Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major (FCED), BS

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Requirements

Liberal Arts: 34 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete the 47-hour Liberal Arts program. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

Biology and mathematics satisfy 6 hours of Inquiry, Investigation, and Reasoning.
ART 1010 satisfies 3 hours of Aesthetics and the Creative Spirit.
FCS 2050 and FCS 3400 satisfy 4 hours of Self and Society.

Major: 53 Hours

FCS Program Core: 7 Hours

FCS 1000 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession Credit Hours: 1
FCS 2050 - Families in Global Society Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4250 - Administration, Leadership, and Management Credit Hours: 3

Family and Consumer Sciences: 46 Hours

ART 1010 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 1200 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
or BIOL 1100 - General Biology Credit Hours: 3
FCS 1010/1010L - Apparel Concepts and Construction Credit Hours: 3
FCS 1020/1020L - Culinary Skills and Food Science I Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2030/2030L - Textiles Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2400/2400L - Family Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
FCS 2510 - Family Relationships Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3220/3220L - Guidance in Early Childhood Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3230/3230L - Lifespan Human Development Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3310 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
FCS 3400 - Family Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4010 - Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 1
FCS 4050 - Commercial, Housing, and Interior Design Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4130/4130L - Advanced Apparel and Textiles Credit Hours: 3
FCS 4300 - Parenting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 1330 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
or MATH 2300 - Precalculus Credit Hours: 4

Licensure: 28 Hours

EDFD 2020 - The Teaching Profession Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 3110 - Principles of Learning and Teaching Credit Hours: 3
EDFD 4400 - Education Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4141 - Learning Environments and Experiences Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4240 - Teaching Vocational Family Consumer Sciences Credit Hours: 3
SEED 4310 - Residency I: Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3-6
SEED 4510 - Residency II: Secondary Education 7-12 Credit Hours: 3-9
SEED 4800 - Professional Educator-Secondary Credit Hours: 2
SPED 3180 - Educating the Child with Exceptionalities: Secondary Credit Hours: 2

Note(s):

Students seeking licensure should consult the Cannon-Clary College of Education, Department of Teacher Preparation catalog section, and must meet current Arkansas licensure and Cannon-Clary College of Education requirements in that teaching field as required by the Arkansas Department of Education- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Residency Requirement

Students must complete 9 total hours from Residency I and Residency II. EDFD 3301-3303 may be substituted for 1-3 hours of Residency II. Students must complete Residency II for a minimum of 3 hours.

Remaining Bible/Electives: 6 Hours

EDFD 4400 , counted above in the major, satisfies the Bible Class Enrollment requirement in the semester it is taken. Bible is not required during Residency II.

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

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