Consumer and Family Sciences

Program: Transfer Program
School of Health Sciences

Neff Hall 330 ~ 260-481-6562

At IPFW, you may complete two years toward the Bachelor of Science offered by the School of Consumer and Family Sciences at the West Lafayette campus of Purdue University. Majors are in child development and family studies, dietetics, and retail management.

These degree programs must be completed at West Lafayette. IPFW also offers a B.S. and an A.S. in hospitality areas (see description later in this section).

The details of your general-education requirements and the courses in your field of specialization are determined by your selection of an option. For this information, you should obtain the Bulletin of the School of Consumer and Family Sciences. You must also consult the IPFW coordinator of consumer and family sciences to select the appropriate courses for your B.S. option.

At IPFW, you may complete the following courses required for all options:

IPFW General Education Requirements

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations

COM 114 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.
ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
(or equivalent)
ENG W233 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences

For most options, the following IPFW courses are recommended:

PSY 120 - Elementary Psychology Cr. 3.
SOC S161 - Principles of Sociology Cr. 3.

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 9

See the Consumer and Family Sciences Bulletin and the CFS coordinator for requirements for your option. For most options, the following IPFW course is recommended:

ECON E201 - Introduction to Microeconomics Cr. 3.

Note

The option you select may require additional credits in any of the three areas. You may fulfill many of the general-education requirements in all options at IPFW.