Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Sammie G. Garner, Chairperson and Professor
Ph.D., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Family Economics, Consumer Issues, Housing
Susan L. Bogardus, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Food and Nutrition, Dietetics, Internship
Ellen S. Carpenter, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Purdue University
Child Development, Child Care Administration
Patricia F. Hearron, Professor
Ph.D., Michigan State University
Child Development and Education (Birth Through Kindergarten)
Cheryl L. Lee, Associate Professor
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education
Lisa McAnulty, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Auburn University
Nutrition
Cindy G. McGaha, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Child Development, Birth/Kindergarten, Human Development and Family Studies
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers the following graduate
degree programs:
1) Master of Arts in Child Development: Birth through Kindergarten,
(Major Code: 548*) with three concentrations:
(a) Administration (Code: 548C)
(b) Allied Personnel (Code: 548D)
(c) Teaching (Code: 548B)
2) Master of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences (Major Code: 529A)
3) Master of Arts in Family and Consumer Sciences, Education (Major Code: 527A)
MASTER OF ARTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT: BIRTH THROUGH KINDERGARTEN+
Major Code: 548*
Concentrations:Administration (Code: 548C)
Allied Personnel (Code: 548D)
Teaching (Code: 548B)
The Departments of Family and Consumer Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction,
and Language, Reading and Exceptionalities cooperate to offer the M.A. degree
in Child Development: Birth through Kindergarten. The degree is conferred
by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.
Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree in Child Development or a related field from an
accredited college or university.
Demonstrated proficiency in educational technology.
The Teaching concentration requires a North Carolina "A" license or the
equivalent from another state.
The Administration and Allied Personnel concentrations require
prerequisite courses in the following:
Child Development
Statistics
Individual Differences
Basic Criteria for Consideration:
(Undergraduate GPA X 400)+ GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative = >2000
OR
Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or greater and GRE Writing score of >3.5
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations
Deadline:
1 July for Fall/ 1 November for Spring/ 1 April for Summer
Hours: 36 semester hours with thesis; 39 semester hours without thesis
Required Core Courses for all three concentrations:
CI/FCS/SPE 5111 Advanced Developmental Assessment and Program
Evaluation for Children..............................3
CI/FCS/SPE 5112 Advanced Developmental Curriculum and
Instruction for Young Children.......................3
CI/FCS/SPE 5113 Seminar: Issues in Birth through Kindergarten
Education............................................3
C I 5630 Instructional Technology (or equivalent).............3
CI/FCS/SPE 5900 Internship (3 hours for students in CI & FCS)...3 or 6
(6 hours for students in SPE)
FCS 5100 Application and Theories of Child Development........3
FCS 5105 Family Life Education................................3
SPE 5630 Collaboration and Curriculum.........................3
SUBTOTAL HOURS....................................24 or 27
Concentration areas include: (choose one area)
Administration Concentration (Code: 548C)
Thesis option:
FCS 5001 Orientation to Research in FCS.......................3
OR
FDN 5000 Research Methods (or equivalent).....................3
FCS 5610 Administration of Early Childhood Programs...........3
FCS 5999 Thesis ............................................1-4
LHE 5250 Conflict Management in Educational
Administration.......................................3
Electives ...................................................0-2
(Requires approval of program director and department chairperson)
SUBTOTAL HOURS.......................................10-13
Non-thesis option:
FCS 5001 Orientation to Research in FCS.......................3
OR
FDN 5000 Research Methods (or equivalent).....................3
FCS 5610 Administration of Early Childhood Programs...........3
LHE 5250 Conflict Management in Educational
Administration.......................................3
Electives ................................................3 or 6
SUBTOTAL HOURS....................................12 or 15
TOTAL HOURS...............................*36 or 37, or 39
*(The thesis option requires a minimum of 36 or 37 semester
hours.)
Allied Personnel Concentration (Code: 548D)
Thesis option:
Approved Course Work...............................................6-9
(Requires approval of program director and department chairperson)
FCS 5999 Thesis.............................................1-4
Electives ...................................................0-5
SUBTOTAL HOURS........................................9-13
Non-thesis option:
Approved Course Work...............................................6-9
(Requires approval of program director and department chairperson)
Electives ...................................................3-9
SUBTOTAL HOURS.......................................12-15
TOTAL HOURS......................................*36 or 39
*(The thesis option requires a minimum of 36 semester hours,
but may exceed 36.)
Teaching+ (Code: 548B)
CI/FDN/RE/SPE
5040 Teacher as Researcher................................3
FCS 5110 Practical Issues in Family Development...............3
FCS 5525 Product of Learning..................................3
OR
FCS 5999 Thesis (to meet Product of Learning Guidelines)......3
LHE 5630 The Adult Learner....................................3
Electives ................................................0 or 3
SUBTOTAL HOURS....................................12 or 15
TOTAL HOURS......................................*36 or 39
*(The thesis option will exceed 36 total hours for
students taking SPE 5900.)
+Requirements for this degree were designed, and have been approved by the
appropriate bodies at the state level, to meet the advanced competencies as
mandated in the North Carolina Excellent Schools Act for Master-level teacher
education programs.
Thesis: Optional
Language Proficiency: The language proficiency for entrance may be satisfied
with the following courses, taken either before entry into the program or
during graduate study.
STT 2810 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistical Inference
STT 3820 Statistical Methods I
OR
FDN 5600 Educational Statistics, or equivalent
Comprehensive: A written comprehensive examination will be administered by
the student's advisory committee. An oral defense of the thesis is required
when selecting the thesis option.
Product of Learning: Required for the Teaching track.
MASTER OF ARTS IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Major Code: 529A
Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Basic Criteria for Consideration
(Undergraduate GPA X 400)+ GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative = 2000
OR
Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or greater and GRE Writing score of 3.5 or
higher
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations
Deadline
1 July for Fall/ 1 November for Spring/ 1 April for Summer
Hours: 30 semester hours with thesis; 36 semester hours without thesis
Required Courses in Family and Consumer Sciences:
FCS 5001 Orientation to Research in Family and
Consumer Sciences.........................................3
FCS 5002 Family and Consumer Sciences Perspectives and
Integrative Frameworks....................................3
Additional hours in Family and Consumer Sciences................16-18
(May include 1-4 hours for thesis)
SUBTOTAL HOURS..............................................22-24
Related Courses:
An approved minor outside the department.....................8-12
AND/OR
Additional hours outside Family and Consumer Sciences:
Thesis option:
With 8 to 12-hour minor......................................0
Without minor..............................................0-8
OR
Non-thesis option:
With 8 to 12-hour minor....................................0-6
Without minor.............................................0-14
NOTE: If a student chooses or is allowed to do 0 hours outside Family &
Consumer Sciences, they must do an appropriate number of elective
hours inside Family & Consumer Sciences to meet the 30 or 36 hour
total requirement.
SUBTOTAL HOURS........................8-12 or 0-8 or 0-6 or 0-14
TOTAL HOURS............................................30 or 36*
*A student entering the program with curricular deficiencies may
be required to complete more than the minimum number of hours for
completion of the program.
Thesis: Optional
FCS 5999 Thesis..................................................1-4
Language Proficiency: The language proficiency for entrance into the program
may be satisfied with the following courses, taken either before entry into the
program or during graduate study.
STT 2810 Introduction to Data Analysis and Statistical Inference
STT 3820 Statistical Methods I
OR
FDN 5600 Educational Statistics, or equivalent
Comprehensive: A written comprehensive examination will be administered by
the student's advisory committee. An oral defense of the thesis is required
when selecting the thesis option.
Product of Learning: None required
MASTER OF ARTS IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, EDUCATION+
Major Code: 527A
Prerequisites:
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
North Carolina "A" license or the equivalent from another state.
Basic Criteria for Consideration
(Undergraduate GPA X 400)+ GRE Verbal + GRE Quantitative = 2000
OR
Undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or greater and GRE Writing score of 3.5 or
higher
Other Criteria for All Applicants
3 recommendations
Deadline
1 July for Fall/ 1 November for Spring/ 1 April for Summer
Hours: 36 semester hours
+Requirements for this degree were designed, and have been approved by the
appropriate bodies at the state level, to meet the advanced competencies as
mandated in the North Carolina Excellent Schools Act for Master-level teacher
education programs.
Required Courses:
C I/FDN/RE/SPE
5040 Teacher as Researcher.................................3
C I 5045 Advanced Topics in Diversity..........................3
C I 5055 Connecting Learners and Subject Matter................3
C I/LHE 5585 Teacher Leadership and School Improvement.............3
C I 5630 Instructional Technology..............................3
FCS 5002 Family and Consumer Sciences Perspectives and
Integrative Frameworks................................3
FDN 5600 Educational Statistics................................3
FCS 5525 Product of Learning...................................3
OR
FCS 5999 Thesis (to meet Product of Learning Guidelines).......3
SUBTOTAL HOURS.............................................24
Elective hours in Family and Consumer Sciences:................12
Graduate level course work to be selected in consultation with the
Graduate Student Advisor and with the approval of the Department
Chairperson.
SUBTOTAL HOURS.............................................12
TOTAL HOURS................................................36
Thesis: Optional
Language Proficiency: Statistics
FDN 5600 Educational Statistics................................3
Comprehensive: A written comprehensive examination will be administered by
the student's advisory committee. An oral defense of the thesis is also
required for the thesis option.
Product of Learning: Required
Graduate Minor outside the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences:
A graduate minor outside Family and Consumer Sciences consists of 8-12
hours of electives in a related discipline which must be approved by the
Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate Committee and the department involved.
Graduate Minor in Family and Consumer Sciences: (Code: 527)
A graduate minor in Family and Consumer Sciences will consist of 12 hours
of graduate Family and Consumer Sciences' course work, all of which must be
approved by the Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate coordinator. This
minor may be chosen only by majors outside of the Department of Family and
Consumer Sciences.
(For a description of the course abbreviations used in the following list of
courses, see page 46.)