Human Nutrition - Dietetics

Bachelor of Science in Nutrition

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Spring 2024

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

Writing & Information Literacy (3)
Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
Natural Science (4-5)
Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
- Lived Environments
- Origins & Evolution
- Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
- Sustainability
- Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
- Health & Wellbeing
- Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Supporting Course Requirements (40-46 Hours)

Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra or equivalent (0-4)
PSYCH 1100 Introduction to Psychology (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
SOCIOL 1101 Introductory Sociology, or SOCIOL 1102 Social Found. of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, & Social Class (can overlap with GE Race, Ethnicity, & Gender Div.) or ANTHROP 1100 Introduction to Anthropology (can overlap with GE Historical & Cultural Studies) (3)
BIOLOGY 1113 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer & Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
STAT 1350.xx Elementary Statistics, or STAT 1450.xx Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (either can overlap with GE Math & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis) (3)
CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)
ANATOMY 2300.04 Human Anatomy (4)
BIOPHRM 3311 Fund. of Medical Biochemistry I, or CHEM 2510 Organic Chemistry I (3-4)
BIOPHRM 3312 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology II, or BIOCHEM 4511 Intro to Biological Chemistry (3-4)
EEOB 2520 Human Physiology (3)
MICRBIO 4000.xx Basic & Practical Microbiology (4)

Major Admission Requirements

Competitive application process requiring completion of an application, 2.5 Ohio State cumulative GPA or higher, successful completion of: Math Placement M or L or MATH 1148 or higher, CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220, & BIOLOGY 1113.

Major Requirements (49 Hours)

HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)
CSHSPMG 3720 Food Service Management (3)
CSHSPMG 3730 Food Service Management Practicum (1)
CSHSPMG 3700 Controlling Food, Beverage, & Labor Costs (3)
HUMNNTR 2295 Careers in Nutrition (1)
HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Nutrition (4)
HUMNNTR 2314 Fundamentals of Food (3)
HUMNNTR 2450 Foodservice Sanitation & Safety (1)
HUMNNTR 3313 Food in Different Cultures (2)
HUMNNTR 3415 Global Nutrition Issues (2)
HUMNNTR 3506 Nutrition Across the Life Span (3)
HUMNNTR 3704 Public Health Nutrition (2)
HUMNNTR 4504 Nutrition Education & Behavior Change (3)
HUMNNTR 4596 Dietetics Seminar (1)
HUMNNTR 4609 Macronutrients (3)
HUMNNTR 4610 Micronutrients & Phytochemicals (3)
HUMNNTR 5611 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3)
HUMNNTR 5622 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Lab (1)
HUMNNTR 5623 Medical Nutrition Therapy II Lab (1)
HUMNNTR 5612 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3)
MEDDIET 4900 Nutrition Assessment (3)

C- grade or higher required in all Human Nutrition courses to be eligible to receive a Verification Statement for the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD).

Total Hours: 109-135

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-11

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.