Revised 5/1/12
2012-2013 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
HUMAN SERVICES CLUSTER, HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CLUSTER,
AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING CLUSTER APPROVED CREDENTIALS
Human Services Cluster - Approved Credentials
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field Family and Consumer Sciences
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Family and Community Services
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Fashion, Textiles and Apparel
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Food Science Fundamentals
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Housing and Furnishings
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Nutrition, Food and Wellness
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Personal and Family Finance
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Interior Design Fundamentals
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
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NOCTI - Early Childhood Education & Care: Basic
NOCTI - Early Childhood Education & Care: Advanced
NOCTI - Retail Trades
NOCTI - Banking and Related Services
NOCTI - Business Financial Management
NOCTI - Financial and Investment Planning
NOCTI - Visual Arts
NOCTI - Apparel and Textile Production and Merchandising
NOCTI - Interior Decorating and Design
National Restaurant Association
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ServSafe
Other:
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
The following table includes specific approved credentials for each course offering within the Cluster.
Program and Courses
Approved Credential
(U - Unit, C - Course, P - Program Credential)
Family Studies and Community Services
Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Child Development
 Food and Nutrition
 Housing
 Fashion
 Life Connections
 Personal Finance
 Parenting
 Family Wellness
 Creative Arts
 Family Studies and Community Services I
 Family Studies and Community Services II
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Family and Community Services
(P)
 Degree
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic(C or P)
 ServSafe (U)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Nutrition, Food and Wellness
(C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Housing and Furnishings (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Fashion, Textiles and Apparel
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Apparel and Textiles Production and Merchandising (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Personal and Family Finance
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Financial and Investment Planning (P)
 NOCTI - Business and Financial Management (P)
 NOCTI - Banking and Related Services (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 CPR (U)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Family and Community Services
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Visual Arts (C)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Family and Community Services
(C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Family and Community Services
(C or P)
Early Childhood Development and Services
Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Child Services I
 Child Services II
Food, Wellness, and Dietetics Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Chemistry of Food
 Dietetics
Consumer Services Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Consumer Services I
 Consumer Services II
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education (P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic (P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Advanced (P)
Degree
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic (C or P)
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Advanced (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Nutrition, Food and Wellness (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Food Science Fundamentals (P)
 Degree
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 ServSafe (U)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Food Science Fundamentals
(C or P)
 ServSafe (U)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Nutrition, Food and Wellness
(C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Food Science Fundamentals
(C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Personal and Family Finance (P)
 NOCTI - Financial and Investment Planning (P)
 NOCTI - Business and Financial Management (P)
 NOCTI - Banking and Related Services (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Personal and Family Finance
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Financial and Investment Planning (C or P)
 NOCTI - Business and Financial Management (C or P)
 NOCTI - Banking and Related Services (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Personal and Family Finance
(C or P)
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Fashion Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Fashion Design
 Fashion Merchandising
Interior Design Program
 Required: Family and Consumer Sciences
 Interior Design I
 Interior Design II
 NOCTI - Financial and Investment Planning (C or P)
 NOCTI - Business and Financial Management (C or P)
 NOCTI - Banking and Related Services (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Fashion, Textiles, and Apparel (P)
 NOCTI - Apparel and Textile Production and Merchandising (P)
 NOCTI - Retail Trades
 Degree
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Fashion, Textiles and Apparel
(C or P)
 NOCTI - Apparel and Textile Production and Merchandising (C or P)
 NOCTI - Apparel and Textile Production and Merchandising (C or P)
 NOCTI - Retail Trades
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Housing and Furnishing (P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Interior Design Fundamentals (P)
NOCTI - Interior Decorating and Design (P)
Degree
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Broad Field FACS (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Housing and Furnishings (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Interior Design Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI – Interior Decorating and Design (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Housing and Furnishings (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Interior Design Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Interior Decorating and Design (C or P)
Note: Due to the limited content included in ½-credit courses, credentials for these courses have not been identified. If the credential
for the specific one-credit course is used for the ½-credit course, the teacher must teach additional content to meet the standards
included on the assessment.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to crosswalk course of study content standards to the competencies or standards for the assessment to be
used for a unit, course, or program credential. It may be necessary for you to include additional content knowledge and skills in your
instructional program for students to master the content knowledge and skills assessed.
Education and Training Cluster - Approved Credentials
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
 NOCTI - Education and Training
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic
 NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Advanced
The following table includes specific approved credentials for each course offering within the Cluster.
Program and Courses
Approved Credential
(U - Unit, C - Course, P - Program Credential)
Teaching and Training Program
 Required: Education and Training
 Teaching I
 Teaching II
 Education and Training Internship
Early Childhood Education Program
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (P)
Degree
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education (P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Basic (P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education: Advanced (P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (P)
Degree
 Required: Education and Training
 Early Childhood Education I
 Early Childhood Education II
Administration and Professional Support
Services
 Required: Education and Training
 Educational Leadership
 Professional Support Services in Education
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education (C or P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education Basic (C or P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education Advanced (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Early Childhood Education (C or P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education Basic (C or P)
NOCTI - Early Childhood Care and Education Advance (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (P)
Degree
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Education Fundamentals (C or P)
NOCTI - Education and Training (C or P)
IMPORTANT: Be sure to crosswalk course of study content standards to the competencies or standards to the assessment to be used
for a unit, course, or program credential. It may be necessary for you to include additional content knowledge and skills in your
instructional program for students to master the content knowledge and skills assessed.
Hospitality and Tourism Cluster - Approved Credentials
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Culinary Arts
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI)
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NOCTI - Commercial Foods
NOCTI - Culinary Arts Prep Cook Level 1
NOCTI - Culinary Arts Cook Level 2
NOCTI - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging
NOCTI - Lodging
NOCTI - Travel and Tourism
NOCTI - Recreation, Amusements and Attractions
National Restauarant Association
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ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level I
ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level II
ServSafe
American Culinary Federation (ACF)
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ACF Culinary Arts Certification (NOCTI)
The following table includes specific approved credentials for each course offering within the Cluster.
Approved Credential
Program Courses
Restaurant and Food and Beverage Services
Program
(U - Unit, C - Course, - Program Credential)
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AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Culinary Arts (P)
NOCTI - Commercial Foods (P)
NOCTI - Culinary Arts Prep Cook Level 1 (P)
NOCTI - Culinary Arts Cook Level 2 (P)
NOCTI - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services (P)
 Required: Hospitality and Tourism
 Culinary Arts I
 Culinary Arts II
Lodging Program
 Required: Hospitality and Tourism
 Lodging I
 Lodging II
Recreation, Travel, and Tourism Program
 ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level I
(P)
 ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level II
(P)
 NOCTI - ACF Culinary Arts Certification (P)
 Degree
 ServSafe (U)
 NOCTI - Commercial Foods (C or P)
 NOCTI - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services (P)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Culinary Arts (P)
 ServSafe (U)
 NOCTI - Culinary Arts Prep Cook Level 1 (C or P)
 ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level I
(C or P)
 ACF Culinary Arts Certification : NOCTI (C or P)
 NOCTI - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services (C or P)
 ServSafe (U)
 AAFCS Pre-Professional Assessment Culinary Arts (C or P)
 NOCTI - Culinary Arts Prep Cook Level 1 (C or P)
 NOCTI - Culinary Arts Cook Level 2 (C or P)
 NOCTI - Restaurant, Food and Beverage Services (P)
 ProStart Foundation of Restaurant Management, Culinary Arts Level II
(C or P)
 ACF Culinary Arts Certification: NOCTI (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (P)
 NOCTI - Lodging (P)
 Degree
 ServSafe (U)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P)
 NOCTI - Lodging (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (C or P)
 NOCTI - Lodging (C or P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (P)
 NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (P)
 NOCTI - Travel and Tourism (P)
 Required: Hospitality and Tourism
 Travel and Tourism I
 Travel and Tourism II
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NOCTI - Recreation, Amusements, and Attractions (P)
Degree
ServSafe (U)
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P )
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P)
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (C or P)
NOCTI - Travel and Tourism (C or P)
NOCTI - Recreation, Amusements and Attractions (C or P)
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Food and Beverage (C or P)
NOCTI - Hospitality Management - Lodging (C or P)
NOCTI - Travel and Tourism (C or P)
NOCTI - Recreation, Amusements and Attractions (C or P)