Family and Consumer Sciences | Child/Family Studies

Faculty Expertise

The faculty serving on Instructional Councils are best positioned to provide consistent, expert evaluation of faculty coursework and credentials so as to determine relevance within a specific teaching field. Therefore, Human Resources, Department/Division Chairs, Deans, VPAAs, and other stakeholders must coordinate with the relevant Instructional Councils to determine if the established minimum qualifications are met by candidates for Faculty (Residential, Adjunct, or Dual Enrollment) positions.

Academic

A graduate degree is required. A faculty may qualify with any of the following:

  • Master’s degree or higher in the teaching field OR
  • Master’s degree or higher in any field with 18 graduate credit hours
Instructional Council (IC)
Family and Consumer Sciences
Faculty Service Area (FSA)
Child/Family Studies
Subjects
CFS
The following disciplines meet the requirements to teach in this field:

Early Childhood Education, Human Development, Child and Family Studies, Child Development, Child Care, Home Economics, Early Childhood Special Education,
Elementary Education with emphasis in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education with an Early Childhood Endorsement, Curriculum and Instruction: Early
Childhood Education, Family Consumer Science, All Education, Career and Technical Education Degree in Education

Course Subjects

Human Development HD, Early Childhood Education ECE, Early Childhood Development ECD, Child and Family Studies CFS, HEC, HE, EDU, Child Development
Education CDE, Human Development Education HDE, Infant Toddler Development lTD, Child Studies and Early Education CSEE, Family Consumer Science FCS

Course Titles and Keywords

Early Childhood Education, Human Development, Child & Family Studies, Child Development, Child Care, Home Economics, Early Childhood Special Education,
Elementary Education with emphasis in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education with an Early Childhood Endorsement, Curriculum and Instruction: Early
Childhood Education, Child Studies and Early Education, Infant-Toddler Development