Teacher Certification Options
Students may pursue teacher certification while obtaining the Bachelor's Degree in Human Development through completion of additional courses outside the Department of Human Development. Two Washington State Teaching Certificates are possible: Family & Consumer Sciences and Early Childhood Education.
Students who pursue a teaching certificate through the department of Human Development complete a core of courses similar to that required of all Human Development majors. In addition these students complete courses in educational methods. This combination offers students a rich knowledge of human development and family interactions along with professional certification. Currently, teachers holding certification in Family & Consumer Sciences and Early Childhood Education are in high demand in the state of Washington.
Early Childhood Education
(Preschool-Grade 3 and Kindergarten-Grade 8)
Students can be certified to teach young children in the public schools by completing course work in child development and early childhood education in the department of Human Development. For certification, students also complete extensive course work in the department of Teaching and Learning, with supporting courses in the departments of Math, Fine Arts, and Music. Upon completion of this program, graduates are eligible for two state of Washington credentials: preschool through third grade and kindergarten through eighth grade.
Additional information is available on our P-3 Certificate Program.
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
(Grades 5-12)
This program meets the requirements for teacher certification in family and consumer sciences education for grades five through twelve. The focus of the program is family and human development; students complete the majority of their coursework in the department of Human Development. In addition, students seeking this certification complete supporting courses in the departments of Teaching and Learning, Educational Psychology, Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Apparel, Merchandising, Design, & Textiles.
| Required: (50 cr.) | ||
| FSHN 120 | Food Preparation | 3 cr |
| FSHN 121 | Food Preparation Lab | 1 cr |
| FSHN 130 | Nutrition for Living | 3 cr |
| HD 201 | Prenatal Through age 8 | 3 cr |
| HD 202 | Middle Childhood Through Adolescence | 3 cr |
| HD 203 | Adulthood Through Older Years | 3 cr |
| HD 204 | Family Systems: Understanding Family Interaction | 3 cr |
| HD 302 [M] | Parent-Child Relationships | 3 cr |
| HD 320 | Resource Management and Problem Solving | 3 cr |
| HD 350 [M] | Diversity in Contemporary Families | 3 cr |
| HD 406 | Work and Family | 3 cr |
| HD 407 | Directed Teaching, Agriculture and Home Economics | 8 cr |
| HD 408 | Advanced Adolescent Development | 3 cr |
| HD 409 | Current Consumer Issues | 3 cr |
| HD 410 [M] | Public Policy Issues Impacting Families and Individuals | 3 cr |
| HD 479 | Program Planning for Family and Consumer Sciences | 3 cr |
| HD 480 | Instructional Strategies | 3 cr |
| AG ED 440 | 2 cr | |
| Choose two of the following: (6 cr total) | ||
| AMT 215, 216, 417 | ||
| Teacher Preparation Requirements | ||
| Engl 201 | 3 cr | |
| EDPSY 402 | 2 cr | |
| PSYCH 105 | 3 cr | |
| T & L 300 | 1 cr | |
| T & L 301 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 302 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 303 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 317/318 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 328 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 400 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 404 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 415 | 8 cr | |
| T & L 445 | 2 cr | |
| T & L 478 | 2 cr | |
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