Nutrition (BS)

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Please refer to the Four Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

Major Requirements:

Minimum grade of C- required in ANFS 305 , BISC 106 or BISC 276 , CHEM 214 , and CHEM 216 .

ANFS 305 - Food Science Credit(s): 3
BISC 106 - Elementary Human Physiology Credit(s): 3
or
BISC 276 - Human Physiology Credit(s): 4
BISC 205 - Biology for Health Sciences Credit(s): 4
BUAD 309 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
One of the following CHEM Sequences:
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 131 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 102 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 132 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
CHEM 103 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 133 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 104 - General Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 134 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry For Life Sciences I Credit(s): 4
CHEM 108 - General Chemistry for Life Sciences II Credit(s): 4
CHEM 213 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 215 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
CHEM 214 - Elementary Biochemistry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 216 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory Credit(s): 1
ECON 100 - Economic Issues and Policies Credit(s): 3
or
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3
or
Successful performance on the Proficiency Test in Mathematics administered by Department of Mathematical Sciences.
PSYC 100 - General Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3

Note:

Students planning to apply to the Nutrition and Dietetics major must take BISC 276 . Students desiring to fulfill a Biology minor should take BISC 207 , BISC 208 and BISC 276 .

Core:

A minimum grade of C- must be achieved for credits to count toward the fulfillment of 32 credits in NTDT; a minimum grade of C- in 200-level courses must be achieved to proceed to upper-level courses; only 300-level courses and a maximum of four credits of Special Problems/Independent Study (NTDT x66) may count toward the fulfillment of this requirement.

NTDT 103 - Introduction to Nutrition Professions Credit(s): 1
NTDT 200 - Nutrition Concepts Credit(s): 3
NTDT 201 - Food Concepts Credit(s): 3
NTDT 250 - Introduction to the Nutrition Care Process Credit(s): 3
NTDT 305 - Nutrition in the Lifespan Credit(s): 3
NTDT - 390 Research Methods in Nutritional Sciences (3 cr.)
NTDT 400 - Macronutrients Credit(s): 3
NTDT 401 - Micronutrients Credit(s): 3
NTDT 403 - Senior Nutrition Seminar Credit(s): 1
Nine credits of NTDT electives (300-level or higher).

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.