Program: Human Sciences, B.S.: FCSE Specialized Teaching Certification in HDFS, Grades 8-12 - Texas Tech University

Apr 12, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

About the Human Sciences, B.S.: FCSE Specialized Teaching Certification in HDFS, Grades 8-12 Concentration

This concentration offers a career path for Human Sciences majors interested in teaching family and consumer sciences courses at the eighth grade and high school levels. Students complete three prescribed areas of study along with student teaching that leads to teacher certification. Graduates will be eligible to teach in Texas public schools (Grades 8-12). Students seeking certification must meet all requirements outlined in the College of Education section of this catalog. Admission requirements for the teaching program include the completion of approximately 60 hours with an overall 2.75 GPA or better and a satisfactory level of performance on an approved basic skills assessment. Other requirements include a 2.75 GPA or better in professional education courses in the teaching field and a grade of C or better in all required concentration and support courses. To be recommended for certification, graduates must complete a finger print background check and achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the TExES examination prescribed by the State Board of Education.

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

HUSC 1100 - Introduction to Human Sciences 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours §
Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours §
FCSE 2102 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 14

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours *
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Mathematics 3 Semester Credit Hours §
Social and Behavioral Science 3 Semester Credit Hours § (HDFS 2303 , HDFS 2322 , NS 2380 , or PFI 1305 )
HUSC 2310 - Foundations of Human Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCSE 4000 - Individual Study V1-6 Semester Credit Hours (Maker Space I, 1 SCH)

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture 3 Semester Credit Hours §
NS 1410 - Science of Nutrition 4 Semester Credit Hours
PFI 2301 - Personal Financial Literacy 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCSE 2300 - Adulting 101: Real Skills for Real Life 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
CARS 2300 - Communication, Civility, and Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 2300 - Gender Development: Life Span Perspectives 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3301 - Theories of Human Development and Family Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
HUSC Core †
FCSE 4000 - Individual Study V1-6 Semester Credit Hours (Maker Space II, 1 SCH)

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

Life and Physical Science 4 Semester Credit Hours §
FCSE 3301 - Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences Education 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3321 - Human Sexuality from a Life Span Perspective 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3331 - Parenting 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS Concentration **

Total: 16

Spring

FCSE 4302 - Professional Applications in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours §§
HDFS 3306 - Understanding Child and Adolescent Behavior 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
HUSC 3325 - Comprehensive Wellness for Adolescents 3 Semester Credit Hours
HDFS 3322 - The Family in the Community 3 Semester Credit Hours
FCSE 4000 - Individual Study V1-6 Semester Credit Hours (Principles of Food Prep, 3 SCH)
EDLL 4382 - Adolescents, Multiliteracies, and Content Area Learning 3 Semester Credit Hours §§

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

FCSE 4306 - Career Preparation in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours §§
FCSE 4308 - Research and Evaluation in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours §§
FCSE 4304 - Instructional Management in Family and Consumer Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours §§
HDFS 3311 - Supervised Experiences with Infants and Toddlers 3 Semester Credit Hours ‡
OR
HDFS 3313 - Supervised Experiences with Young Children 3 Semester Credit Hours
HUSC 4350 - Capstone in Human Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

FCSE 4012 - Clinical Student Teaching in Family and Consumer Sciences V1-12 Semester Credit Hours §§

Total: 12

Total Hours: 120

* Prerequisites and restrictions apply

† Human Sciences Core. Choose 1 course from: ADRS 2310 , HDFS 2322 , PFP 3301 or PFI 1305 or NS 1325

§ Refer to Univ. Core Curriculum Req. for course selection

** HDFS Concentration: HDFS 2300 , HDFS 3301 , HDFS 3311 or HDFS 3312 , HDFS 3321 , HDFS 3331 , HDFS Elective

‡ Distance students take HDFS elective at 3000 or 4000 level

§§ Admission to Educator Preparation Program & min 2.75 GPA is required. Courses should be taken in sequence listed.

3 hours Multicultural are required if not fulfilled by another course on the degree plan. 40 hours of Upper-Level coursework (3000 and 4000 level) are required in the major concentration areas.