Ferris State > Bachelor's Degree Home Economics
This is a specialized vocational education program that prepares others for the important
responsibilities of a wage earning home economics related career. Service areas include
child and adult care and guidance, food management, family and consumer sciences,
and life management.
The wage earning home economics degree program prepares college students to teach
in high schools, vocational and occupational programs, area skill centers and community
colleges.
Two years of home economics work experience within the last six years is required
for the B.S. degree. Home economics students with at least one year, but less than
two, are required to complete a one semester home economics internship. A teaching
minor is required with some specialties.
College students graduating from the home economics degree program earn bachelor of
science degrees and may qualify for a Michigan Secondary Provisional Certificate with
a home economics vocational endorsement. Students of the home economics degree program
applying from this certificate are required to pass state-mandated Subject Matter
Exams in their selected teaching major and minor areas prior to a certification recommendation.
Because the service area of vocational education is expanding, there is a shortage
of qualified teachers in the home economics field. Graduates of the Home Economics
Education degree program are fully qualified for challenging and satisfying employment
in home economics education or the home economics industry.
With a strong background in both a specialty area of the home economics education
degree program and teaching, the Ferris State college graduate from the home economics
degree program can expect a high degree of success in the home economics education
job market.
College Transfer students transferring into the home economics degree program with
30 credit hours or more must possess a 2.0 cumulative GPA. College Students transferring
into the Home Economics Education program with completed majors or minors must have
the appropriate GPA as established by the home economics department. Consult the Home
Economics degree program description for other admission requirements.
Home Economics Students must have:
The wage earning home economics degree program leads to a bachelor of science degree through the School of Education, College of Education & Human Services. College graduates from the home economics degree program must complete all of Ferris State's general education, wage earning home economics, and education requirements. Professional education requirements include a semester of directed home economics student teaching. Consult the Home Economics degree program description for other graduation requirements.
College of Education & Human Services
Home Economics Major
Ferris State University
Bishop Hall Room 421
1349 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, Michigan MI (USA) 49307-2737
Phone: 231-591-5361
