Department of Animal and Food Sciences - University of Delaware

Apr 17, 2025

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Food Science BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ANFS 111 - Animal and Food Science Laboratory	ANFS 102 - Food for Thought
ANFS 159 - Topics in Food Science	CHEM 104 - General Chemistry and CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry and CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
MATH 221 - Calculus I	Breadth Requirement (2/3)
NTDT 200 - Nutrition Concepts	Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Breadth Requirement (1/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 16
Second Year
ANFS 230 - Foodborne Diseases: Investigating Outbreaks	ANFS 265 - Perspectives in Career and Professional Development
CHEM 213 /CHEM 215 or CHEM 321 - Organic Chemistry I	ANFS 305 - Food Science
PHYS 201 - Introductory Physics I and PHYS 221 - Introductory Physics Laboratory I	BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I
Elective (1/8)	CHEM 120 or CHEM 220 and CHEM 221
Elective (2/8)	Elective (3/8)
Credits: 17	Credits: 14 or 15
Third Year
ANFS 409 - Food Processing or ANFS 428 - Food Chemistry	CHEM 214 - Elementary Biochemistry or CHEM 527 - Biochemistry
STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice	NTDT 301 - Cultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition or GEOG 430 - Food Geographies & Food Justice
APEC 150 - Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources	ANFS 429 - Food Analysis or ANFS 443 - Food Engineering Technology
BISC 300 - Introduction to Microbiology	Free Elective (5/8)
Free Elective (4/8)	Free Elective (6/8)
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
ANFS 439 - Food Microbiology	ANFS 411 - Food Science Capstone
ANFS 428 - Food Chemistry or ANFS 409 - Food Processing	ANFS 443 - Food Engineering Technology or ANFS 429 - Food Analysis
APEC 404 - Food and Fiber Marketing	ANFS 449 - Food Biotechnology
Elective (7/8)	Elective (8/8)
Credits: 14	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124

*See program page for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.