Nutrition & Food Sciences, B.S.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 

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• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• MATH 1023 College Algebra and Trigonometry (5)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: NFS 1110 ; CHEM 1201 .

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• NFS 1014 Food Theory and Skills (4)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3)
• PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: NFS 1014 .

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• BIOL 1011 Microorganisms and Man (3)
• BIOL 1012 Microorganisms and Man Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3)
• NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3)

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• ANTH 1003 Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (3) or
• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3)

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• KIN 2500 Human Anatomy (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: CHEM 2060 , NFS 2000 .

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3)
• BIOL 2160 Human Physiology (3)
• NFS 2110 Methods of Nutritional Assessment (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: BIOL 2083 .

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• BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
• NFS 3000 Food Safety (3)
• NFS 3110 Nutrition Counseling and Education (3)
• NFS 3119 Fundamentals of Quantity Food Production (4)

Semester 6

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• NFS 3114 Food and Culture (3)
• NFS 3115 Human Nutrition and Metabolism (3)
• NFS 3116 Community Nutrition (3)
• NFS 3025 Professionalism in Dietetics (3)

Semester 7

• NFS 4111 Nutrition and Disease I (4)
• NFS 4021 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition (1)
• MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 8

• NFS 4023 Management in Dietetics (3)
• NFS 4110 Capstone in Nutritional Sciences (3)
• NFS 4114 Nutrition and Disease II (4)
• General Education course - Humanities (6)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - General Education Humanities: three hours chosen from a 2000-level English course on the General Education list and three hours chosen from any course on the General Education Humanities list.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .

•  

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1201 .

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• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)
• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3)
• NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• Elective (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: MATH 1550 ; NFS 2000 .

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3)
• Electives (6)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1202 ; ENGL 2000 .

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• BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
• NFS 3000 Food Safety (3)
• NFS 4070 Food Laws, Standards and Regulations (2)
• NFS 4095 Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Foods (4)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)

Semester 6

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• NFS 4005 Food Engineering Systems (3)
• NFS 4162 Food Microbiology (4)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
• Elective (2)

Semester 7

• NFS 3999 Food Science and Technology Seminar (1)
• NFS 4060 Food Chemistry (4)
• NFS 4075 Food Preservation (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 8

• NFS 4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4)
• NFS 4050 Food Composition and Analysis (4)
• NFS 4076 Food Product Development (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

The Food Science and Technology concentration offers pre-med and non-pre-med options. Students choosing the non-pre-med option should take 14 hours of general electives. 

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .

•  

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1201 .

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• BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4)
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)

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• AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or
• ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3)

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• NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: MATH 1550 ; NFS 2000 .

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3)
• CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1202 ; ENGL 2000 .

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• NFS 3000 Food Safety (3)
• NFS 4070 Food Laws, Standards and Regulations (2)
• NFS 4095 Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Foods (4)
• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)

Semester 6

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• NFS 4005 Food Engineering Systems (3)
• NFS 4162 Food Microbiology (4)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 7

• NFS 3999 Food Science and Technology Seminar (1)
• NFS 4060 Food Chemistry (4)
• NFS 4075 Food Preservation (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

Semester 8

• NFS 4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4)
• NFS 4050 Food Composition and Analysis (4)
• NFS 4076 Food Product Development (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 .

•  

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• MATH 1023 College Algebra and Trigonometry (5)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1201 .

•  

• NFS 1014 Food Theory and Skills (4)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3)
• PSYC 2000 Introduction to Psychology (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: NFS 1014 , NFS 1110 .

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• BIOL 1011 Microorganisms and Man (3)
• BIOL 1012 Microorganisms and Man Laboratory (1)
• CHEM 2060 Survey of Organic Chemistry (3)
• NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3)
• KIN 1600 Individual Wellness and Public Health (3)

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• SOCL 2001 Introductory Sociology (3) or
• ANTH 1003 Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (3)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: BIOL 1011 .

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• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3)
• AEEE 2011 Introduction to Agriculture Communication (3)
• NFS 2110 Methods of Nutritional Assessment (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: ENGL 2000 .

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• BIOL 2083 The Elements of Biochemistry (3)
• NFS 3000 Food Safety (3)
• NFS 4070 Food Laws, Standards and Regulations (2)
• NFS 3110 Nutrition Counseling and Education (3)
• MC 2000 Introduction to Mass Media (3)
• Elective (1)

Semester 6

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• NFS 3114 Food and Culture (3)
• NFS 3116 Community Nutrition (3)
• Elective (6)

Semester 7

• NFS 4021 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition (1)
• MGT 3200 Principles of Management (3)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• Electives (9)

Semester 8

• KIN 4606 Introduction to Health Promotion (3)
• General Education course - Humanities (6)¹
• NFS 4108 Capstone in Nutrition, Health and Society (3)

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - General Education Humanities: three hours chosen from a 2000-level literature course on the General Education list and three hours chosen from any course on the General Education Humanities list.

Semester 1

• CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001 , CHEM 1201 .

•  

• ENGL 1001 English Composition (3)
• BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3)
• BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1)
• MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5)
• CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3)

Semester 2

• CRITICAL: CHEM 1202 ; NFS 1110 .

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• BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3)
• BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1)
• CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3)
• Elective (3)

Semester 3

• CRITICAL: CHEM 2261 .

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• BIOL 2153 Principles of Genetics (4)
• CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3)
• NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)
• Electives (4)

Semester 4

• CRITICAL: NFS 2110 ; CHEM 2262 .

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• CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3)
• CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2)
• ENGL 2000 English Composition (3)
• EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4)
• NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3)
• NFS 2110 Methods of Nutritional Assessment (3)

Semester 5

• CRITICAL: PHYS 2001 ; BIOL 4087 .

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• BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4)
• NFS 3000 Food Safety (3)
• PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3)
• NFS 3110 Nutrition Counseling and Education (3)
• PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1)

Semester 6

• CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3)
• NFS 3115 Human Nutrition and Metabolism (3)
• NFS 3116 Community Nutrition (3)
• PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3)
• PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1)
• General Education course - Social Sciences (3)

Semester 7

• NFS 4021 Contemporary Topics in Nutrition (1)
• NFS 4111 Nutrition and Disease I (4)
• General Education course - Arts (3)
• Electives (4)

Semester 8

• NFS 4110 Capstone in Nutritional Sciences (3)
• NFS 4114 Nutrition and Disease II (4)
• General Education course - Humanities (6)¹

120 Total Sem. Hrs.

¹ - General Education Humanities: three hours chosen from a 2000-level literature course on the General Education list and three hours chosen from any course on the General Education Humanities list.