Family and Consumer Sciences, M.S.

Program Overview

The Family and Consumer Sciences M.S. program includes a concentration in Human Development and Family Studies. This program is designed to prepare students to focus on the development of the individual across the human lifespan. With advanced instruction in human development and family studies, students gain knowledge of improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities through the study of a variety of topics including human growth and development across the lifespan, principles of leadership and supervision, changing family structures, program evaluation techniques, and curriculum and program planning. This concentration requires 36 graduate credits and offers a thesis and non-thesis (internship) option.

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Admission Requirements

The requirements for all applicants are as follows:

Online graduate admission application
$50 non-refundable application fee
Two letters of recommendation
Resume/CV
Official transcripts of all schools attended (if you earned your degree from a non-U.S. school, please see the international applicant requirements)
Statement of purpose/personal statement
The GRE is not required

Additional Requirements for International Applicants

Coursework – 36 Credit Hours

Professional Core (12 hours)

FCSG 5200 - Research Techniques (3 hours, Summer)

FCSG 5300 - Curriculum and Program Planning (3 hours, Spring)

FCSG 5700 - Program Evaluation Techniques (3 hours, Fall)

EDGR 5910 - Graduate-Level Statistics Course (e.g., EDGR 5910) (3 hours)

Concentration Courses (15 hours)

FCSG 5150 - Principles of Leadership and Supervision (3 hours, Spring)

FCSG 5400 - Child and Family Studies (3 hours, Spring)

FCSG 5430 - Human Growth and Development (3 hours, Spring)

FCSG 5500 - Div. and Transition in Family Structures (3 hours, Fall)

FCSG 5820 - Adult Years and Aging (3 hours, Fall)

Cognate/Electives (6 hours)

Cognate/Electives - Students are to take 6 hours of graduate-level elective courses.

Thesis Option (3 hours)

FCSG 5900 - Thesis (3 hours, Fall and Spring)

Non-Thesis Option/Internship (3 hours)

FCSG 5850 - Special Problems: Internship (3 hours; requires 420 contact hours, Fall and Spring)

Exit Requirements

A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
Successful completion of at least 36 credit hours
Successful completion of a written comprehensive exam
Successful completion of either a three-credit-hour thesis (FCSG 5900) or a three-credit-hour internship (FCSG 5850)
Pass an oral examination for the thesis or internship

Application Deadline Dates

U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents

Fall: July 1
Spring: November 1
Summer: No admission

International Applicants

Fall: April 1
Spring: September 1
Summer: No admission

Contact Us

Glass, Wykeshia

Associate Professor, Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Ed.

Curriculum and Instruction

H. M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education Building, Room 2098

[email protected]

919-530-6669

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How to Apply

All individuals who would like to apply to an NCCU graduate program (except the law program) must apply using the correct online graduate admission application.

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