This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2021 Family and Consumer Sciences, B.S./Family Studies Option
- 2022 Family and Consumer Sciences, B.S./Family Studies Option
- 2023 Family and Consumer Sciences, B.S./Family Studies Option
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 170 | 2 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science | 2 |
| GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| PSY 150 (meets GE D1 Social Sciences) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 232 | 3 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 3 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 300 | 3 |
| FCS 320 | 3 |
| FCS 330 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) | 3 |
| FCS 340 (meets GE Upper Division D1 Social Sciences) | 3 |
| FCS 380 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 431 and FCS 431L | 3/1 |
| FCS 432 | 3 |
| Family Services Elective Requirement | 3 |
| GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 426 | 3 |
| FCS 436 or CADV 451 | 3 |
| FCS 485 | 3 |
| Family Services Elective Requirement | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 438 | 3 |
| FCS 441 | 3 |
| FCS 480 | 3 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Core B Requirement | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section C2 Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.