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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
Department Chair: Yi 'Tom' Cai
Sequoia Hall 141
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8308
(818) 677-3051
fcs@csun.edu
The Faculty Office Hours are now available.
Please visit the Advisement Forms tabs on the FCS Advisement homepage for more information.
For any other questions regarding advisement please visit the Advisement webpage or contact the FCS Department Office at (818) 677-3051.
The Child & Family Studies Center is now hiring Student Assistant Interns!
Please visit Student Jobs for more information and application.
Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society Omicron Beta Epsilon Chapter is now accepting applications for memberships for Spring 2022!
Application deadline is Monday, April 11, 2022 by 11:59 pm.
The Advisement by Program & Option for both Undergraduates and Graduates is now available.
Please visit the Advisement Forms tabs on the FCS Advisement homepage for more information.
For any other questions regarding advisement, please visit the Advisement webpage or contact the FCS Department Office at (818) 677-3051.
New scholarship opportunities have just been announced for both graduate and undergraduate students!
For more information and a list of all scholarship opportunities, please visit Scholarships and Awards.
Dates for orientation for the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) sessions are now available.
Please see the DPD Orientation Flyer or visit the DPD webpage for more information.
The final 2021 Sustainable Fashion Ambassador Program Panel session is from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm on Friday, December 3rd.
Please see the SFA Program flyer for more information.
The FCS Scholarships for Fall 2021 has been EXTENDED!
The NEW deadline to apply is Monday, November 29th, 2021 by 5 pm.
For more information please visit the Scholarship & Awards webpage.
Kappa Omicron Nu (KON) Honor Society, the Omicron Beta Epsilon Chapter, is now accepting Fall 2021 applications for new membership!
KON is a national organization recognizing and honoring hardworking students from both the FCS & Kinesiology majors. The mission of KON is to promote empowered leaders and values strong affiliate networks, continuing advancements in one’s profession, and recognition of quality scholarship, leadership, and research.
To apply and find out more about CSUN’s KON, please see the linked F21 KON Application.
We are here to support you on your academic journey. With the transition to virtual learning and alternative modalities we have created user-friendly and quick access to major academic advisement for newly and currently enrolled FCS students via Canvas.
Here you will form relationships with one of our faculty advisors who will help you navigate your academic plan, recommend courses, recommend other minors to help your future goals, and with registration.
For more information and to learn how to get started, please visit the FCS Department Advisement page or contact the FCS Department Office at (818) 677-3051.
We would like to congratulate the FCS Class of 2020-2021!
We are so happy we could celebration you and your success at the Virtual Reception Celebration on Sunday, May 23rd.
We want you to relive that memory with all your family and friends, which is now streaming on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OK0OF4Egp9shttps://youtu.be/OK0OF4Egp9s
CSUN TRENDS presents CINEMA COUTURE Apparel Design and Merchandising Students Virtual Fashion Show.
Join the stream NOW on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ztfr04u411E.
For details please visit the CINEMA COUTURE Invitation on the HHD Events Calendar.
You believed you could. We believed you would. So you did!
Join us for a virtual reception celebration honoring our graduates and award recipients on May 23rd, 2021 at 12:00 pm.
For details please visit the Virtual Reception Celebration for the graduating class of 2020-2021 invitation.
CSUN TRENDS presents CINEMA COUTURE Apparel Design and Merchandising Students Virtual Fashion Show.
Join the live stream on ZOOM and YouTube on Friday, May 14th, 2021 (PT).
For details please visit the CINEMA COUTURE Invitation on the HHD Events Calendar.
We would like to recognize our very own FCS Department for being nominated for the DRES Outstanding Staff/Department Award by our students "who felt positively impacted by our department".
We as a department are here for our students. We will continue to strive to encourage, embrace, and elevate our students in their success!
Our own Lorena Melendez has just been awarded Second Place in the Outstanding Undergrad Poster competition at Discovery Day (Research Day) 2020.
Amazing! Congratulations on your accomplishment.
Interested in learning about Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS)?
Want to take a closer look into the different programs?
Ask about a guided tour.
We would love to show you what much FCS has to offer!
To schedule a tour please submit an FCS Department Tour Reservation Request.
Our department would like to congratulate one of our very own Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science students, Victoria Ayala, for winning "Best Poster" (out of 100 others presenters) at the Adolescent Health Initiative: Translating Research into Practice, 2019 Conference on Adolescent Health in Detroit, Michigan on April 11th & 12th.
This is based on her work in Sun Valley with our Nutrition-Enhanced Cooking Program with the Sun Valley Teen Club for At-Risk Youth.
Way to go, Victoria!
Our department would like to celebrate and congratulate one of our international undergraduate students, Sandra Dahlgren, for being recognized for her excellence as a R.I.S.E. Scholar!
Way to go, Sandra!
Read more about Sandra and other R.I.S.E. Scholars.
