德克萨斯州立大学圣马科斯分校

Major in Consumer Affairs

Majors have a choice of three different tracks. Students choosing the Consumer Affairs track study family financial decisions, financial counselling and the role of the consumer in the economy and select a minor. Students prepare for careers in financial counselling, business consumer liaisons, consumer advocates, or government agency employees. In the Family and Consumer Science track, students take courses from all areas of Family and Consumer Sciences and select a minor. Graduates seek employment in business, the extension service, and community agencies. The teacher certification option, approved by the Texas Education Agency, certifies graduates to teach Family and Consumer Science in 6-12th grades. See note below regarding admittance to the Child Development Center and Texas Teacher Certification Requirements.

General Requirements

The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.

In addition to general education core curriculum and degree requirements, this major pursuing teacher certification in Family and Consumer Sciences is required to take specialized courses in nutrition and foods, human development and family sciences, fashion merchandising, interior design, consumer affairs, and family and consumer sciences.

Students participate in FCS 4681 student teaching for pre-professional experience.

In addition to the degree and major requirements, students must also complete 12 hours of professional sequence courses through the College of Education. All coursework must be completed prior to FCS 4681.

To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have at least a 2.75 Overall GPA. A GPA of at least 2.50 in all assigned courses in the professional sequence with no grade below a “C”.

Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).

Nine semester credit hours must be writing intensive (WI).

Students must demonstrate competency in basic clothing construction techniques.

If two years of the same modern language are taken in high school, then no additional language hours will be required for the degree. In the absence of modern language taken in high school, then two semesters of the same modern language (1410 and 1420) must be taken at the college level, and the requirement will be added to the student's degree audit.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program.