Graduate Programs

Thank you for your interest in the Family and Consumer Sciences Graduate Program. An on-line application is available on the Admissions Web site.

We offer work leading to a M.S. or M.A. degree. Students may choose one of the following options:

32-semester-hour program which includes a thesis
39 semester hour program of course work

The 32-hour program requires at least 15 semester hours numbered 400 and above and at least 16 hours in family and consumer sciences.

The 39-hour program requires at least 18 semester hours in courses numbered 400 or above and at least 20 hours in family and consumer sciences.

For both the 32-hour program and 39-hour program students must complete the following departmental core:

FCS 401 Theories and Contemporary Issues in Family and Consumer Sciences
FCS 445 Statistics in Applied Science and Technology
FCS 497 Introduction to Research Methodology

Admission Requirements:

Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework
The GRE exam with a preferred verbal score of 420
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of goals for seeking the degree

Child Life Specialty option application and admission requirements at Human Development & Family Resources link

Dietetic Internship option application and admission requirements at Food Nutrition & Dietetics link

Students who do not hold an undergraduate degree in family and consumer sciences must complete deficiency work determined by the graduate coordinator.