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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
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!
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 Advisement by Option 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.
The Spring 2021 Open Lab Hours are now available!
For information regarding schedule and access please see the Open Lab Schedule or visit the Open Lab Hours Homepage.
For any other questions regarding open lab please contact the FCS Department Office at (818) 677-7253
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.
Complete Human Nutrition Option applications received by the following dates, will be given full consideration for Fall 2021 enrollment.
M.S. Human Nutrition-Dietetic Internship Option is February 15, 2021
M.S. Human Nutrition-General Nutrition option is April 1, 2021
MS in Human Nutrition does not accept applications for spring enrollment.
International applicants may need sufficient time for paperwork; therefore, we encourage earlier submission.
For more information about admissions into the graduate program or the graduate program options available in Human Nutrition, please visit the Academic Programs page or contact the FCS Department Office at (818) 677-3051
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.
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.
