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Family and Consumer Sciences Education Major (B.S.E.)
Early Childhood Education and Care Concentration—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements]
The Family and Consumer Sciences early childhood education degree leads to licensing by the Ohio Department of Education, a license specific to career-technical education. Candidates complete specific content coursework in family and consumer sciences as well as early childhood education. Candidates must also complete specific occupational competencies either through work experience and/or an internship in early childhood. Candidates must also pass the Praxis Examination series and complete student teaching.
Food Management Production and Service Concentration—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements]
The Family and Consumer Sciences food management production and services degree leads to licensing by the Ohio Department of Education. This license is specific to career-technical education programs in food management production and services. Candidates are required to complete content-specific coursework in family and consumer sciences as well as food production management and services; complete specific occupational competencies either through work experience and/or an internship in food production management and services; and pass the Praxis Examination series and complete student teaching.
Work and Family Concentration—2009-2010 Roadmap [Degree Requirements]
The family and consumer sciences program leads to licensure by the Ohio Department of Education. Licenses are available in Work and Family, Early Childhood Education and Food Management/Production. Each license requires content coursework in family and consumer sciences, professional education and career-technical teacher education including student teaching. Students must pass the Praxis series of examinations to become fully licensed. Licenses in early childhood education and food management/production also require specific work experience in the respective area.