Program Overview

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Education, with a major in family and consumer sciences, requires successful completion of (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using major, minor, or elective courses (2) degree requirements; (3) family and consumer sciences requirements; and (4) supporting professional education requirements, including the minor in Teaching and Learning.

Nutrition or Family and Consumer Sciences Core courses are used to satisfy the lower-division UCA Core requirement in Responsible Living and the upper-division UCA Core requirements in Critical Inquiry, Communication, Diversity and Responsible Living. Students with a Family and Consumer Sciences Education degree will take FACS 4T90 Internship II as the required UCA Core Capstone.

Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in the BSE Family & Consumer Sciences enter the Quantitative Literacy Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1360 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit that completes their 1000-level math requirements.