Required Courses for a B.S. in Nutrition

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Bachelor of Science in Nutrition  
Foundations (25-26 hours)
FAES 100 or HEC 100 or UVC 100 1
English 110C01 5
2nd Writing Course (367) from list (may be used for other GEC requirement) 5
Oral Communication - Agr Com 390 or Comm 321 4-5
Math 150 (Most medical schools require Math 151 as well) 5
Natural Science (20 hours)
Biology 113, 114 or H115, H116 10
Physics 111, 112  or 131, 132 (Most med schools also require Physics 113 or 133) 10
International Issues - Fulfill with selected Social Science or Arts & Humanities  
Non-Western or Global course (* on curriculum sheet) -
Non-Western* or Western, non-US course ( on curriculum sheet) -
Social Science (15 hours)
Agr Econ 200 or Econ 200 5
Rural Soc 105 or Soc 101 5
One course from social science list - certain courses fulfill International Issues 5
Arts and Humanities  (20 hours)
One course in History from approved list - certain courses fulfill International Issues 5
One Literature course from approved list - certain courses fulfill International Issues 5
One Visual & Performing Arts from list - certain courses fulfill International Issues 5
One additional Arts&Humanities or History from list-certain fulfill International Issues 5
Other Requirements (8 -10 hours)  
Contemporary Issues (597) - selected from approved list 5
Internship - Humn Nutr/FST 589 or An Sci 489 3-5
Choose two of the following to fulfill 3rd writing requirement:  
    Hum Nutr 610, An Sci 630.01, 630.02, Human Nutr/An Sci/Food Sci 761, 762  
Supporting Requirements (48-59 hours)  
Chemistry 121, 122, 123 or H201, H202, H203 15
Chemistry 251, 252 6
Chemistry 211 or 221 (recommended) or Biochemistry 521 or Mol Gen 601 or 602 0-5
Chemistry 245 or 254 (Most medical schools require Chem 221, 253, 254, and 255) 2-3
Biochemistry 511 5
Molecular Genetics 500 (recommended for pre-medicine) or Animal Sciences 320 5
Microbiology 509 (recommended) or 520 & 521 5-10
EEOB 232 (recommended) or An Sci 310 (Most medical schoools also require EEOB 410 and 512) 5
Data analysis (Chem 221 recommended) 5
Major (25-28 hours)
Human Nutrition 310 or Anim Sci 330 5
HumNutr 610 or An Sci 630.01 or 630.02* (630.01/.02 can also fulfill 3rd writing requirement) 5
Select one of 3 options in Advanced nutrition: 10
    (1) Food Science 761 and 762 or 763 (761/762 can also fulfill 3rd writing requirement) -
    (2) Human Nutrition 612.02, 612.01 and Med Diet 546 -
    (3) Med Diet 520, 521 and 546 -
Select from Human Nutrition 295, 313, 314, 415, 450, 504, 506, 593, 704, 705; Human Nutrition/Animal Sciences/Food Science 761, 762, 763 5-6
   
Minimum for the Degree 191
   
Reccommendations for students pursuing medical careers:  
Take Chem 221, 253, 254, 255, Physics 113, Math 151, Mol Gen 500, and EEOB 410, 512  
Reccommendations for students pursuing graduate studies in nutrition:  
Take one of the following: Chem 211, 222; Biochem 521; Mol Gen 601, 602  

 

 

 

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