Nutrition
Program Overview
Major in Nutrition (B.S.)
Required major courses (26 credits):
NUTR 245: Introduction to Nutrition (4 credits)
NUTR 260: Introduction to Food Science (4 credits)
NUTR 360: Sports Nutrition (4 credits)
NUTR 460: Food & Nutrition Communication (4 credits)
NUTR 310: Nutrition Internship (2 credits)
EXSC 213: Human Anatomy with lab (4 credits)
EXSC 214: Human Physiology + lab (4 credits)
Elective Courses (from PUBH, HLTH, or EXSC): (12 credits) (all 200 or above)
HLTH 250: Personal Health and Wellness (4 credits)
PUBH 200: Emerging Disease and Global Health (4 credits)
HLTH 420: Lifestyle Change & Health Promotion (4 credits)
HLTH 430: Worksite Health Promotion (4 credits)
EXSC 240: Medical Terminology (2 credits)
Allied Requirements (from CHEM, BIOL, PSYCH, STAT): (40 credits) (24 at 200 or above)
CHEM 111: General Chemistry 1 + lab (4 credits)
CHEM 112: General Chemistry 2 + lab (4 credits)
CHEM 201: Organic Chemistry 1 + lab (4 credits)
*CHEM 202: Organic Chemistry 2 + lab (4 credits)
**CHEM 440: Biochemistry 1 (4 credits)
***BIOL 340: Principles of Biochemistry (4 credits)
***BIOL 105: Human Biology + lab (4 credits)
***BIOL 207: Genetics Ecology Evolution (4 credits)
BIOL 208: Biological Communication & Energetics(4 credits)
****BIOL 209: Biology of Sustainability(4 credits)
BIOL 256: Foundations of Microbiology & Health + lab (4 credits)
PSYC 111: General Psychology (4 credits)
STAT 220: Introductory Statistics + lab (4 credits) OR DSCI 120 Introduction to Computational Statistics (4 credits)
NOTES:
*students only need to take CHEM 202 if they plan to take CHEM 440
**students may take either CHEM 440 or BIOL 340
***students may take either BIOL 105 or BIOL 207
****students only need to take BIOL 209 if they plan to take BIOL 340Minor in Nutrition
The purpose of the nutrition minor is to provide students an opportunity to further study the area of nutrition. This minor includes opportunities for students to apply knowledge of nutrient metabolism, functions, food sources and physiological systems, to communicate behaviors that align with healthy eating patterns and meet nutrient requirements for different stages and diverse populations, and to critically evaluate nutrition-related information.
All students must take:
- NUTR 245: Introduction to Nutrition (4 credits)
- NUTR 260: Introduction to Food Science (4 credits)
- NUTR 360: Sports Nutrition (4 credits)
- NUTR 460: Food & Nutrition Seminar (4 credits)