| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Adult Living |
1 |
|
|
5600 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for 11-12 grade
students designed to empower students
to take action for the well-being
of themselves and others as they
effectively manage the roles and
responsibilities created by family,
career, and community interactions.
Focusing on the young adult, content
includes skills and knowledge to
enable students to maintain an optimum
living environment by making responsible
young adult decisions. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Career Connections |
1/2 |
Interpersonal Communications
recommended |
|
5620 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-half unit course for students
in grades 11-12 designed to provide
students with an understanding of
how to plan for and manage careers
in a continuously changing workplace.
Units of study include strategies
for engaging in life-long learning,
addressing the continuous process
of learning new skills, adapting
decision-making and problem-solving
skills to changing conditions, managing
work and family responsibilities,
and working with diverse populations.
With the recognized relationship
between family functioning and work
productivity, the family/work connection
is emphasized in the content of
this course. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Child Development |
1 |
|
|
5601 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to prepare
students to understand the physical,
social, emotional and intellectual
growth and development of children.
Emphasis is on helping students
create an environment for children
that will promote optimum development. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Consumer
Economics |
1 |
|
|
5602 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to prepare
students to understand the United
States economic system and how it
affects individuals as consumers,
producers, and citizens. Students
will integrate knowledge, skills,
and practices required for management
of resources in a technologically
expanding global economy. Consumer
practices and responsibilities are
investigated and skills in planning
for financial security are included.
Core skills in decision making,
problem solving, critical thinking,
goal setting, management of multiple
roles, and using technology are
integrated into course content. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Family and
Consumer Sciences |
1 |
|
|
5603 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit comprehensive course for
students in grades 9-10 designed
to develop the core knowledge and
skills needed to strengthen the
quality of individual and family
life. Units include leadership,
human development, family and parenting
education, consumer economics and
resource management, housing and
living environments, nutrition and
foods, textiles and apparel, and
career preparation. Critical skills
in decision making, problem solving,
critical thinking, technology, work
and family management, and workplace
readiness are reinforced through
authentic experiences. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Family and
Parenting Education |
1 |
|
|
5606 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 which emphasizes the
significance of the family as a
basic unit of society and its impact
on the well-being of individuals
and society. The major focus of
the course is preparation for marriage,
parenthood, and the responsibilities
for successful management of family
life. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Housing and
Interior Design |
1 |
|
|
5607 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to prepare
students to understand the influences
affecting housing decisions. Units
include the social/ psychological
aspects of housing, consumer aspects,
housing trends and issues, application
of design principles to the living
environment, home furnishings and
equipment, home care and maintenance,
and exploration in related occupations/
careers. Emphasis is on using available
resources effectively to meet individual
and housing needs. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Interpersonal
Communications |
1/2 |
|
|
5608 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-half unit course for students
in grades 10-12 designed to focus
on communication within the areas
of personal life, family life, community,
and workplace. Communication skills
and core skills in decision-making,
problem- solving, critical and creative
thinking, technology, and workplace
readiness are emphasized. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Nutrition
and Foods |
1 |
Physical Science or Biology
recommended |
|
5609 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to provide
learning's in the significance of
food, principles of nutrition, and
the relationship of nutrition to
health and well-being. Emphasis
is on developing skills in the selection,
preparation, storing, and serving
of food, meal management to meet
individual and family nutrition
needs across the life span, and
optimal use of food resources. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Nutrition
Science |
1 |
|
|
5615 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to relate
scientific concepts and processes
to practical applications in nutrition.
Nutrition Science focuses on the
science of production, processing,
preparation, evaluation, and utilization
of food. Students use scientific
methods in laboratory experiments
to facilitate the understanding
of the human body, nutrition, and
science. Nutrition Science satisfies
one credit of life science or one
credit of physical science. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Teen Parenting |
1 - 3 max |
|
|
5690 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
course for students in grades 9-12
designed to develop parenting skills
and knowledge, build self-esteem
and decision-making skills, and
increase awareness of adult/parent
responsibilities in progressing
toward economic independence. A
childcare laboratory serving the
children of student parents is a
component of the program. The student
parent is required to take this
course if their child is enrolled
in the daycare program. Students
may earn one credit each term (a
maximum of 3 units if student does
not have a child enrolled). Course
offered only at schools with onsite
childcare component. |
| Course Title |
Credits |
Pre-requisites |
Concurrent/s |
Course Code |
| Textiles
and Apparel |
1 |
|
|
5612 |
| Description: |
|
|
|
|
| A
one-unit course for students in
grades 10-12 designed to prepare
students to understand the social,
psychological, and physiological
aspects of textile and apparel products.
Instruction in how to select, produce,
maintain, and alter textile and
apparel products and the effect
of consumer choices on the needs
of the individual and family are
included in the course of study. |
