🔎 Not Sure What to Minor In?
If you’re still deciding on a minor, Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) offers a flexible, hands-on option that fits with almost any major. Whether you’re drawn to health, design, advocacy, or real-world life skills, an FCS minor helps you grow personally and professionally, while making a difference.
Eighteen (18) hours of family and consumer sciences, nutrition, or interior design courses, 3 hours of which must be upper-division (3000-4000 level), may be selected from various areas of Nutrition, Family & Consumer Sciences, or Interior Design and approved by the department chair.
The minor is offered for students who desire family and consumer sciences for cultural and personal value or to support work for a related major. Here are a few ideas to complete a minor in FCS.
🌐 Broad FCS / Generalist – Looking for a well-rounded option? Mix and match courses across FCS areas to build a strong foundation in family health, relationships, and life skills.
Courses may include:
- NUTR 1300 – Foundations of Nutrition
- FACS 2341 – Lifespan Development
- FACS 3311 – Resource Management
- FACS 3372 – Personal & Family Finance
- FACS 3318 – Parenting Issues
- FACS 4316 – Women in Poverty or NUTR 3350 – Community Nutrition
🥗 Nutrition & Food Science – Learn how food impacts health, wellness, and communities—from the inside out. Great for students interested in healthcare, wellness coaching, or food systems.
Courses may include:
- NUTR 1300 – Foundations of Nutrition
- NUTR 2311 – Meal Management
- NUTR 3310 – Food Science
- NUTR 3350 – Community Nutrition
- NUTR 3370 – Lifecycle Nutrition I
- NUTR 4395 – Nutrition Contemporary Issues
👗 Textiles, Clothing, and Design – Unleash your creativity through fashion, interior design, and consumer trends. Perfect for those interested in art, business, or digital design.
Courses may include:
- FACS 1370 – Interior & Apparel Construction I
- FACS 3302 – Housing & Interior Design for FCS
- FACS 3359 – Business of Embroidery & Textiles
- FACS 3360 – Consumer Problems in Clothing
- FACS 3361 – Interior & Apparel Construction II
- IDSN 2330 – Digital Design
💸 FCS & Consumer Education – Learn how to manage money, resources, and time for success in life and work. Excellent for students interested in business, education, or financial advising.
Courses may include:
- FACS 3311 – Resource Management
- FACS 3372 – Personal & Family Finance
- FACS 4316 – Women in Poverty
- FACS 4317 – Advanced Personal & Family Finance
- NUTR 4301 – Research in FCS
- FACS 3360 – Consumer Problems in Clothing or FACS 3391 – Aging & the Family
🧒 Family & Advocacy – Be a voice for vulnerable populations through education, advocacy, and support. Ideal for careers in social work, child services, or nonprofit work, as well as Nursing or Criminal Justice majors.
Courses may include:
- FACS 1303 – Foundation of Child Advocacy
- FACS 3303 – Child Abuse: Prevention & Response
- FACS 3313 – Child Abuse: Responding to the Survivor
- FACS 3391 – Aging & the Family
- FACS 4316 – Women in Poverty
- FACS 2351 – Family Relations
✨ Why Choose an FCS Minor?
- Build real-life skills in health, finance, relationships, and advocacy
- Explore hands-on courses in nutrition, design, or social issues
- Choose from multiple tracks or mix areas as a generalist
- Enhance majors in health, education, business, or human services
- Make a difference in families, schools, and communities
- Gain a practical, people-focused perspective for any career path
Have questions or ready to get started?
Contact our NFS department today to learn how this minor can fit your major and future goals.
Eighteen (18) hours of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) are required for a minor and may be selected from any area of FACS and approved by the department chair. At least three hours must be upper division credit hours. The student may choose to concentrate the hours in any one emphasis area, however, ALL PREREQUISITES MUST be completed PRIOR to enrolling in each course. A MINIMUM of 2.00 GPA in all FACS courses is required for completion of the FACS minor.