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Family and Consumer Sciences, Minor
Life Skills and Certification Opportunities
Adding the Family and Consumer Sciences Minor to your degree will provide you with a taste of what it means to teach Family and Consumer Sciences. For all majors, this program will give you experience in culinary, textiles, nutrition, child development, and other lifelong skills. For education majors, it can also serve as a gateway to additional certification once you obtain your initial teaching certificate.
Student Involvement
As a student of Family Consumer Sciences, you will have multiple opportunities to be involved both on and off campus, including:
- American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
- Missouri State Teachers Association (MSTA)
FCS Workshops
New This Year: FCS Teacher Workshops!
Career Pathways for the Teaching Profession
- October 10 & 11
- Jefferson City @ Best Western
Fashion: Sustainability and Branding with Technology
- November 1
- Warrensburg @ UCM
Cooking Gluten-Free: Why and How
- November 2
- Warrensburg @ UCM
Sew with Confidence: Learning the Basics for YOUR Classroom
- April 9 & 10
- Warrensburg @ UCM
Career Pathways for the Teaching Profession
- May 19 & 20
- Jefferson City @ Best Western
Registration information coming soon, watch this space!
Accreditations
UCM is the longest continuously CAEP accredited public institution in Missouri
The Family Consumer Sciences program at UCM is nationally accredited by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
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