University Catalog

Curriculum in Family and Consumer Sciences

Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science

Child Life Specialist Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

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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 151/161G	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

COMM 210 or COMM 211G	Communicating in the Classroom Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
††PSYC 101G	General Psychology I	3	hours
*ENGL 102G	Critical Reading and Writing	3	hours
MATH 241G	Elementary Statistics	3	hours
Biological ScienceG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

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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
††NURS 215 or NURS 341	Death, Dying and the Grieving Process Integrated Spirituality, Health and Nursing	3	hours
††FCS 321	Child Development	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 302	Family and Individual Development Over the Lifespan	3	hours
††FCS 324	Theory and Guidance of Play	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

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First Semester

††FCS 345	Nutrition Through the Life Cycle	3	hours
††FCS 346	Professional Development in Family and Consumer Sciences	3	hours
††FCS 412	Family Stress and Coping	3	hours
††FCS 441	Family Relations	3	hours
††FCS 325	Introduction to Child Life	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††FCS 320 or  FCS 322	Infant and Toddler Development Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development	3	hours
††FCS 328	Child Life: Assessment, Preparation, and Therapeutic Play	3	hours
*ENGL 322	Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing	3	hours
††FCS 326	Child Life Practicum	3	hours
††FCS 448	Communication, Aging and Social Interaction	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

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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 Research Methods and Designs	3	hours
History ElectiveG		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

Second Semester

††FCS  Electives		6	hours
Electives		9	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.

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.