Family and Consumer Sciences, Consumer Affairs Option, B.A.

Take one of the following support courses:

• PSY 100 - General Psychology (3 units)
• SOC 100 - Principles of Sociology (3 units)

Take one of the following support courses:

• ECON 100 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 units)
• ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics (3 units)

Take one of the following support courses:

• SOC 170 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
• STAT 108 - Statistics for Everyday Life (3 units)
• STAT 118 - Introductory Business Statistics (3 units)

Take all of the following major courses:

• CAFF 299 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences (1 unit)
• CAFF 223 - Personal and Family Financial Management (3 units)
• CAFF 226 - Consumer Life Skills (3 units)
• CAFF 228 - Housing in Global Perspective (3 units)
• CAFF 321 - Family and Consumer Resource Management (3 units)
• CAFF 427 - Consumer Dynamics (3 units)
• CAFF 429 - Consumer Protection (3 units)
• CAFF 499 - Professionalism and Leadership in Family and Consumer Sciences (1 unit)

Take two of the following courses:

• CAFF 305 - What Happens in Vegas…Consumer Behavior and the Casino Gaming Industry (3 units)
• CAFF 307 - Crimes against Consumers (3 units)
• CAFF 309 - The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment (3 units)
• CAFF 322 - Family Housing and the Urban Community (3 units)
• CAFF 388 - Consumers vs. Technology: Who’s Winning? (3 units)
• CAFF 420 - Personal Finance for the Aging (3 units)
• CAFF 422 - Housing Policies: Public and Private (3 units)
• CAFF 425 - Personal Financial Planning and Analysis (3 units)
• CAFF 426 - Family Financial Problems (3 units)
• CAFF 492C - Internship in Consumer Affairs (3 units)

Note(s):

Each course on the student’s program planner must be completed with a grade of “C” or better. In addition, a course in which a grade lower than “C” is received must be retaken and successfully completed prior to enrolling in any course for which it is a prerequisite. A student receiving a grade lower than a “C” may proceed with other courses with approval of the Consumer Affairs Area Coordinator.