Majors and Minors
Our College prides itself on being student-oriented and offering majors that are applied in nature. Simply put, we focus on people and their needs. Many students tell us they like our College because it is practical, understandable and real. Our College is structured into three departments, eight majors and ten minors.

Explore Different Fields of Study
Choose a Major or Minor
Apparel Merchandising - Major
Apparel Studies-Minor
Consumer Affairs - Major or Minor
Early Childhood Education - Major
Family and Consumer Sciences Education - Major
Food Safety - Minor
Gerontology - Minor
Hotel and Foodservice Management - Major or Minor
Human Development and Family Studies - Major
Human Development and Family Studies - Minor
Interior Design - Major or Minor
LMNO (Leadership & Management of Non-Profit Organization) 

Merchandising-Minor
Nutrition and Food Science (Dietetics, Food Science) - Major
Nutrition - Minor


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In addition to these academic programs, our College offers ten student organizations, a public relations team, a national honor society, holds three student senate seats, and features a Dean’s Student Advisory Council. We have a competitive scholarship program and offer many exciting extra curricular activities through our student clubs.  All of these are student-centered and often are student-run activities. Please explore further on this web site. If you have specific questions, please e-mail Dean Laurie Stenberg Nichols at Laurie.Nichols@sdstate.edu. We hope you’ll consider majoring in one of our exciting programs.

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