家庭科学计划可帮助学生发现，验证和应用有关家庭的知识。家庭科学专业的学生通过必修的现场经验课程和实习获得了宝贵的现实世界经验，并且毕业生可以通过全国家庭关系委员会作为家庭生活合格教育者而获得临时认证，从而认识到他们在十个家庭中的广泛能力相关的内容区域。他们准备解决社会问题，包括经济，教育，工作家庭问题，养育子女，性，性别，性别滥用，家庭暴力，失业，债务和在家庭范围内虐待儿童。毕业生可以在各种政府，非营利，宗教和私人机构工作。
The Family Science program helps students discover, verify, and apply knowledge about the family. Family Science students gain valuable real-world experience through a required field experience course and an internship, and graduates are able to receive provisional certification through the National Council on Family Relations as Certified Family Life Educators, recognizing their competence in a broad range of ten family-related content areas. They are prepared to address societal issues including economics, education, work-family issues, parenting, sexuality, gender, substance abuse, domestic violence, unemployment, debt, and child abuse within the context of the family. Graduates can work in a variety of governmental, non-profit, religious, and private agencies.