Welcome, Great Plains IDEA Students!
Program/Courses Leading to Teacher Licensure in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)
Distance Education Students:
Colorado State University participates in the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (Great Plains IDEA) which provides a clearing house of courses that may contribute to coursework for FCS teacher licensure. (Note: Teacher licensure/certification requirements vary by state, so the first step toward licensure/certification is to contact an FCS teacher training institution in the state where you want to teach.) To take a CSU course that may fulfill requirements from another state, follow the instructions at the following website: http://www.gpidea.org/prospective/TeacherCertification.html or search the Great Plains IDEA course catalog : http://search.gpidea.org/cgi-bin/dropdownSearch.cgi. Courses taken from other institutions through Great Plains IDEA are considered transfer courses and should be preapproved by a CSU advisor.
Students Interested in Obtaining a Degree or Licensure from Colorado State University:
In order to get licensed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences in Colorado, students should contact the FCS teacher educator at Colorado State University for information regarding becoming licensed.
Colorado State University is the only 4 year land-grant institution of higher education in Colorado offering a degree program and licensure which prepares students to meet the requirements for the Colorado Secondary Provisional Teaching License with an endorsement in Family and Consumer Sciences. The Colorado State University FCS education program also leads to teaching opportunities in non-formal settings such as cooperative extension, trade associations, textbook companies, curriculum centers, youth ministry, Peace Corps, and/or AmeriCorps. The degree/licensure prepares students for numerous career opportunities not listed above. Visit http://www.fcs.cahs.colostate.edu/ for more information about the CSU FCS program and career opportunities.
For questions about the program at Colorado State University, contact:Dr. Dawn Mallette, Coordinator
203 Education
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Office: 970-491-5319
Fax: 970-491-7204
Email: dawnm@cahs.colostate.edu
Degree Programs
Seeking licensure to teach Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)?
There are several routes you can take to become licensed:
- Do you have a high school diploma or community college credits and want to become a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher?
Click here for the undergraduate program leading to teacher licensure. - Do you have a bachelor's degree but want to become licensed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences in Colorado?
Click here for information on the post-baccalaureate program in Family and Consumer Sciences. - Are you licensed in another subject matter area, and you want to be endorsed to teach Family and Consumer Sciences?
Click here for information regarding a second endorsment in Family and Consumer Sciences.
FCS Course Checklist
Click here for the Licensure Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCS) Checklist.