Nutritional Sciences (B.S.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 115 & 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life and Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 227 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 228 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL 250 & BIOL 255 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 5 |
| BIOL 300 | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| or BIOL 380 | Biochemistry I | |
| BIOL 310 & BIOL 315 | Genetics and Genetics Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 312 & BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Biology and Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 111 & 111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 112 & 112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | 5 |
| CHEM 277 & CHEM 278 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 4 |
| HDFS 105 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| FN 205 | Concepts in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| FN 415 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FN 466 | Nutrition Assessment Laboratory | 1 |
| FN 491 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| FN 305 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| ESHS 455 | Design & Analysis of Research in Movement Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| or MATH 170 | Calculus I | |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Select 8 credits of FCS electives | 8 | |
| Advisor Approved Pre-Health Elective | 8 | |
| Total Hours | 88 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FN 205 | Concepts in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HDFS 105 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| MATH 143 | Precalculus I: Algebra | 3 |
| Oral Communication Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| FN 205 | Concepts in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 115 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| BIOL 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 112L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| FCS Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 250 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 255 | General Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| FCS Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 227 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 300 or BIOL 380 | Survey of Biochemistry or Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 277 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 278 | Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 1 |
| FCS Elective, Major Elective Course | 2 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 228 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| BIOL 310 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 315 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| Pre-Health Elective, Major Elective Course | 4 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| FN 305 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| FN 415 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FN 491 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| FN 466 | Nutrition Assessment Laboratory | 1 |
| ESHS 455 | Design & Analysis of Research in Movement Sciences | 3 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Pre-Health Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
MATH 170 Starting Mathematics Plan
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 111L | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| FN 205 | Concepts in Human Nutrition | 3 |
| HDFS 105 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| MATH 170 | Calculus I | 4 |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| BIOL 115 | Cells and the Evolution of Life | 3 |
| BIOL 115L | Cells and the Evolution of Life Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 112 | General Chemistry II | 4 |
| CHEM 112L | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 227 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 250 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 255 | General Microbiology Lab | 2 |
| FCS Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| American Diversity Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| BIOL 228 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| CHEM 277 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 278 | Organic Chemistry I: Lab | 1 |
| STAT 251 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| FCS Elective, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIOL 300 or BIOL 380 | Survey of Biochemistry or Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 310 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 315 | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| FN 305 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| Oral Communication Elective | 3 | |
| Humanistic Ways of Knowing | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| FN 415 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FN 450 | Global Nutrition | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Pre-Health Elective | 4 | |
| FCS Elective, Major elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| FN 491 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Pre-Health Elective | 4 | |
| FCS Elective, Major elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| BIOL 312 | Molecular and Cellular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 313 | Molecular and Cellular Laboratory | 1 |
| ESHS 455 | Design & Analysis of Research in Movement Sciences | 3 |
| FN 466 | Nutrition Assessment Laboratory | 1 |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.
1. Learn and Integrate: Understand nutritional science from the perspective of human metabolism with in-depth concentration on physiological and biochemical reactions. Integrate nutrition metabolism in the context of social, economic, and environmental factors affecting food sources and nutrient composition.
2. Think and Create; Communicate; Practice Citizenship: Obtain knowledge and develop skills in research methods and design to expand the field of nutrition sciences via dissemination of new scientific findings and improve the health of the general public.
3. Clarify Purpose and Perspective: Integrate nutrition metabolism in the context of social, economic, and environmental factors affecting food sources and nutrient composition.