FACS: Cooperative Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences

C'OFACS - Cooperative Occupational Family and Consumer Sciences
updated June 2006

Grade Levels:	Grade 12 or permission of the instructor	DOE Code: 5480
Length of Course:	Two-semester course	CIP Code: Choose CIP code to match student's career pathway
Credits:	Three credits per semester	APC Funding Level: depends on the wage & demand data provided yearly by the DWD
Prerequisites:	Orientation to Life and Careers and at least 4 credits in a logical sequence of FACS courses that correspond with the student's career pathway choices

COURSE DESCRIPTION

In COFACS - CooperativeOccupational Family and Consumer Sciences students prepare for a variety of Family and Consumer Sciences occupations and careers through teacher‑coordinated, mentor‑supervised work‑based learning and school‑based instruction (group and/or individual teaching/learning activities) related to the career area being studied. Preferred time allocations are a minimum of fifteen hours per week of work-based learning and approximately five hours per week of school-based instruction. Detailed standards/competency‑based training plans related to the specific FACS career or career cluster of the student's choice are developed jointly by the teacher, the job‑site mentor, and the student, and related instruction is developed to facilitate achievement of the standards and competencies in the training plan. A student portfolio to document achievement is required. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is the co-curricular organization for this course.

Suggested Grade Level: 12
Prerequisites:
- Grades and credits for related instruction and on-the-job training experiences are reflected under one course title for a total of six credits for the year.
- A Core 40, Core 40 with Academic Honors, and Core 40 with Technical Honors diploma elective and directed elective course
- A Career Academic Sequence, Career-Technical program, or Flex Credit course
While each of the topics listed in the course description should be addressed, emphasis placed on each topic may vary according to local needs and resources, with opportunities for authentic applications of content standards and competencies provided in all programs.
If an articulation or dual-credit agreement is in effect, the student may receive credit from a post-secondary institution.
Content standards and performance expectations defined and identified in each student’s training plan.
Indiana’s Academic Standards for English/Language Arts and Mathematics have been integrated into this course.
Recommended for students with interests in any of the family and consumer sciences career pathways and provides the foundation for study in higher education that leads to related careers
A recommended component of the Personal & Commercial Services; Manufacturing & Processing; Health Services; Education & Training; and Art, A/V Technology & Communications career cluster
A recommended component of all Indiana career clusters
A vocationally licensed (CTE) family and consumer sciences teacher must teach this course
Additional Pupil Count (APC) State vocational funding available
Occupational FACSE programs must be approved separately to qualify for state vocational funding.

COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STANDARDS

Cooperative education standards applicable for all students in cooperative education programs are available in the Cooperative Education Guidelines and Procedures Manual 2005 . Click on the link for Section IV (Related Class and state standards--34 pages) to download the standards in pdf format.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Measurable exit standards that define what students should know and be able to do at the end of the course need to be customized for each student. It is recommended that the state-approved standards for the logical sequence of courses in a particular career pathway be used to develop the standards-based training plan and assessment instruments.