Sample Degree Requirements

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Requirements for a Major in Nutrition Sciences - B.A. or B.S. or B.S.F.C.S. Degree

Forty-six semester hours including the following:

• Required Courses: FCS 1104, 1231, (1300 or 1311), 1301, 2351, 2380, 3350, 3351, 3356, 3386, 3388, 3435, 4100, 4351, 4387, 4388, and 4V93 (two hours);

• A grade of "C" or better in family and consumer sciences courses used for the major and a "C" average in all other courses taken outside the department.

Required courses in other fields (B.A. or B.S.F.C.S. degree):

• BIO 1305, 1105, 1306, 1402, 2401, and 2402;

• CHE 1301, 1302, 1102, 1341, 1146, and 3341;

• MTH 1380;

• Psychology, three semester hours;

• SOC 3305;

• Computer science or information systems, three semester hours;

• MGT 3305 and 4336.

Required courses in other fields (B.S. degree):

• BIO 1305, 1105, 1306, 1402, 2401, and 2402;

• CHE 1301, 1302, 1102, 1341, 1146, and 3341;

• MTH 1321 and 2381;

• Psychology, three semester hours;

• SOC 3305;

• Computer science or information systems, three semester hours;

• MGT 3305 and 4336;

The curriculum in the Nutrition Sciences program is currently granted developmental accreditation status by the Addreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of The American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 312-899-0040. Successful completion of the nutrition sciences program, an accredited internship, or Approved Preprofessional Practice Program (AP4) and other ADA requirements qualifies the student to take the ADA examination to become a Registered Dietitian and member of the American Dietetic Association.

Requirements for a Minor in Nutrition Sciences

Eighteen semester hours including the following:

• Required Courses: FCS 1301, 2351;

• Twelve semester hours of Family and Consumer Sciences from 2380, 3351, 3386, 3388, 3435, 4351, 4387, 4388;

• A grade of "C" or better in family and consumer sciences courses used for the minor and a "C" average in courses taken outside the department.