A career track leading to certification/licensure to teach family and consumer sciences (FCS) in secondary schools.
Program Information
This program is made possible through a partnership agreement with UW Family and Consumer Sciences, Colorado State University (CSU) Family and Consumer Sciences program and the CSU Center for Educator Preparation. While meeting the requirements for the Human Development and Family Sciences concentration, students will use electives from other FCS concentrations to prepare them to teach family and consumer sciences in middle or secondary schools. By participating in this partnership, students earn dual bachelor's degrees - one from UW and one from CSU. Students must earn a minimum of 154 credit hours between the two programs (minimum of 120 at UW and a minimum of 34 at CSU) in order to be awarded a degree from each institution. Additional semesters will be necessary to fulfill the requirements of both degrees.
Students must meet all entry requirements at UW and CSU. The CSU licensure program requires students to earn a C or above in all content courses and teacher licensing courses, and a passing score on the appropriate licensing exam. Therefore, a grade of C or above must be earned in all UW courses and an overall 2.750 GPA be maintained for transfer to CSU to fulfill their program requirements. Upon completion of the UW portion, students will then take the remaining courses needed to meet Wyoming and Colorado certification/ licensure requirements at CSU in Ft. Collins, Colorado. In their last semester, if they so choose, Wyoming students may complete their student teaching requirements in a Wyoming FCS school classroom with supervision by a licensed FCS teacher educator. In addition to earning dual degrees, students meet the requirements to apply for certification/licensure in Wyoming and in Colorado. Both licenses are reciprocal in many other states.