You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Child, Family,
and Consumer Sciences
Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements
Family and Consumer Sciences Major
General Education (51-52 units)
(including 9 upper-division units, to be taken no sooner than the term in
which 60 units of coursework are completed)
CORE
---Category 2: Spch 3 (recommended)
BREADTH
---Division 1: Chem 3A (required for Clothing and Textiles, and Home Economics
Teacher Education)
---Division 2: Biol 10 (required for Child and Family Studies, Clothing
and Textiles, and Home Economics Teacher Education)
---Division 3: Psych 10 (required for Clothing and Textiles, and Home Economics
Teacher Education)
---Division 4: CFS 38 (recommended for Clothing and Textiles, Consumer Science,
Fashion Merchandising, General Family and Consumer Sciences,
and Home Economics Teacher Education); H S 124, Psych 132 or Psych 171 (recommended
for Child and Family Studies)
---Division 8: Soc 2 (recommended for Child and Family Sciences)
Ag Ec 1 or Econ 40 (required for Clothing and Textiles, Consumer Science,
Fashion Merchandising, and Home Economics Teacher Education)
CAPSTONE
Juveniles and Adolescence Cluster: Crim 120 and CFS 136 (recommended) or
Psych 102
Major (48 units)
(including 24 upper-division units)
Department Core (18 units)
CSH 113, 116*; CFS 131; F M 120*; FCS 1; Nutr 53*
Career Specialty (30 units)
Select one:
---Child and Family Studies
CFS 32, 37, 39, 133, 134, 135; CSH 115; plus 9 upper-division units in consultation
with adviser
---Clothing and Textiles
F M 20, 22, 24, 26, 121, 123, 124, 126; GID 70; plus 5 upper-division units
in consultation with adviser
---Consumer Science
CSH 114, 115, 117, 118, 171; plus 15 upper-division units in consultation
with adviser
---Fashion Merchandising
F M 20, 22, 24 or 26, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129; Art 13; plus 2 upper-division
units in consultation with adviser
---General Family and Consumer Sciences
Minimum 6 units from each discipline: CFS, CSH, F M, FSc or FSM or Nutr,
GID (selection of courses in consultation with adviser)
---Home Economics Teacher Education
(See Single Subject Credential Waiver Program
below)
Additional requirements (1-21 units)
Upper-division writing skills (by examination or course)
Child and Family Sciences
No additional requirements
Clothing and Textiles
Chem 3B
Consumer Science
Econ 40 or Ag Ec 1, and Econ 50 or Ag Ec 2
Fashion Merchandising
Acct 3 or 4A; Ag Ec 1 or Econ 40, and Econ 50; Mgt 104 or 106 or 110 (HRM
150 may be substituted for Mgt 104, see adviser), Mktg 100, 130, 138
General Family and Consumer Sciences
No additional requirements
Electives (3-24 units)
Courses supplementary to the major are strongly recommended.
Total requirements (124 units)
(including 40 upper-division units)
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* Home Economics Teacher Education students are subject to waiver requirements
for these courses. (See Single Subject Credential Waiver Program below.)
Single Subject Credential Waiver Program
Students who successfully complete the Single Subject Credential Waiver
Program 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 Child,
Family, and Consumer Sciences Single Subject Credential Waiver Program in
home economics consists of Core: Art 13, CFS 131, 136; CSH 113 or
115, 114; F M 20, 24 or 26, 121; FCS 1; FSc 50; GID 70; Nutr 54; Breadth:
CFS 135, 139; CSH 116 or 171; Nutr 166. Additional requirements by the Commission
on Teacher Credentialing include: CTET 101, 159, 161; EHD 50, 155A, 155B;
ERF 151, 152; H Ec 148; H S 121; LEE 156S; and SPED 160.
Undergraduate Advising Notes
- New students should request a program of study check sheet from the department.
- All students should make an appointment with an assigned academic adviser prior to registration each semester. Check with department for academic adviser assignment.
- CR/NC grading is not permitted in courses used to fulfill major requirements.
- Upper-division units (i.e., 100 level courses) may not be applied toward the 40 upper-division unit degree requirement until 45 units have been completed.
- The upper-division writing skills requirement can be met by passing the university examination or by taking an approved upper-division writing skills course, to be taken no sooner than the term in which 60 units are completed. One unit of credit (i.e., English 100W) may be earned upon request for passing the examination; by obtaining a letter grade of C in an approved course the student meets the university writing skills requirement.
- General Education courses designated as required by the department are prerequisites to many courses in the program of study.
- One semester prior to graduation make an appointment with an assigned
academic adviser to prepare and file an official certification of major
requirements.
Bachelor of Science in Child Development
The Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development is an interdisciplinary
major appropriate for students interested in vocational opportunities based
on children. It may lead to employment in the areas of preschool, child
care, private nursery, early childhood and elementary teaching, special
programs for disadvantaged children, special education, adult education
programs, and other child-related vocations.
The program includes a behavioral science base from psychology, sociology,
home economics, and courses in communicative disorders and speech communications.
The major consists of a core of 11 courses, plus 15 units of approved electives.
Note: CFS 39, Psych 10, and Soc 1 are prerequisites to some of these
courses. See course descriptions in this catalog.
Major requirements (48 units)
Required courses (33 units)
CFS 37, 138, 139 (9 units)
CFS 131 or Soc 165 (3 units)
CFS 134 or Psych 178 (3 units)
COUN 150, 174 (6 units)
CSD 80 (3 units)
Psych 101, 136 (6 units)
Spch 162 (3 units)
Approved electives (15 units)
(See adviser to obtain an approved list of elective courses)
General Education (51 units)
Electives and remaining degree requirements (25 units)
(see Degree Requirements); may be used toward
a minor
Total (124 units)
Child Development Advising Notes
- Students seeking teaching credentials should see a child development adviser for program planning before enrolling in any classes in the major.
- Under the restrictions of the major, students may make approved adaptations in their programs to fulfill specific needs and career objectives in consultation with their faculty adviser.
- CR/NC grading is not permitted in the major.
- No course used to satisfy General Education CAPSTONE requirements may be used to satisfy child development major requirements.
- Upper-division units (e.g., 100-level courses) may not be applied toward the 40 upper-division unit degree requirement until 45 units have been completed.
Family and Consumer Sciences Minor
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.
Fashion Merchandising Minor
F M 20 Beginning Textiles (3 units)
F M 22 Fashion Analysis (1 units)
F M 120 Soc/Psy Aspects of Clothing (3 units)
F M 127 Fashion Merchandising (3 units)
F M 128 Fashion Display Techniques (3 units)
Electives (8-units in fashion merchandising in consultation with an adviser)
Total (21 units)
Fashion Merchandising Certificate of Special Study
Requirements:
F M 127 Fashion Merchandising (3 units)
F M 130 Fashion Study Tours (3 units)
Electives:
(Select 6-8 units from the following)
F M 126 History of Costume (3 units)
F M 128 Fashion Display Tech (3 units)
F M 129 Fashion Merchandising Practicum (3 units)
F M 131 Fashion Entrepreneurship (2 units)
F M 132 Textile Care (3 units)
F M 133 Textile/Apparel Economics (3 units)
Master of Science Degree Program
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. Through appropriate choices of courses, students may concentrate
their programs of study in any one of the areas of family and consumer sciences:
child development, family sciences, clothing and textiles, fashion merchandising,
and consumer science and housing. 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 degree 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 a related field (e.g., child development,
nutrition, etc.) may need to meet prerequisite requirements if they have
not already been completed. Prerequisite requirements may be met by taking
the following courses or their equivalents prior to enrollment in courses
to be applied to the master's program: CFS 131, CSH 113, and FM 20 or Nutr
53. See the department's 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 take the following undergraduate prerequisite courses or their
equivalents prior to enrollment in courses to be applied to the master's
program: CFS 131, CSH 113, 116, FM 20 and Nutr 53. Make an appointment with
the department's graduate coordinator.
Admission by the university does not imply acceptance in the Master of Science
in Family and Consumer Sciences program.
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.
Program Requirements for Family and Consumer Sciences
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, and 207
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)
Graduate Advising Notes
- Several of the 200-level and approved elective courses have prerequisites other than courses listed as admission requirements.
- Students must request specific information concerning the Master of Science degree or program advising sheet from the department office.
- Upon admission, students should see the department graduate coordinator for aid in program planning, selection of graduate adviser, and selection of a thesis committee.
- To progress through the graduate program, students must: (a.) Maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA (b.) Complete all prerequisite coursework (c.) Attain classified standing (d.) Meet university graduate writing requirement (e.) File for advancement to candidacy (f.) Complete the program requirements (g.) File a master thesis or project committee assignment form (h.) Formally present and defend the thesis/project research results
- Advancement to candidacy requires the completion of 9 program units in residence, minimum 3.0 GPA, meeting the university writing skills requirement and filing a Petition for Advancement to Candidacy a minimum of one semester prior to enroll ment in thesis/project and within the deadline.
- The student shall meet the university graduate writing skills requirement by earning a minimum of 450 verbal on the GRE. If a minimum of 450 verbal is not met by a student, the student shall meet the requirement by then earning a score of 124 or higher in the Upper-Division Writing Exam (UDWE) or by earning a B or better in a designated W course to be specified by the graduate committee of the School of Agricultural Sciences and Technology.
- See Division of Graduate Studies in this catalog for university requirements.
