Family and Consumer Sciences

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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5322 USA
(269) 387-3704

Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education

This program is offered in-person.

This program offers an Accelerated Graduate Degree Program.

Are you interested in helping youth learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices? This major prepares students to teach family and consumer sciences curriculum at the middle or high school level.

Family and consumer sciences teachers are in high demand across the country. Most of the recent graduates in this major have secured teaching positions in the State of Michigan before graduating or immediately upon graduation. The FCS teacher shortage is expected to grow in the coming years.

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100% of WFED graduates were employed or continuing education within 3 months of graduation.

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Michigan school principles ranked 99% of new teachers prepared at WMU as "effective" or "highly effective".

Real-world

Students in this program complete a pre-internship and an internship in the field before graduating.

Variety

Largest selection of career and technical educational course offerings in the state of Michigan.

Additional information

Accreditation: The family and consumer sciences teacher education major is an approved State Board of Education and Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) teacher education program.

Certification: This degree program leads to a State of Michigan Standard Certificate, which can include a Standard CTE Vocational Certificate.

  • Culinary Arts
  • Life Skills
  • Child Care
  • Nutrition
  • Parenting
  • Health
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Personal Finance
  • Interior Design

Many teachers within this teaching area advise Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) such as FCCLA.

Graduates without a vocational endorsement typically teach woodshop/drafting in a traditional middle or high school setting.

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