Family and Consumer Sciences, Foods and Nutrition Specialization with Institutional Management Concentration, B.S.

1. 128 semester hours:

Complete a minimum of 128 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU.

2. General Education Requirement:

Freshman and sophomore years: complete the General Education Curriculum  (GEC) Program. 

3. Non-departmental requirements:

Complete the following: 

• ECON 2200 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• ECON 2100 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

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• ACCT 2400 - Principles of Accounting I (3)
• ACCT 2500 - Principles of Accounting II (3)
• FIN 3200 - Principles of Finance (3)
• MGT 3000 - Organization and Management (3)
• MGT 3700 - Organizational Behavior (3)

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• MGT 4510 - Human Resource Management (3) or
• HADM 3800 - Human Resources Management (3)

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• PSY 2100 - General Psychology (3)

4. Computer Elective:

One course from

• FCSC 2150 - Computer Applications in Consumer and Family Oriented Careers (3)
• CIS 1100 - Business Computer Applications (2)
• COMP 4500
• PADM 3130 - Computer Applications to Public Administration Problems I (3)

5. Departmental required courses:

• CLTX 2420 - Clothing and People (3)
• FCSC 1000 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences (3)
• FCSC 4200 - Family and Social Systems (3)
• FCSC 4900 - Senior Seminar in Human Sciences (3)

6. Institutional Management required courses:

• FOOD 2200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition (3)
• FOOD 2210 - Sanitation and Safety (2)
• FOOD 2310 - Food Selection, Preparation, and Meal Management (3)
• FOOD 2320 - Intermediate Nutrition (3)
• FOOD 2340 - Intermediate Meal Management (4)
• FOOD 3410 - Food Science and Experimental Foods (3)
• FOOD 3510 - Institutional and Quantity Food Purchasing (3)
• FOOD 3520 - Institutional Management and Organization (3)
• FOOD 4620 - Selected Topics in Nutrition (2)
• FOOD 4670 - Nutrition Education (3)
• FOOD 4671 - Community Nutrition (3)
• FOOD 4700 - Quantity Food Production and Service (3)
• FOOD 4710 - Food Service Management Practicum (3 to 6)
• FOOD 4800 - Food Service Planning: Layout and Equipment (3)
• 6 credit hours of food/management/ hospitality electives

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Junior Year

Senior Year

Total Minimum Credit Hours: 128

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Students must pass a specialty area competency exam