Child Development
Family and Consumer Science Major
Course Requirements

Degree Code 510*
Concentration Code 510F

Core Curriculum

BIO    1101 (4) &         BIO 1102  (4)          HIS    1101 (3)  &  HIS  1102  (3)
FCS    2202 (3)            SOC   1000 (3)        PSY    1200 (3)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
An overall 2.0 GPA is required/18 s.h. must be completed at Appalachian

Child Development Core (14 s.h.)

    FCS   2201           (2) Foods and Nutrition for Children
    FCS   3101           (3) (S) Enriching Experiences for Young Children
    FCS   4100           (3) (W) Administration of Preschool Programs
    PSY   1100           (3) Psychology of Parenting
    PSY   3201           (3) Child Psychology
 
Family and Consumer Science Block                      44 s.h.
              FCS  1000_____(3) Clothing & Consumer Behavior
              FCS  1100_____(3) (W) Development & Relationships: 0-8
              FCS  1202_____(3) Basic Food Science
              FCS  1300_____(3) Intro to Housing & Interior Design
              FCS  1400_____(1) Professional Orientation
              FCS  2101_____ (3) (W/MC) Child Dev: Birth-2 Years
              FCS  2102_____(3) (W) Child Study and Guidance
              FCS  2103_____(3) (C) Family Development Over the Life Cycle
            *FCS  2202_____(3)  Nutrition and Health
              FCS  2600_____(3)  Family Economics
              FCS  3102_____(3) Family, Child & Professional Interaction:
                                              A Focus On Young Children
              FCS  4102_____(3) Critical Issues: Stressors in Child & Family Development
    FCS  4400_____(1)   Professional Seminar
    FCS  4551_____ (3)   Families in Later Life
    FCS  4900_____(6)    Internship
*Already counted  in core curriculum
 
Other related Areas (3)
                HED/HP 3100    (3) Emergency Care and CPR

Electives            19 semester hours

Suggested Electives
 
                   FCS 3540 Hospitalized Child                                 (3)
                       FCS 3901 Practicum with Hospitalized Children     (3)
                       FCS 4552 Medical Terminology                            (1) s
                       MUS 4051 Music Therapy                                    (3) s
                       SPE 4595 Individual Differences                           (3) f/s
                       SOC 4555 Death, Dying ,& Living                        (3) f
                       FCS 3555 Adolescent Development                      (3)
                       PSY/SPE 4653 Medical Aspects of Dis.                (3) f/s
                       SOC 3600 Medical Sociology                               (3) f
                       PSY /HPC 4570 Addictive Process                       (3) f/s

                       RE 3902 Emergent Literacy                                 (3) f/s
                       FCS 4550 Contemporary Issues                           (3) s
                       LS 3140 Camp Management                               (3) f/s
                       LS 3210 Special Recreation                                 (3) f/s