SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Structured Classes | |
| Faculty will develop courses that will meet the content area needs of students interested in any of the program areas offered in the department Associated Goals: Curriculum Development |
| Indicator | Structured Classes Additional courses which represent all FCS areas will be developed and/or added. |
| Criteria | Structured classes FCS faculty will develop at least one course per academic year to submit for university approval. |
| Finding | Structured Classes Faculty are meeting in committees and working on course development for this program. |
| Criteria | Structured classes--stats course Systematic requirement of research methods and statistics courses |
| Finding | Structured Classes--stats course The research methods and statistics courses are now required for all students enrolled in the MS in FCS program within the first two semesters and that information is included in the Graduate Catalog. |
| Action | Structured Classes Continue working on course development with the goal of developing a new course for the next curriculum cycle. |
| Action | Structured Classes--stats course No further action required. |
| Objective | Recruitment Effort | |
| Increase recruitment efforts through awareness, inidividual focus promotions in areas of interior design, fashion merchandising, teacher certification and nutrition. Increase enrollment and number of courses offered in each area of the department Associated Goals: Student Enrolment |
| Indicator | Recruitment Indicator Participation in recruitment fairs at all major conferences in all disciplines of FCS; improvement of the department's website with promotional video clips; periodic mailings of program brochures to undergraduate FCS programs in Texas and surrounding states; increase the number of courses offered in each of the major pre-professional areas of FCS |
| Criteria | Student recruitment Student enrollment will increase by 100% to meet the minimum enrollment requirements for a full "General FCS" class; Triple the number of graduate applications in the General FCS |
| Finding | Student Recruitment Graduate enrollment in the MS in FCS program increased by 20% but fell short of meeting the criterion of 100% increase. |
| Action | Student Recruitment Continue recruitment efforts to increase enrollment in the program. |
| Objective | Knowledge And Skills | |
| Students graduating from the MS in FCS program will demonstrate adequate knowledge and skills necessary for upper level employment positions in their selected fields. Associated Goals: Student Knowledge Of Content Area |
| Indicator | Knowledge And Skills Comprehensive exams for Family and Consumer Sciences covers all major and minor course areas undertaken by each student; grades are assigned on a High Pass, Pass, or Fail basis. |
| Criteria | Knowledge and skills At least 80% of the students who complete the masters program in FCS will score a grade of pass or higher on the comprehensive exam |
| Finding | Knowledge and Skills 100% of students who completed the MS in FCS program scored a grade of pass or higher on the comprehensive exam. |
| Action | Knowledge and Skills Continue preparing students who will score well (pass or higher) on the comprehensive exam. |