CTE/Family & Consumer Sciences Education Course Description - Integrated Family and Consumer Sciences

	Integrated Family and Consumer Sciences
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Credit: 2.00
Course Preface
Core Code: 34-01-00-00-200
Printable Version: Integrated Family and Consumer Sciences (pdf)

Course Description
NOTE: Before being offered, this course must have prior approval from the state specialist. Course outlines for each grade level must be submitted with an application for the class offering. This one or two semester course is designed for small schools with fewer than 600 students in grades nine through twelve. For specific information regarding this course, contact the Utah State Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialist.

INTEGRATED FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES PROGRAM—(.5-3.0 credits) This is a comprehensive course that provides students the opportunity to learn skills in all areas of Family and Consumer Sciences Education. Students will receive instruction in areas critical to the success of balancing work and family responsibilities. The course will include instruction in the areas of Family Life, Nutrition and Food, Textiles and Clothing, Housing and Interiors, Child Development and Child Care, and Consumer Education. Student leadership (FCCLA) may be an integral part of this course.

Core Standards of the Course

Standard 20.0121-01
Students will explore family life: Adult Roles and Responsibilities, Life Management, Teen Living.

Standard 20.0121-02
Students will explore nutrition and food: Food and Nutrition I and II, Food Science, Food Service.

Standard 20.0121-03
Students will explore textiles and clothing: Clothing I and II, Designer Clothing.

Standard 20.0121-04
Students will explore housing and interiors: Interior Design, Advanced Interior Design.

Standard 20.0121-05
Students will explore child development and care: Child Development, Child Care I, Child Care II

Standard 20.0121-06
Students will explore economics: Consumer Education and Entrepreneurship in Family, Consumer Sciences.



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