The main objectives of the Consumer and Family Sciences program are (1) to enable students to contribute to the improvement and/or maintenance of the well-being of individuals, families and communities in Guam, the Western Pacific and the world; (2) to prepare students to assist family members and others in learning how to make sound decisions related to human, financial and material resources; (3) to prepare students for professional employment and advanced studies in the areas of Consumer and Family Sciences: clothing and textiles, food, nutrition and family resources.
BA Consumer and Family Sciences goals/objectives include the following:
GOAL 1: Acquire a knowledge base in clothing and textiles with the following objectives:
Goal 2: Acquire a knowledge base in housing and interior design with the following objectives:
Goal 3: Acquire a knowledge base in family resource management with the following objectives:
Goal 4: Acquire a knowledge base of the community context in which family functioning and development take place with the following objectives:
Goal 5: Acquire a knowledge base food, nutrition, and health with the following objectives:
Goal 6: Acquire professional skills with following objectives:
Goal 7: Apply knowledge and professional skills to address issues encountered in professional settings with the following objectives:
The student seeking a B.A. degree in Consumer and Family Sciences must earn 38 credit hours in the following Core courses. The CFS Core provides the student with learning experiences in clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, and youth/family issues.
|CF140||Scientific Principles of Food Preparation||4|
|*Nutrition and Health||3|
|CF309||Prevention Programming for Youth at Risk||3|
|CF325/325L||*Textiles (and Lab)||4|
|CF351||Consumer Economics Family Financial Management||3|
|CF430||Nutrition Throughout the Lifespan||3|
|ED201||Human Growth and Development||3|
|SO230||Marriage and the Family||3|
|CF491||Issues in Consumer and Family Sciences||3|
|CF498||Internship in Consumer and Family Sciences or|
|SW401||Community Service Learning||3|
|CF231||Nutrition & Health|
|Food Safety & Sanitation|
|CF389||Extension Programs & Planning|
|CF392||Lab Teaching Assistantship|
|CF402||Preschool Child Laboratory|
|CF490||Special Project in CFS|
|PE214||Community Health for Educators|
|SW313||Research Methods Health & Social Science|
|SW344||Aging: Myths & Realities|
|BA240||Management of Organizations|
|BA241||Human Resource Management|
|ED327||Home Economics Methods: Secondary|
|ED403||Foundations of Education|
The student must complete additional electives of their choice in order to meet the University’s total credit hour requirement of 124 credit hours, of which 40 credits must be upper-division.
*Meets General Education Requirements
A minor in Consumer and Family Sciences requires completion of a minimum of 21 semester hours to include the 12 credits of core requirements and 9 credits in one of the special subject areas listed below.
Consumer and Family Sciences Core Requirements (12 credit hours): CF120, *CF230, CF315, CF450 - Prerequisite: BA110 or consent of Instructor.
Select one of the special subject areas below to complete a minor in Consumer and Family Sciences:
|BI158/158L||4||or consent of instructor. (BI225 recommended)|
|CF351||3||BA110 or consent of instructor.|
|CF/ED402/402L||4||ED201 or ED251 or consent of instructor|
|CF450||4||BA110 and PY101 or SO101 or consent of instructor|
*Meets General Education Requirements
Students majoring in Education may choose Consumer and Family Sciences for one of their Secondary teaching specialty areas: Option B (See Major in Secondary Education, School of Education).
Option B: Required Courses (12 credits): CF120, CF230, CF315, CF450.
Electives (18 CF credits): At least 9 credits must be in upper division courses.
Students majoring in areas other than education may find one of the Consumer and Family Sciences special study areas complement their chosen major and are encouraged to investigate these alternatives in planning their programs.