Bachelor of Arts in Consumer Affairs

 

 

ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University, Long Beach Policy Statement

 

Policy Statement

20-08

August 26, 2020

 

 

Bachelor of Arts in Consumer Affairs (120 units)

 

This new program was recommended by the Academic Senate on 3/12/20 and concurred by the President on 3/19/20. The ÃÛÌÒÓ°ÏñState University Chancellor granted approval on 8/12/20.

 

Program Description

 

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. ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ 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); Prerequisites/Corequisites: GE A1 requirement.
  • SOC 100 Principles of Sociology (3); Prerequisites/Corequisites: A GE Foundation course.

 

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

 

  • ECON 100 Principles of Macroeconomics (3); Prerequisite: MATH 103 or higher.
  • ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics (3); Prerequisites: MATH 103 or higher.
  • ECON 300 Fundamentals of Economics (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundation requirements.

 

Take one of the following support courses (3 or 4 units):

 

  • HDEV 190 Elementary Statistics (4);
  • PSYC 110 Introductory Statistics (4) 
  • SOC 170 Elementary Statistics (4); 
  • STAT 108 Statistics for Everyday Life (3);
  • STAT 118 Introduction to Business Statistics (3)

 

 

 

 

Take all of the following major courses (20 units) :

 

  • FCS 299 Intro to Family and Consumer Sciences (1); Prerequisites: None.
  • CAFF 223 Personal and Family Financial Management (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations.
  • CAFF 226 Consumer Life Skills (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations.
  • CAFF 228 Housing in Global Perspective (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations.
  • CAFF 321 Family and Consumer Resource Management (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations and upper division standing.
  • CAFF 427 Consumer Dynamics (3); Prerequisites: None
  • CAFF 429 Consumer Protection (3); Prerequisites: Upper Division course in consumer Affairs or consent of instructor.
  • FCS 499 Professionalism and Leadership in FCS (1); Prerequisites: FCS 299, CAFF 321, 12 units of upper division course work in Family and Consumer Sciences.

 

Take two of the following major courses (6 units): 

  • CAFF 305 What Happens in Vegas … Consumer Behavior in the Casino Gaming Industry (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations 
  • CAFF 307 Crimes against Consumers (3); Prerequisite: None. This course is the same course as CRJU 307. 
  • CAFF 309 The Consumer in the Legal and Economic Environment (3); Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. This course is the same course as BLAW 309.
  • CAFF 322 Family Housing and the Urban Community (3); Prerequisites: Upperdivision standing. 
  • CAFF 388 Consumers vs. Technology: Who's Winning (3); Prerequisites: GE Foundations; Upper-Division Standing 
  • CAFF 420 Personal Finance for the Aging (3); Prerequisites: 400-level course in Consumer Affairs or consent of instructor. This course is the same as GERN 420.
  • CAFF 422 Housing Policies: Public and Private (3); Prerequisites: CAFF 322; upper division standing or consent of instructor. 
  • CAFF 425 Personal Financial Planning Analysis (3); Prerequisites: None (approved for upper-division quantitative reasoning spring 2019)  
  • CAFF 426 Family Financial Problems (3); Prerequisites: CAFF 223 or consent of instructor.
  • CAFF 492C Internship in Consumer Affairs (3 units); Prerequisites: Senior standing; approval of a faculty advisor in Consumer Affairs; or consent of instructor.

 

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.

                                                           

 

 

 

EFFECTIVE: Fall 2021

Campus Code: FCS_BA03U1

College: 15 – Health and Human Services

Career: UNGR CIP Code: 19.0403

CSU Code: 13021

Department: Family and Consumer Sciences

Degree Program Delivery Type: Hybrid

Major Pathway, (STEM or non-STEM): Non-Stem