University Catalog

Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science
Nutrition Education and Promotion Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Social Sciences ElectiveG		3	hours
Music, Visual Arts, Dance, or TheatreG		3	hours
*ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 151 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra with Fundamentals  College Algebra	3	hours
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
††FCS 100	Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences	1	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HS 133	Healthy Lifestyles for the 21st Century	3	hours
††PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
*ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	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
History ElectiveG		3	hours
††FCS Elective		3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	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 Pubic 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
Elective		3	hours
††FCS 412	Family Stress and Coping	3	hours
††FCS 441	Family Relations	3	hours
††FCS ELective		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 421	Weight Management Principles	3	hours
††FCS 411	Nutrition and Lifestyle Diseases	3	hours
††HS 252 or HS 331	Health and Stress Health Information and the Media	3	hours
††FCS 371	Family Finance and Consumer Education	3	hours
††FCS 346	Professional Development in Family and Consumer Sciences	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††FCS 425	Nutrition Presentations and Demonstrations	3	hours
††FCS 475	Family Resource Management	3	hours
††FCS 426	Food Principles and Preparation	3	hours
††FCS 424	Nutrition for Sport and Fitness	3	hours
††ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 433	Current Trends and Issues in Nutrition	3	hours
††FCS 448	Communication, Aging and Social Interaction	3	hours
††FCS Elective		3	hours
††HS 351 or HS 420 or HS 454	Health Problems of the Aging and Aged Health Promotion and Program Planning Health Behavior Change	3	hours
Elective		3	hours
	Total:	15	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.

 

Upon completion of this program, students will be eligible to take the certification exam as Nutrition and Wellness Educators through the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Requirements include completing FCS 342, 345, 411, 421, 425, 426, and 433, as well as passing the competency exam.