FCS Education Majors teach learners, parents, and other educational professionals by instructing, consulting, and training in the formal and informal classroom.  Students with this degree may teach in the secondary FCS department; teach adults; or work in Cooperative Extension, in retail training departments, and in other corporations with training and public relations departments.

Students who choose the FCS Education major can meet Illinois certification requirements for teaching FCS in junior and senior high schools.   Graduates receiving certification have found employment in public schools throughout the United States.

A minimum of 38 semester hours in FCS is required, including the FCS core (required courses and four-year plan).  Student teaching (ETE 499) fulfills the professional work experience requirement.  As in any good program, revisions are being made continually; student should consult the Teacher Education Department Chair about current program requirements.

Secondary teacher candidates should refer to the teacher education department for requirements in professional education courses for secondary education.  Candidates will have an advisor in both Family and Consumer Sciences and in Department of Teacher Education.