Nov 23, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Consumer Affairs, B.A.

The Consumer Affairs major focuses on how businesses, government agencies, and community organizations interact with families and consumers. The degree in Consumer Affairs is 35 units. Students must complete 120 units to obtain their bachelor’s degree.

Requirements

Take one of the following support courses (3 units):

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

Take one of the following support courses (3 units):

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 (3 or 4 units):

HDEV 190 - Elementary Statistics (4 units)
PSY 110 - Introductory Statistics (4 units)
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 (20 units):

CAFF 299 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences (1 unit)
CAFF 223 - Personal and Family Financial Management (3 units)
or
CAFF 425 - Personal Financial Planning and Analysis (3 units)
CAFF 226 - Consumer Life Skills (3 units)
CAFF 228 - Housing in Global Perspective (3 units)
or
CAFF 322 - Family Housing and the Urban Community (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 major courses (6 units):

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 423 - Consumer Health (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 your 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 before 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 the approval of the Consumer Affairs Undergraduate Advisor.