UM Board of Trustees Resolution

Thursday, August 5, 2010

WHEREAS, Alabama College was the first institution in the state to offer instruction in home economics and for many years was the only institution offering such training; and

WHEREAS, Alabama College pioneered the fields of vocational home economics, retail home economics, and institutional management; and

 WHEREAS, Alabama College graduates helped initiate home economics programs at Auburn University and the University of Alabama; and

 WHEREAS, the University of Montevallo has been preparing teachers of home economics  and Family & Consumer Sciences for over 100 years and is now one of only three remaining programs in the state; and

 WHEREAS, the Family & Consumer Sciences program was one of the first in the Southeast to achieve national accreditation through the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences and has been continuously accredited for over 30 years; therefore, be it

 RESOLVED that the Family & Consumer Sciences Program is officially recognized as an, “Alabama College Heritage Program”; and be it further

 RESOLVED that, as such, the program is a significant part of the history and future of the University of Montevallo.

Undergraduate Degrees

FCS: Child and Family Studies, B.S.

FCS: Secondary Education, B.S.

FCS: Retail Merchandising, B.S.

KNES: Nutrition and Wellness, B.S.

Graduate Degrees

FCS: Secondary Education, M.Ed. (Alternative)

FCS: Secondary Education, M.Ed.

NOTE:
The overview sheets are not official degree checksheets.
They are for general information purposes only.