家庭和消费者科学教育直接满足青年，家庭和消费者的需求。为了帮助塑造未来，家庭科学和消费科学的教师会影响个人生活，家庭健康和社会福利。教育集中化的使命是教授和建模最佳教育实践，以使新兴的教师成为学习者，合作者和领导者。家庭和消费者科学许可计划包括通识教育课程，主题课程和教师预备课程。
Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) directly addresses the needs of youth, families, and consumers. Helping to shape the future, FCS teachers impact the lives of individuals, the health of families, and the welfare of society.<br><br>The mission of the Family and Consumer Sciences Education concentration is to teach and model best educational practices to prepare emerging teachers as learners, collaborators, and leaders. This concentration is a licensure program that prepares students to teach family and consumer sciences subject matter in middle and high school classrooms. The program includes general education courses, subject matter courses, and teacher preparation courses.<br><br>Students apply for the licensure program in their junior year, and participate in practicum experiences working closely with classroom teachers and students in area schools. Throughout the phases of the licensure program, teacher candidates are placed in a middle school and in a high school, where they apply professional knowledge and refine their instructional skills. While student teaching, they work closely with a FCS mentor teacher(s) and a university coach.