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Family & Consumer Sciences: Family Services Option
FCS in Family Services Requirements
Courses required for the FCS in Family Services Option include:
FCS 1120
Food Selection and Preparation. (3 credits)
FCS 1800
Life Span Human Development. (3 credits)
FCS 2100
Nutrition in a Global Society. (3 credits)
FCS 2270
Housing. (3 credits)
FCS 2800
Family Relationships. (3 credits)
FCS 2850
Child Development. (3 credits)
FCS 3300
Consumer Education. (3 credits)
FCS 3853
Practicum in Child Development. (3 credits)
FCS 4275
Internship. (3 to 9 credits)
FCS 4840
The Disadvantaged Family. (3 credits)
FCS 4845
The Family in Crisis. (3 credits)
PSY 1879G
Introductory Psychology. (3 credits)
(also counted in general education – social & behavioral sciences)
PSY 3521
Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood. (3 credits)
PSY 3780
Abnormal Psychology. (3 credits)
SOC 2710G
Introductory Sociology. (3 credits)
(also counted in general education – social & behavioral sciences)
SOC 2750G
Social Problems in Contemporary Society. (3 credits)
SOC 3600
Introduction to Social Work. (3 credits)
14 Semester Hours From
FCS 2831
Women in Contemporary Society. (3 credits)
FCS 3800
Family Life and Sex Education. (3 credits)
FCS 3820
The Family in Social Change. (2 credits)
FCS 4230
Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences (1 to 3 credits)
(See footnote *)
FCS 4235
International Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences. (1 to 3 credits)
(See footnote *)
FCS 4300
Consumer Issues. (2 credits)
FCS 4753
Nutrition and the Addicted Person. (1 credits)
FCS 4820
Death and Dying. (3 credits)
FCS 4846
Aging and the Family. (3 credits)
FCS 4851
Infant Development. (3 credits)
FCS 4854
Parent-Child Study and Community Involvement. (3 credits)
FCS 4859
Administration of Child Care Programs. (3 credits)
FCS 4860
Addictions and the Family. (3 credits)
Footnotes:
(Major GPA based on all Family and Consumer Sciences courses taken at EIU)
Depending on Foreign Language and Math Placement, electives may be needed to meet 120 semester hours.
*Any combination of FCS 4230 and 4235 limited to 3 semester hours maximum.
Information sourced from the 2005-2006 EIU Undergraduate Catalog.