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for California State University, Fresno.
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for California State University, Fresno.
Additional requirements (24 units)
Select one from each of the following groups: CFS 133S or 143; HS 91, HS
126, or PSYCH 132; COUN 174 or PSYCH 175; CSH 113, 115, or 117; COUN 150,
CSH 118, or GERON 140; PSYCH 153 or ERA 153
Select two of the following: CFS 39, 136, 137, 142, or 146
All Other Emphasis Requirements
Department Core (18 units)
CSH 113, 116; CFS 131; FM 120; FCS 1; NUTR 53
Emphasis (27-30 units)
---Fashion Merchandising
FM 20, 22, 24, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129 (repeatable for 6 units); ART
13; plus 2 upper-division units in consultation with adviser
---Home Economics Teacher Education
(See Single Subject Credential Waiver Program
below)
Additional requirements (16-18 units)
Fashion Merchandising (18 units)
ACCT 3 or 4A; AGEC 1 or ECON 40; MGT 104 or 106 or HRM 150; MKTG 100S, MKTG
103, and MKTG 130
Home Economics Teacher Education (16 units)
CHEM 3A, 3B; BIOL 10; PSYCH 10; AGEC 1 or ECON 40
General Education requirements (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (3-11 units)*
(See Degree Requirements); may be used
toward a double major or minor
--- Upper-division writing skills (by examination or course)
--- Courses supplementary to the major are strongly recommended.
Total units (120)
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* This total indicates that up to 9 units of courses in Additional Requirements
also may be applied to fulfill General Education Breadth requirements. These
include 3 units of CHEM 3A in B1; BIOL 10 in B2; AGEC 1 or ECON 40 or ECON
50 or 3 units of PSYCH 10 in D3. Consult your faculty adviser for additional
details.
Students majoring in family science or fashion merchandising are required to earn a grade of C or better in all major courses. A grade of CR/NC counts in the major only if it is the sole method of grading specified for a particular course.
Students who successfully complete the Subject Matter Program in Home Economics Education are not required to take the Praxis Series Multiple Subject Assessment for Teachers (see Education - Curriculum, Teaching, and Educational Technology, General Requirements for Initial Admission and Requirements for Admission to Student Teaching). The Subject Matter Program in Home Economics Education consists of Core: ART 13, CFS 37, 39, 131; CSH 113 or 114, 116; FM 20, 24 or 26; FSC 1; CULG 50; ID 70; NUTR 54; Breadth: CFS 135; CSH 114; FM 120; CULG 152; HEC 148. Students who are interested in teaching occupational programs at the secondary level may select one of the following concentrations.
Child Development and Education Occupations: CFS 139; Consumer Services Occupations: CSH 115, 117; Fashion Design, Manufacturing and Merchandising Occupations: FM 126, 127, 130; Food Science, Dietetics, and Nutrition Occupations: NUTR 149, 153.
Additional requirements by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing include
CI 101, 159, 161; EHD 50, 155A, 155B; CI 151, 152; HEC 148; and SPED 120.
Major requirements (48 units)
Required courses (33 units)
Elective courses (15 units)
See an adviser for approved elective courses.
Note: Completion of the victim services cluster may lead to the
Certificate in Victim Services. See Criminology Department adviser for approval.
General Education requirements (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (21 units)
(see Degree Requirements); may be used toward
a minor
Total (120 units)
Major requirements (43 units)
Child Development Practitioner Option required courses: CFS 110, 112, 113,
114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120 , 121, 122
General Education requirements (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (26 units)
Must include 12 units of lower-division child development coursework specified
in Title 22 of the California Administrative Code (i.e., child development;
child, family, and community; creative experiences for young children; child
development practicum; or equivalents.)
Total (120 units)
Major requirements (51 units)
CFS 39 or PSYCH 101; CFS 133S, 134, 135, 140, 141, 143, 145A, 145B, 146;
PSYCH 153; AAIS 104W; LING 132, 146, 165; COMM 114 or 164; LEE 120CL
General Education requirements (51 units)
(See adviser for recommended courses.)
Other electives (18 units)
(See adviser for recommended courses.)
Total (120 units)
A Minor in Family and Consumer Sciences consists of 21 units of which
9 must be upper division. At least 12 units must be taken in a particular
department and/or discipline. The minor program must be certified by the
department chair and the school dean. The certified minor program is filed
with the university Office of Evaluations.
FM 20 Beginning Textiles (3 units)
FM 22 Fashion Analysis (1 units)
FM 120 Soc/Psy Aspects of Clothing (3 units)
FM 127 Fashion Merchandising (3 units)
FM 128 Fashion Display Techniques (3 units)
Electives (8-units in fashion merchandising in consultation with an adviser)
Total (21 units)
Note: The minors also require a 2.0 GPA and 6 upper-division units
in residence.
Requirements:
FM 127 Fashion Merchandising (3 units)
FM 130 Fashion Study Tours (3 units)
Electives:
(Select 6-8 units from the following)
FM 126 History of Costume (3 units)
FM 128 Fashion Display Tech (3 units)
FM 129 Fashion Merchandising Practicum (3 units)
FM 133 Textile/Apparel Economics (3 units)
The Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences is a 30-unit program designed to increase the competencies of family and consumer science professionals and to provide the foundation that will qualify some to pursue the doctoral degree. It is a flexible program. With adviser assistance, through appropriate choice of courses, students may focus a major part of their program in the following areas: child development, family science, fashion merchandising, clothing and textiles, consumer science, or home economics education. Graduate courses are offered in the late afternoon or evening to accommodate part-time students. Full-time graduate students may earn their degree within two years when working closely with an adviser.
Admission Requirements. The Master of Science in Family and Consumer
Sciences assumes preparation equivalent to a bachelor's degree in family
and consumer sciences; 3.0 GPA (last 60 semester units); 480V /580Q GRE
score; completion of all prerequisite coursework; separate school application;
three letters of reference, and a statement of 500 words or less indicating
reasons for pursuing a master's degree. Students lacking in any area with
compensating strengths in other areas are encouraged to apply.
Students who have a bachelor's degree in family and consumer science or
a related field (e.g., child development, nutrition, etc.) may need to take
appropriate prerequisite courses in preparation for their individual career
goal. These prerequisites will be determined by the department Graduate
Admissions Committee. Please see the department graduate coordinator.
Students who have not completed a bachelor's degree in family and consumer
sciences or a related field (e.g., child development, nutrition, etc.) are
required to select appropriate prerequisite courses in consultation with
the department graduate coordinator.
Admission by the university does not imply acceptance in the Master of Science
in Family and Consumer Sciences program.
All students who are accepted in the Master of Sciences Program in Child
and Family Sciences must see an adviser prior to enrolling in any graduate
courses.
Applicants whose preparatory education was principally in a language other
than English must earn a minimum TOEFL score of 550.
Classified standing will be granted to students who meet all of the
admission criteria. Conditional classified standing may be granted
to petitioning applicants with a 2.5 to 3.0 GPA (last 60 units); GRE scores
on file with the university; separate school application; three letters
of reference; a statement of 500 words or less indicating reasons for pursuing
a master's degree; and a minimum of 18 units of prerequisites completed
(consult with your grad uate coordinator for specific prerequisite foundation
courses). Prerequisite coursework is not included in the 30-unit master's
program. Stu dents must request classified standing in the program by the
semester in which a maximum of 10 units to be used toward the degree are
completed.
Prerequisite Requirements. An introductory statistics course, such
as MATH 11, SOC 25, or PSYCH 42.
The student, under the direction of a graduate adviser, prepares and
submits a program individually designed within the following framework:
Core (9 units)
FCS 203, 205; FN 200 or ERA 220
Electives (15 units)
(in consultation with an adviser) FCS 200-series courses in a specialized
area (3 units), 100-200 level (12 units) courses in family and consumer
sciences or related areas, with a maximum of 9 units at 100 level
Culminating Experience (6 units)
Project or Thesis: FCS 298 or 299
Total minimum requirements (30 units)
Child, Family, and Consumer Science Courses