What is Family and Consumer Sciences?
With a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with Teacher Licensure, you will learn how to help people make informed decisions about their well-being and relationships at any age. Whether you’re teaching in a school or supporting individuals and families in a nonprofit, healthcare, or business setting, you can use the research skills and resources you will gain at Colorado State to support their quality of life. Family and Consumer Sciences educators are in high demand. As a graduate, you’ll be able to fill positions across the state and country. You will also be prepared for many careers outside of the classroom.
CSU’s one-of-a-kind Family and Consumer Sciences program is the only FCS degree and FCS Educator Preparation program offered at a Colorado higher education institution. Our program allows you to take classes in multiple departments with an interdisciplinary study that includes:
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Health and wellness
- Fashion, interior design, and merchandising
- Personal finances
- And more!
More about Family and Consumer Sciences
What are the roots of Family and Consumer Sciences?
Family and Consumer Sciences is rooted in the first discipline and degree programs developed for young women at Land Grant Universities.
Formerly known by names like Domestic Sciences, Domestic Economy, Human Ecology, Human Environmental Sciences, and Home Economics, Family and Consumer Sciences is much more than what these names imply. It’s a discipline and profession that focuses on an integrative approach to the relationships among individuals, families, and communities as well as the environments in which they function.
This is an undergraduate or post-bachelor degree program and is available on-campus only.
How do I become licensed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences?
Depending on your current situation, there are four routes to becoming a licensed Family and Consumer Sciences teacher:
- If you have a high school diploma or community college credits, you can begin the undergraduate program with the teacher licensure component.
- If you have a bachelor’s degree and want to become licensed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences, you can apply for the post-bachelor Family and Consumer Sciences licensure program.
- If you have a bachelor’s degree and want to become licensed while earning your master’s degree, you can apply for the Master of Education degree with a teacher licensure component.
- If you are licensed in another subject matter area and want to add the endorsement in Family and Consumer Sciences, you can explore the option of adding an additional endorsement/pathway in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
How do I pursue the post-bachelor option?
Post-bachelor candidates applying for admission must have completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution, and must apply for admission to the University through the Educator Preparation program, as well as additional application materials, for consideration of admission to the licensure program.
Requirements and additional information may be found on the center’s post-bachelor’s teacher licensure page.
How do I get an additional endorsement?
Students who are licensed to teach in another subject matter area and are seeking an additional endorsement in Family and Consumer Sciences Education should contact Dawn Mallette for more information.
In Colorado, the Department of Education and the Colorado Community College System have the ultimate decision regarding what courses will meet the requirements for the additional endorsement, but Dawn Mallette can provide guidance in selecting coursework that would likely fulfill the requirements.