Program Description
Family and Consumer Science Graduate Certification
This innovative program is designed to prepare students to teach FCS in grades 6-12 and has been created in response to the low supply and high demand for FCS teachers in the State of Wisconsin. Those new to the teaching profession will find that over 95% of UWSP FCS graduates are offered and accept jobs. In addition, many school districts have found it necessary to seek emergency licenses to fill vacancies or ask teachers in other disciplines to gain a second licensure in FCS. If you would like to add the FCS license this program is for you.
For more information about our program contact Marsha Larson at malarson@uwsp.edu
The program will provide the opportunity for:
- Licensed teachers to gain certification in Family and Consumer Sciences.
- Licensed teachers to move forward in their PDP while attaining an additional certification.
- Participants to dovetail required credits with our existing Master’s programs in Education (MSE) and Human and Community Resources (MSHCR)
- Individuals who hold a non-teaching bachelors degree to gain coursework for FCS teacher licensure, in a condensed format, while completing additional requirements for an initial teaching license. For additional requirements needed by a non-teaching bachelors degree holders interested in this program click here.
- School districts to fill FCS vacancies internally through re-training in the FCS content area.
Program Details
The program consists of 22-25 credits that can be applied toward progress on one of UWSP’s existing master’s degree programs in Human & Community Resources and Education.
Participating students will work in cohort setting. However they may join the program during the course of the first 12 months. Courses are offered in non-traditional formats, on-line, face-to-face and hybrid, to accommodate practicing professionals. The program can be completed in 18 months.
Program Completion
Licensure in Family and Consumer Sciences is available to individuals who have met the following criteria:
- Possess an undergraduate degree and teaching certification in a discipline other than FCS education or has completed requisite undergraduate courses* necessary to qualify for licensure.
- Complete all required courses as outlined in the program description.
- Meet minimum overall GPA of 3.0.
- Obtain a passing score of 590 or higher on the FCS Praxis II – “Family and Consumer Sciences” test #0120.