Human Nutrition – Nutrition Sciences

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

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 (21-25 Hours)

• Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 or higher (0-4)
• BIOLOGY 1113 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer & Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
• BIOLOGY 1114 Biological Sciences: Form, Function, Diversity, & Ecology (4)
• CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
• CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)
• PSYCH 1100 Introduction to Psychology (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)

Major Requirements (42-49 Hours)

Major Admission Criteria: 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher Completion of: CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220, BIOLOGY 1113

Foundational Science (24-28 Hours)

• CHEM 2510 Organic Chemistry I (4)
• CHEM 2540 Organic Chemistry Lab I (2)
• MICRBIO 4000.xx Basic & Practical Microbiology (4)
• PHYSIO 3101 Human Physiology I (3) and PHYSIO 3102 Human Physiology II (3), or PHYSIO 3200 Human Physiology (5)
• BIOCHEM 4511 Introduction to Biological Chemistry (4)
• MOLGEN 4500.xx General Genetics (3)

Choose one course from:

• CHEM 2520 Organic Chemistry II (4)
• CHEM 2210 Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis (5)
• BIOCHEM 5621 Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Lab (4)
• CHEM 2550 Organic Chemistry Lab II (2)
• ANATOMY 3300.xx Advanced Human Anatomy (5)
• MOLGEN 5601 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics Lab (3-4)
• MOLGEN 5602 Eukaryotic Cell & Developmental Biology Lab (3-4)

Major Core (18-21 Hours)

• HUMNNTR 2295 Careers in Nutrition (1)
• HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Nutrition (4)
• HUMNNTR 3780H Research Methods in Nutrition (1)
• HUMNNTR 4609 Macronutrients (3)
• HUMNNTR 4610 Micronutrients & Phytochemicals (3)
• HUMNNTR 3506 Nutrition Across the Life Span (3)
• HUMNNTR 4189 Professional Experience in Human Nutrition, or HUMNNTR 3998 Undergraduate Research in Human Nutrition, or HUMNNTR 4193 Individual Studies (1-3)
• ANIMSCI 5070 Nutritional Immunology in Animal Systems (3), or ANIMSCI 5530 Comparative Animal Nutrient Metabolism (3), or ANIMSCI 5090 Gut Microbiology (2) 

Total Hours: 89-114

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 6-31

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.