This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2023 Consumer Sciences, B.S./Family and Consumer Sciences Option
- 2024 Consumer Sciences, B.S./Family and Consumer Sciences Option
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 113 | 3 |
| FCS 120 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning and IC) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 140 recommended) | 3-4 |
| GE F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 150/L | 2/1 |
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 201/L | 2/1 |
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science | 2 |
| GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity | 1 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| Electives | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 207 or HSCI 337 | 3 |
| GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 3 |
| GE C2 Humanities | 3 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 315 | 3 |
| FCS 320 | 3 |
| FCS 324 | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences (FCS 340 or FCS 357 recommended for Option Elective) | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 323 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| FCS 380 | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 330 | 3 |
| FCS 429 | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 494 and FCS 494I | 2/1 |
| Option Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.