EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE IN FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
University of Connecticut
Southington High School Family and Consumer Sciences Department, in conjunction with the University of Connecticut, offers HDFS 1070 Individual and Family Development. This course is a prerequisite for all Education, Nursing, and Family Studies majors at the University of Connecticut. Students who take UCONN Individual & Family Development and pass with a C or better and maintain a B+ average in all academic courses, can earn 3 credits through the University of Connecticut School of Family Studies. Students who take UCONN Medical Terminology and pass with a C or better and maintain a B+ average in all academic courses, can earn 1 credit through the University of Connecticut Department of Allied Health Sciences. If interested, please contact the Family and Consumer Sciences department leader or your counselor for further details. There is an application process through the University of Connecticut to earn these credits. The application deadline is in June of the junior year.
Tunxis Community College
Family and Consumer Sciences allow students to earn college credit from Tunxis Community College while completing high school classes. Students who are interested in pursuing a career in the area of early childhood and/ or education of should discuss this with their counselor prior to the start of their junior year in high school. Acceptable grades in qualified Math, English, Science, and Applied Education courses must be part of the students' last two years of high school. An application is filled out within the applied education course. To be eligible to receive this credit, students must complete CHILD DEVELOPMENT LAB and INTRO TO TEACHING with a grade of C or higher. Both courses must appear on the high school transcript.
