Degree Requirements

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Education degree may select Family and Consumer Sciences as a field of specialization in career and technical education.

Completion of the B.S.E. will prepare students to teach Family and Consumer Sciences at the junior high and secondary education level or to prepare students to work in professional careers in the Cooperative Extension Service, business, industry or social services.

Degree Requirements

Note: 120 credit hours required for graduation. A 2.7 grade-point average is required the fall semester before entering the student teaching internship.

  • English — 6 credits
    • ENGL 10103 Composition I
    • ENGL 10203 Composition II
  • Math — 3 credits
    • MATH 12003 or University Core Course
  • Science — 8 credits
    • CHEM 10703/10701L or
    • CHEM 11003/11101L or
    • CHEM 12103/12101L
  • Fine Arts, Humanities — 6 credits (University Core Courses)
  • US History — 3 credits (University Core Courses)
  • Social Science — 6 credits (University Core Courses)
    • HESC 14003 Lifespan Development
    • HESC 24103 Family Relations
    • PSYC 20003 General Psychology
  • Human Development
    • HESC 44503 Parenting and Family Dynamics
    • HESC 34203 Adolescent Development OR
      • CIED 30503 The Emerging Adolescent
    • HESC 34403 Families in Crisis OR
      • SCWK 32303 Juvenile Delinquency OR
      • SCWK 41403 Addiction and the Family
    • HESC 24002/24001L Infant and Toddler Development
    • HESC 24303 Child Development
  • Consumer Economics
    • HESC 47503 Family Financial Management
  • Nutrition and Food
    • NUTR 12103 Fundamentals of Nutrition
    • NUTR 21102/21101L Foods I
    • NUTR 22003 Sports Nutrition OR
      • NUTR 42403 Community Nutrition OR
      • NUTR 42203 Life Cycle Nutrition
  • Clothing and Textiles
    • AMPD 10203 Introduction to Apparel Production
    • AMPD 20503 Introduction to Textile Science
  • Housing
    • CATE 30003 Teaching Housing and Interior Design to Secondary Students
  • Pass Praxis I — Reading, Writing and Math Exam
  • CIED 10002/10101 Introduction to Education
  • CIED 10003 Introduction to Technology in Education
  • CIED 30203 Survey of Exceptionalities OR
    • CIED 40203 Teaching in Inclusive Secondary Settings
  • CIED 30303 Classroom Learning Theory
  • CATE 40003 Introduction to Professionalism
  • CATE 40103 Teaching Strategies
  • CATE 40203 Classroom Management
  • CATE 40303 Assessment/Program Evaluation
  • CATE 40502 Seminar
  • CATE 4060v Teaching Internship
Advisor Approved

Further requirement information can be found in the University of Arkansas Undergraduate Catalog of Studies: