Checklist for Licensure (Post Bachelor)
Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCS)
If you already hold a degree, the following checklist can be used to determine how the courses you have taken may meet the requirements for teacher licensure in Family and Consumer Sciences at Colorado State University . Approval of substitution courses is required by the Teacher Licensure office and a Family and Consumer Sciences advisor. Courses taken from other institutions will be considered transfer credits. *NOTE: In order to receive a degree and licensure from Colorado State University , a student must complete a minimum of 30 upper division credits from CSU (distance or on-campus) to fulfill the residency requirements. That said, 15 of the students last 30 credits for their degree must be completed on-campus at CSU.
Special Requirements
Required Course/Process |
Credits |
Potential Course Substitution/Information used to satisfy the requirement |
Credits |
Cumulative GPA of 2.75 |
XXXXX |
XXXXX |
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Completion of Post-bachelor application and requirements - admission to licensure program |
XXXXX |
XXXXX |
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Passing score on content exam (PLACE) |
XXXXX |
XXXXX |
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Documented work experience with school-age children (20 hrs) |
XXXXX |
XXXXX |
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Oral Proficiency – SPCC200 |
3 |
3 |
General or Comprehensive Education
Required Course/Process |
Credits |
Potential Course Substitution/Information used to satisfy the requirement |
Credits |
General education courses taken from an accredited institution |
XXXXX |
XXXXX |
|
Chemistry w/Lab – Prior to FN300/301 |
4 |
Pedagogy/Education Requirements
(Substitution approval needed from Teacher Licensure Office)
Required Course/Process |
Credits |
Potential Course Substitution/Information used to satisfy the requirement |
Credits |
EDCC275 - Schooling in the United States – Phase I - TL |
3 |
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ED340 - Literacy and the Learner – Phase I – TL |
3 |
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ED331 - Educational Technology and Assessment – Phase II - TL |
2 |
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ED350 - Instruction I: Individualization/Management – Phase II – TL |
3 |
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ED386 - Practicum – Instruction I – Phase II - TL |
1 |
||
ED450 - Instruction II: Standards, Assessment – Phase III - TL |
4 |
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ED486J - Practicum – Instruction II – Phase III - TL |
1 |
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VE451 - Methods/Materials in CFS Education – Phase II or III - TL |
4 |
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VE485 - Student Teaching – Phase IV - TL |
11 |
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VE492 - Seminar – Professional Relations – Phase IV - TL |
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Current First Aid Card |
Subject Matter/Content Requirements
(Substitutions approved by FCS advisor)
Required Course/Process |
Credits |
Potential Course Substitution/Information used to satisfy the requirement |
Credits |
CF179 - Intro – Family and Consumer Science – Early in program |
2 |
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CF479 - Colloquium – Family and Consumer Science – Semester before student teaching |
2 |
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DM272 - Consumers and the Marketplace |
3 |
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DM320 - Finance – Personal & Family |
3 |
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HD403 - Families in the Legal Environment |
3 |
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Economics Elective |
3 |
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AM101 - Fashion Industries |
3 |
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ID129 - Intro to Interior Design |
3 |
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FNCC150 - Survey of Human Nutrition – Prior to FN300/301 |
3 |
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FN300 - Food Principles & Application |
3 |
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FN301 - Food Principles & Application Lab |
2 |
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HDCC101 - Individual and Family Development – Prereq. For HD courses |
3 |
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HD302 - Marriage & Family Relationships |
3 |
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HD310 - Infancy & Child Development |
3 |
||
HD311 - Adolescence/Early Adult Development |
3 |
||
HD334 - Parenting Across the Lifespan |
3 |
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FCS Elective |
3 |
||
FCS Elective |
3 |
||
FCS Elective |
3 |
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TOTAL Content Credits |
45 |
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TOTAL for Program |
120-121 |