Bachelor of Science Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences, Concentration in Child Development and Family Relations

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers an online Bachelor of Science degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a concentration in Child Development and Family Relations. Students seeking a major in Family and Consumer Sciences must complete 59 semester hours within the 120 semester hour Family and Consumer Sciences curriculum, which include Family and Consumer Sciences 1070, 1120, 4010; three hours from Family and Consumer Sciences 3030 or 4160, 4500 (12 hours) and the completion of a Family and Consumer Sciences concentration area.

The Child Development and Family Relations concentration (138E) requires 38 semester hours: Family and Consumer Sciences 1090, 2000, 2040, 2090, 2500, 3000, 3020, 4080, 4160, and 4170; Nutrition 1050; Health Education 1010; and 4 semester hours of Family and Consumer Sciences electives. (Note: A Family and Consumer Sciences elective is any course in Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Hospitality Management & Tourism.)

Special requirements: Completion of an approved minor.

Email: Family_sci@nsula.edu
Phone: 318-357-5587
Website: Department of Family and Consumer Sciences