Biological
ScienceG		   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours


 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

ENGL 230, or
ENGL 231, or
ENGL 232G		 World Literature
English Literature
American Literature		 3 hours
Physical
Science
ElectiveG		   3 hours
*NURS 214 Medical terminology 3 hours
††FCS 242 Clothing and Human Behavior                                    3 hours
Electives   4 hours
  Total: 16 hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 302 Family and Individual Development Over the Lifespan 3 hours
COMM 210 or
COMM 211G		 Communicating in the Classroom
Introduction to Public Speaking		 3 hours
Second
Science
SequenceG		   3 hours
††FCS 304 Parenting: Issues and Education 3 hours
††FCS 342 Nutrition 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††FCS 345 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle 3 hours
††FCS 390 Image Management and Styling 3 hours
††FCS 412 Family Stress and Coping 3 hours
††FCS 441 Family Relations 3 hours
*FCS 321 Child Development 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

Second Semester

*FCS 320 or
FCS 322 		Infant and Toddler Development
Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development		 3 hours
*FCS 325 Introduction to Child Life 3 hours
*FCS 442 Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 hours
††FCS 346 Professional Development in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 hours
††FCS 430 Current Trends in Family and Social Policy 3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††FCS 421 Weight Management Principles 3 hours
††FCS 475 Family Resource Management 3 hours
††FCS 371 Family Finance and Consumer Education                           3 hours
*PSYC 220 or
SW 360 		Principles of Research Design
Social Work Methods and Designs		 3 hours
Elective   3 hours
  Total: 15 hours

 

 

Second Semester

*FCS 487 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies 6 hours
††FCS 487 Field Experience in Human Development and Family Studies 6 hours
  Total: 12 hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of electives.

GGeneral Education Courses
*Grade of "C" or better.
††Major Course Grade of "C" or better.

To be eligible for the National Child Life certification exam, students must complete SOC 300 and either NURS 215 or HS 439. Students must also complete 12 credit hours of FCS 487 in their final semester. By utilizing both FCS and free electives, students will have the opportunity to complete the requirements necessary for exam eligibility within the FCS 120-hour degree plan.