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This area is in the School of Health Sciences and Wellness within the College Professional Studies.

Family and Consumer Sciences

Ideal for you if you are interested in helping individuals and families using a family lens. Typical graduates pursue a wide variety of careers helping children, youth, and families in community agencies and settings, including child life specialist. With additional graduate education, you can further broaden your options such as working in student affairs or as a marriage and family therapist (MFT).

Graduate Programs

Family and Consumer Sciences Teaching Graduate Certification

Susan Turgeson, Professor, FCS Certified Teacher Education Program Director
Office: Room 302, College of Professional Studies
Phone: 715-346-2263
Email: sturgeso@uwsp.edu

The Graduate Teaching Certification in Family and Consumer Sciences provides opportunities for licensed teachers to add a new license in the area of family and consumer sciences (FCS). In addition, people who hold a non-teaching bachelor’s degree can gain coursework for initial teacher licensure in FCS, in a condensed format. Pre-licensure students may need to take requisite undergraduate courses to qualify for the FCS graduate licensure program. See additional information about this program at www.uwsp.edu/health/Pages/graduate/FCS-certification.aspx.