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Nov 23, 2024
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2009-2010 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.)
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Concentrations in Dietetics and Family and Child Studies.
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Major Requirements
- BIOL - 3
(Dietetics must take BIOL 101)
- 300+ Management Elective- 3
(Dietetics must take MGMT 310)
- Physical Science Elective1 - 3-4
(Dietetics must take CHEM 102)
- Science Elective1 - 3-4
(Dietetics must take CHEM 101)
- Courses Required for Concentrations - 83-92
Total Hours for FACS Degree: 123
with Dietetics Concentration: 127
with Family and Child Studies Concentration: 123
Dietetics Concentration
Total Hours: 87
Concentration in Dietetics is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Students who declare the Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with a concentration in Dietetics as their major are not automatically admitted into the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). Students must meet all requirements and make application for admission.
- Eligibility to Apply to the DPD: The student must have met the following criteria by the end of the semester that the application is made:
- Completed all courses as outlined in the handbook for dietetic students.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher.
- Have no grade below “C” in any DPD or NUFS course.
- Application Process: The student must obtain an application form from the DPD Director during the first semester of the junior year and submit by the end of that semester.
- Successful Program Completion: Part of the educational training is a field experience in local facilities. In order to enroll in this field experience class (NUFS 459) and receive a Verification Statement that acknowledges successful completion of the DPD, a student must have an overall GPA of 2.8, no grade below “C” in any DPD or NUFS course, and must have successfully completed a competency examination.
Family and Child Studies Concentration
Total Hours: 83
Concentration in Family and Child Studies is designed for students who wish to become Family Practitioners serving families and children within State or non-profit community agencies as well as within the private sector. Graduates are prepared to work in diverse settings where families and children need services improve their quality of life through prevention, education, intervention, and mediation programs. Graduates will work with individuals and families: children, youth, adults, the elderly and the disabled in programs such as parenting education, child care, youth guidance, relationship and marriage enhancement, elder care, and disabled services. Graduates can move into leadership positions of agency administration, program development, family policy formulation, family advocacy and general promotion of family life and family support in their communities, region, and nation.
- Approved Electives - 18
(other than NUFS)
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