Undergraduate GSSP - Family and Consumer Sciences (3-Semester Pathway) Transfer to Bachelor of Arts - Family and Consumer Sciences at Queens College of The City University of New York

Queens College Global Student Success Program (GSSP) is a required first-year experience program designed by academic experts covering all aspects of a student's new living and learning environment in the United States. 

As a Queens College student from day one, they will enjoy the added benefits of smaller classes where they will receive more personalized attention, and access to academic advisors and tutoring as well as opportunities to connect with other international and American students through a variety of social activities, student clubs and organizations.

This program is for students interested in working with consumers, families, and children in such settings as consumer agencies, family service agencies, family service departments of hospitals and clinics, financial institutes, financial counseling agencies, nursing homes for the aged, adolescents’ and children’s residences, day care centers, departments of social welfare, etc.

It is also designed for students who plan to enter the consumer economics fields in positions with consumer protection agencies, consumer relations departments of business and industry, etc. This specialization is recommended for those wishing to obtain an advanced degree in family studies, consumer studies, social work, marriage and family counseling, or management. 

Graduates often work in public and social institutions, such as consumer agencies, family services, departments of social welfare, hospitals and clinics, schools, and similar organizations.