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All Family and Consumer Sciences majors complete a curriculum composed of courses in general education, family and consumer sciences core, and a selected program option (Dietetics, Business, or Family Services). The program is designed to prepare students for a variety of public and private organizations related to dietetics, consumer affairs, family services, hospitality management, and merchandising.

I. Criteria for Admission to the School of Family and Consumer Science Major:

1. Completion of 15 semester hours of work taken at EIU or at another institution of higher education.
2. Minimum of 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

II. School of Family and Consumer Sciences Degree Requirement

To meet the requirements for a degree in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, students must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each of the following courses:

• FCS 1000 - Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences. Credits: 2
• FCS 2000 - Family Perspectives. Credits: 3
• FCS 3000 - Family Resource Management. Credits: 3
• FCS 4000 - Professional Focus of Family and Consumer Sciences. Credits: 2

Programs and Policies

The School of Family and Consumer Sciences academic programs are accredited by The American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, American Dietetic Association, and National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Mission Statement

The mission of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families within the global community through education and supported by research and service. Focus areas include family interaction, living environments, human growth and development, foods and nutrition, human and material resource management, and consumer affairs. 

Vision Statement

The School of Family and Consumer Sciences through its life span perspective and with an applied, integrative focus on individual and family development, nutrition and health, consumer affairs, merchandising, and hospitality management, will prepare students to improve the global society.

Family and Consumer Sciences Majors and Minors

The School of Family and Consumer Sciences offers the Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences degree with options and concentrations in the following areas:

• Dietetics Option
• Family and Consumer Sciences in Business Option (concentrations available in Consumer Affairs , Hospitality Management, and Merchandising)
• Family Services Option

All Family and Consumer Sciences majors complete a curriculum composed of courses in general education, family and consumer sciences core, and a selected program option (Dietetics, Business, or Family Services).  The program is designed to prepare students for a variety of public and private organizations related to dietetics,  consumer affairs, hospitality management, family services and merchandising.

The School of Family and Consumer Sciences also offers a minor in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Admission Criteria

For admission to the School of Family and Consumer Sciences, a student must have completed 15 hours of college courses and have a minimum of 2.0 cumulative grade point average.

Transfer Students

New transfer students who meet the above admission criteria  should indicate on the application for admission to the University that they intend to major in the Family and Consumer Sciences program.  No special application to the School of Family and Consumer Sciences is required.  Grades received from other schools will be used in calculating the GPA for entrance into the School of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Further Information Contact:

Academic Advisor
School of Family and Consumer Sciences
Klehm Hall 1044
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL  61920
217/581-5310
E-mail: famsci@www.eiu.edu

Department Faculty

James E. Painter, Chairperson
Mikki Meadows, Assistant Chairperson
Rose Myers-Bradley, Academic Advisor

Brooks, L.; Brown, M.; Burns, M.; Campanis, L.; Dilworth, J. Hart, K.; Hubbard, M. L.; Kennedy-Hagan, K.; McCallister, P.; Meadows, M.; Murphy, F.; O’Rourke, K.; Painter, J.; Rippy, S.; Shaw, K.; Simpson, L.; Slavik, J.; Snyder, J; Wilkinson, R.; Woolever, C.; Yousaf, C.

Department Telephone: 217.581.6076 

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