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Family and Consumer Sciences Education with K-12 Teaching Certification (B.S.)

Family and Consumer Sciences Education with K-12 Teaching Certification (B.S.)

Students MUST register for the following courses:

Course Number Course Credits
IDFY 101 First Year Seminar 3
HDFS 101 Foundations of Marriage and Family 3
HDFS 237 Interior Design 1
HDFS 238 Textile Arts 3
NUTR 110* Science and Nutrition AND 3
NUTR 110L* Lab: Science and Nutrition 0

*There are seats reserved for your major in these courses. See The View for CRNs (CRNs required to register for NUTR 110 and NUTR 110L). Follow registration instructions (page 6) to add courses to your schedule by CRN.

Students SHOULD register for the following course:

Course Number Course Credits
HDFS 099 Opportunities in Human Development and Family Science 1
Language Course (CHIN, FREN, GERM, SPAN) 3

Select from the following General Education options to complete your schedule:

Course Credits
COMM 105 (Fundamentals of Oral Communication) 3
ENGL 110 (Critical Reading & Writing) 3
ENGL 1xx/ART/THEA**(24GE: Lit&Aesthetic Ways of Knowing ) 3
History* (24GE: History) 3
PHIL 101 or RELI 229** (24GE: Philosophy/Religion) 3
Mathematical Science** (24GE:Mathematics) 3 to 4

Recommended total credits your first semester: 14-16 credits

**Search The View by attribute type(s) noted above

Specific major-related questions may be directed to Dr. Paul Johns, Department Chair, Human Development & Family Science, 717-343-5109 and pjohns@messiah.edu.