BS Family and Consumer Sciences Education at Purdue University

Programme overview

Bachelor of Science that prepares students to teach life skills to young people and to be licensed to teach in middle and high school. It includes classroom experience, field placements in schools and community agencies, and a final semester of full-time student teaching; it is the only family and consumer sciences education major in Indiana.

Faculty: College of Health and Human Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: West Lafayette, IN, United States

What you will study

Nutrition, human development, personal finance and textiles, with field placements and a final semester of student teaching.

Career pathways

Middle/high school family and consumer sciences teacher, extension educator, curriculum developer, community education coordinator, youth program leader.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is to the university/college (not specific to this major). Minimum high school coursework: Math – 4 years; English – 4 years; Lab science – 3 years; Social studies – 3 years; World language – 2 years.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring (check the Closed Programs page, as some majors do not start in spring). Transfer entry terms: Spring, Summer and Fall.

First-year application opens Aug. 1 and closes Jan. 15 (Regular Decision). Early Action deadline is Nov. 1 (also the merit scholarship and John Martinson Honors College deadline, and the priority deadline for engineering, computer science, flight, nursing and veterinary technology). Early Action decisions release Jan. 15; Regular Decision decisions by March 31. The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Apply using the Common App.

Transfer applications: spring term opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 1; summer and fall applications open Jan. 15; summer deadline April 1; fall deadline June 1 for most majors (priority deadline for engineering March 31; veterinary technology March 1, fall only). The nonrefundable application fee is $60. Applicants use the Purdue transfer application.

Purdue accepts SAT, ACT and CLT scores, with no preference among them; scores are evaluated if provided and must be from within the past five years.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.purdue.edu/apply/

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