FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES – INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT MAJOR
Suggested Course Sequence: A Four-Year Plan

At least 62 total and 25 upper-division credits are required for the BA in Family and Consumer Sciences – Individual and Family Development major. This course sequence is meant to be used as a guideline. Consult with your faculty advisor or academic counselor about modifying this plan to meet your needs, and to reflect any coursework you have already completed prior to enrolling at SPU.

YEAR 1	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Any Quarter
Common Curriculum	USEM 1000	UCOR 1000 OR UFDN 1000	UCOR 1000 OR UFDN 1000
Major				FCS 1050
Competencies Exploratory Curriculum (EC)	Foreign Language Competency if required			Complete Writing Skills and Math Skills Competency requirements, as dictated by placement tests AHA, AHB, AHC, SSB, NSA, NSB, MAT (Choose one to three depending on competency courses needed)
Other				Electives to reach at least 45 credits if needed

YEAR 2	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Any Quarter
Common Curriculum				UCOR 2000 UFDN 2000/3001
Major		FCS 3220	FCS 2252, FCS 3410	SOC 1110
Competencies Exploratory Curriculum (EC)				AHA, AHB, AHC, SSB, NSA, NSB, MAT (whichever categories remain unfulfilled)
Other			Apply for admission to the major once at least three FCS courses have been completed. A 2.5 GPA is required.	Electives to reach at least 90 credits if needed

YEAR 3	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Any Quarter
Common Curriculum				UCOR 3000 UFDN 3100
Major	FCS 3320, FCS 3710	FCS 3460	HSC 3035, FCS 3875	FCS 3240, PSY 1180
Competencies Exploratory Curriculum (EC)				AHA, AHB, AHC, SSB, NSA, NSB, MAT(whichever categories remain unfulfilled)
Other		Apply to graduate once 105 credits and admission to major have been earned.		Electives to reach at least 135 credits if needed

YEAR 4	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Any Quarter
Common Curriculum
Major		FCS 4240, PSY 4420, PSY 4460		FCS 4899, FCS 49XX (2-5 credits) Internship or Practicum, SOC 3751
Competencies Exploratory Curriculum (EC)				AHA, AHB, AHC, SSB, NSA, NSB, MAT(whichever categories remain unfulfilled)
Other	Create a final-year plan and meet with your faculty advisor for review.			Electives to reach at least 180 total college-level quarter credits and 60 upper-division credits if needed

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