CFCS
Professional Certification
AAFCS provides three premier credentials
for family and consumer sciences professionals:
CFCS
Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (broad field)
CFCS-HDFS
Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences, Human Development
and Family Studies (concentration)
CFCS-HNFS
Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences, Hospitality,
Nutrition, and Food Science (concentration)
CPFFE
Certified
Personal and Family Finance Educator
AAFCS offers
four nationally recognized exams assessing professional competencies:
Family & Consumer
Sciences (FCS) Composite Examination
Human
Development & Family
Studies (HD&FS) Concentration Examination
Hospitality,
Nutrition, & Food Science (FN&FS) Concentration Examination
Personal
and Family Finance Educator (PFFE) Concentration Examination
The exams are used by universities as a program exit requirement,
states as a content area exam for teacher licensure, and AAFCS
as a requirement for the corresponding CFCS credential.
Maintaining Certification
To maintain certification, a CFCS is required to earn 75 professional
development units (PDUs) every three years by participating
in approved professional meetings and workshops, publishing,
self-study, academic courses, and noncredit continuing education
programs. An annual renewal fee is also required.
Certification Examination
The national Family and Consumer Sciences competency examinations
are available for electronic administration at over 200 testing
sites throughout the United States, as well as pencil/paper
administration by special arrangement.
Contact the AAFCS Office of Certification at 703-706-4600
or visit the Certification
Program section of their website to get more detailed information
and request an application to get your certification. |