Sciences & Mathematics
DEAN: Mike Sequiera
ASSOCIATE DEAN: Michael Kane
DIVISION OFFICE: Bldg V
FACULTY: C. Dendinger
LIAISON COUNSELORS: E. Dickson, C. Morris

Family and Consumer Sciences is basically a resource management program that encompasses human and material resources. The department offers opportunities for the study of life management; nutrition and food; textiles and apparel; home management and housing; consumer decisions; parent education; human development and family studies.
Within this department are certificate programs as well as basic preparation for potential careers in the program areas listed above.

See also the following sheets for specific major programs: Fashion Design and Merchandising; Human Development and Family (Early Childhood Development); Nutrition and Food Science.

TRANSFER MAJOR REQUIREMENTS in Family and Consumer Sciences and Home Economics are available in the Counseling Center. Students should consult a counselor and the appropriate college catalog for other transfer requirements. Catalogs of California and out-of-state colleges are located in the Library and the Counseling Center. Positions for which four-year graduates in Home Economics are qualified include business, education, parent educator and consumer advisor.

Consult the latest Sierra College catalog for current requirements.