Family & Consumer Science

Grade:  11th, 12th

Length:  Semester

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE), WSU CHF 1500 3 credits

Fee:  WSU CE fee/ Textbook

Comments:  WSU Concurrent Credit 11,12 Course fulfills Social Science core college credit & Gen Ed requirement 

Description:  Explores Human Development through the lifespan. Focusing on several components of development starting at conception. 

Grade:  10th, 11th, 12th

Length:  Semester

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE)

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Description:  This course is an introduction to the Behavioral Health industry. Topics that will be introduced in this foundational level course include understanding self-concept, effective communication, healthy relationships, addictive behaviors, mental health disorders, and protective laws and rights of patients and practitioners. We will incorporate mindfulness and other types of activities.  

*This course is not designed for the student to diagnose themselves, friends, or family. It is an introduction to the behavioral health career field only.

Grade:  10th, 11th, 12th

Length:  Semester

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE)

Fee:  $20

Comments:  Must complete Child Development first

Description:  Course designed to teach students how to run and organize a child care or preschool facility. Potential Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. 

Grade:  10th, 11th, 12th

Length:  Semester 

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE),  WSU PS 1503 3 credits

Fee: $10, WSU CE fee

Description:  This course explores how fashion influences everyday life. Topics covered include: fashion fundamentals, elements and principles of design, textiles, consumerism, and fashion related careers, with an emphasis on personal application. This course will strengthen comprehension of concepts and standards outlined in (STEM) education. 

Grade:  11th, 12th

Length:  Semester 

Prerequisite:  Foods 1 & Culinary 1

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE)

Description:  This class is intended to be a Capstone course for students who have taken Foods, Prostart or Culinary Arts.  Students must have their food handlers permit to participate in this course.  Students will learn about yeast breads, pastries:  croissants, Danish, puff and pastry cream;  Cakes: tortes, fillings, sponge and cheesecake; Confectionary:  working with chocolate and marzipan and Cookies:  spritz, shortbread, macarons. Students will make some products that will be packaged and sold. 

Grade: 10th, 11th, 12th

Length: Semester

Credit: Career/Tech (CTE)

Fee: $10

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Description:  Course enables student to explore creativity in the field of interior design. Identification of the elements and principles of design are emphasized. 

Grade:  10,11,12

Length: Semester

Credit: Career/Tech (CTE)

Fee: $10, WSU CE fee

Comments: Must complete ID 1 & 2 in order to receive college credit

Description:  Course provides hands-on opportunity to further develop skills in interior design. Students will discuss furniture styles & architectural design. 

Grade:  11th, 12th

Length: Semester

Credit: Career/Tech (CTE), or Financial Literacy 

Description:  An all new course designed to teach about finances. This course teaches students about financial priorities and goals,  how to have financial health as an individual and family, money management strategies and goals for the individual and family,  the financial implications of relationship formation and dissolution, and explores careers in financial behavioral health and counseling.  

Grade: 11th, 12th

Length: Year

Credit:  Career/Tech (CTE), or Financial Literacy, WSU CHF 2400 3 Credit

Fee:  Textbook and WSU Fee

Comments: Diversity & Gen. Ed Requirement at WSU

Description:  New and Improved Adult Roles and Financial Literacy! This course fulfills a General Education Credit and a Diversity Credit at the university. This course will emphasize establishing and maintaining relationships and individual and family and financial priorities and goals. The course focuses on developing skills that build and maintain a healthy self-concept, effective communication skills and conflict resolution skills that establish and maintain healthy relationships for individuals, families, communities, marriages, peers and in chosen professions. Students will learn about financial priorities and goals, how to have financial health as an individual and family, money management strategies for the goals for the individual and family. Students will gain the information and skills to implement a life-long plan for financial success.  

Grade: 11th, 12th

Length: Semester

Credit: Career/Tech (CTE), WSU NUTR 1020 3 credits

Fee: WSU CE fee

Comments: WSU Life Science credit 11,12 

Description: Nutrition concurrent enrollment course studying human nutrition. Students will dive into their personal nutrition and will study how their current choices affect their future.