Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences (B.S.F.C.S.) Major in Human Development and Family Sciences

Human Development and Family Sciences majors are prepared for careers that address the needs of families and individuals across the lifespan, including child life specialist, early childhood intervention, early childhood educators, activity coordinators at assisted living centers and children's museums, parent educators, child protective services, foster care and adoption programs and other family or human services agencies (nonprofit, fait-based, secular). Students may choose courses focused on a particular Career Interests including, Child Services and Administration (non-profit programs and agencies), Child Life (hospital settings), early childhood educators, pre-Marriage and Family Therapy (graduate school), or Research and Analytics (graduate school). Students may seek high school teacher certification. As a condition for participation in required courses that necessitate either observation or participation at the campus Child Development Center, students must undergo a criminal background check and provide verification of an annual TB test.

First-time college applicants are required to graduate or have graduated from a foreign secondary school with an academic profile equivalent to that of a U.S. high school curriculum.
Graduate with the equivalent of a U.S. high school diploma.

When reviewing your application, Texas State will consider your high school curriculum, admission essay(s), extracurricular involvement, leadership, community service, work experience, quality and competitive level of courses taken and grades earned, in addition to other factors presented in your application.

We strongly encourage anyone who is not offered freshman admission to attend another college, complete 30 hours of transferable credit with a minimum GPA of a 2.25, and apply for transfer admission.

IELTS (academic) - overall scores required 6.5 and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
TOEFL iBT - overall scores 78