FCS in Family Services Requirements

Courses required for the FCS in Family Services Option include:

• FCS 1120 - Food Selection and Preparation. Credits: 3
• FCS 1800 - Life Span Human Development. Credits: 3
• FCS 2100 - Nutrition in a Global Society. Credits: 3
• FCS 2270 - Housing. Credits: 3
• FCS 2800 - Family Relationships. Credits: 3
• FCS 2850 - Child Development. Credits: 3
• FCS 3300 - Consumer Education. Credits: 3
• FCS 3853 - Practicum in Child Development. Credits: 3
• FCS 4275 - Internship. Credits: 3 to 9
• FCS 4840 - The Disadvantaged Family. Credits: 3
• FCS 4845 - The Family in Crisis. Credits: 3
• PSY 1879G - Introductory Psychology. Credits: 3

• (also counted in general education – social & behavioral sciences)

• PSY 3521 - Psychology of Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Credits: 3
• PSY 3780 - Abnormal Psychology. Credits: 3
• SOC 2710G - Introductory Sociology. Credits: 3

• (also counted in general education – social & behavioral sciences)

• SOC 2750G - Social Problems in Contemporary Society. Credits: 3
• SOC 3600 - Introduction to Social Work. Credits: 3

14 Semester Hours From

• FCS 2831 - Women in Contemporary Society. Credits: 3
• FCS 3800 - Family Life and Sex Education. Credits: 3
• FCS 3820 - The Family in Social Change. Credits: 2
• FCS 4230 - Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences Credits: 1 to 3

• (See footnote *)

• FCS 4235 - International Special Topics in Family and Consumer Sciences. Credits: 1 to 3

• (See footnote *)

• FCS 4300 - Consumer Issues. Credits: 2
• FCS 4753 - Nutrition and the Addicted Person. Credits: 1
• FCS 4820 - Death and Dying. Credits: 3
• FCS 4846 - Aging and the Family. Credits: 3
• FCS 4851 - Infant Development. Credits: 3
• FCS 4854 - Parent-Child Study and Community Involvement. Credits: 3
• FCS 4859 - Administration of Child Care Programs. Credits: 3
• FCS 4860 - Addictions and the Family. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

(Major GPA based on all Family and Consumer Sciences courses taken at EIU)

Depending on Foreign Language and Math Placement, electives may be needed to meet 120 semester hours.

*Any combination of FCS 4230 and 4235 limited to 3 semester hours maximum.