Child and Youth Studies (B.S.)
Website: https://www.fgcu.edu/coe/programs/undergraduateprograms/childandyouthstudies-bs.aspx
The Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Child and Youth Studies program is designed to prepare graduates with a fundamental understanding of education in society. The Education Studies concentration prepares graduates who may decide to pursue teaching in childcare or other educational settings by providing them with the fundamentals of teaching and learning. The Community Engagement Concentration prepares graduates for leadership roles in informal learning environments such as youth organizations, museums, non-profit organizations, parks and recreation, and other community destinations. This program does not lead to a state of Florida teaching certificate.
Concentrations
- Community Engagement Concentration
- Education Studies Concentration
Program Progression and Additional Graduation Requirements
Degree-seeking students are classified as pre-majors prior to formal transition into a College of Education (COE) major. In order to transition from a COE pre-major to a major, students must (a) earn an overall GPA of 2.0 on all credits attempted, and (b) see an academic advisor/student success counselor for an approved plan of study. To be placed in a (Block Five) Final Internship, students must have passed all program courses except EDG 4936 which must be taken concurrently with EDG 4940 Practicum: Child/Youth Studies.
In addition to the program requirements, students must complete:
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits.
- Complete a minimum of 48 of the 120 credits at the upper division (3000-4999 level).
- Earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 for all coursework attempted at FGCU.
- Satisfy the College-Level skills and foreign language requirement.
- Satisfy the Service-Learning requirement.
- Satisfy the Civic Literacy requirement.
- Satisfy the residency requirement: 30 of the last 60 credits must be completed at FGCU.
- Complete the summer course enrollment requirement.
- Submit an Application for Graduation by the deadline listed in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
The COE limits the transfer of coursework into its upper-division, undergraduate programs. To be considered, courses must have been completed with a minimum grade of C and no more than five years prior to the date of entry into the COE undergraduate program.