Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Education
This program is offered in-person.
This program offers an Accelerated Graduate Degree Program.
Are you interested in helping youth learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices? This major prepares students to teach family and consumer sciences curriculum at the middle or high school level.
Family and consumer sciences teachers are in high demand across the country. Most of the recent graduates in this major have secured teaching positions in the State of 麻豆传媒应用 before graduating or immediately upon graduation. The FCS teacher shortage is expected to grow in the coming years.
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100% of WFED graduates were employed or continuing education within 3 months of graduation.
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麻豆传媒应用 school principles ranked 99% of new teachers prepared at WMU as "effective" or "highly effective".
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Students in this program complete a pre-internship and an internship in the field before graduating.
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Largest selection of career and technical educational course offerings in the state of 麻豆传媒应用.
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Study abroad
Students are encouraged to pursue additional educational opportunities through one of many study abroad options offered by the HPHE department or WMU in general.
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