Welcome to Family and Consumer Sciences

Degrees and Programs

The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences offers courses of study in these areas:

Undergraduate Programs

 

As we have seen in the news, public awareness of the importance of early childhood education is growing. Are you interested in playing a larger role in the early education field? Earn your North Carolina teaching license and a bachelor's degree in Birth-Kindergarten education through Appalachian State University's Distance education program! As we plan for upcoming programs, we would like to know when, where and in what format you would like to pursue this degree. Please visit surveyshare.com/s/AQAW26A to complete a short survey letting us know your preferences. Find program information at distance.appstate.edu/ug-programs/16 or contact our office at 800-355-4084.

 

 

Graduate Programs

Important Information--Please Read First

Applications for a Masters Degree in Birth to Kindergarten to begin in Fall 2012 are currently open. The program will be presented in a "hybrid" format, with approximately two meetings per month at the Appalachian Hickory Center and additional work completed online. For additional information about program format, contact Lisa Freeman at freemanlh@appstate.edu. Go to the Graduate School web site http://www.graduate.appstate.edu/admissions/applying/index.html to begin the application process.