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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Food and Nutritional Sciences: Human Nutrition, B.S.

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Curriculum Guide

Freshman Year

First Semester

FCS 160 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 2 Credit(s)
ENGL 100 - Ideas and Their Expression I 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med BIOL 101 - Concepts of Biology I 4 Credit(s) or
NTR BIOL 100 - Biological Science 4 Credit(s)
MATH 111 - College Algebra and Trigonometry 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 106 - General Chemistry VI 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 116 - General Chemistry VI Laboratory 1 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17

Second Semester

FCS 150 - Food Preparation/Meal Management 2 Credit(s)
FCS 151 - Food Preparation/Meal Management Lab 1 Credit(s)
ENGL 101 - Ideas and Their Expression II 3 Credit(s)
MATH 112 - Calculus for Business and Technology 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 107 - General Chemistry VII 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry VII Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
Pre-Med BIOL 102 - Concepts of Biology II 4 Credit(s) or
NTR Gen Ed: Knowledge of African American Culture 3-4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17-18

Sophomore Year

First Semester

FCS 245 - Introduction to Food Science 3 Credit(s)
FCS 260 - Introduction to Human Development 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 223 - Organic Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
SPCH 250 - Speech Fundamentals 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 221 - General Microbiology 4 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 17

Second Semester

FCS 157 - Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
MATH 224 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics 3 Credit(s)
Elective 3 Credit(s)
Elective 2 Credit(s)
Gen Ed: Global Awareness 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 14

Junior Year

First Semester

CHEM 251 - Elementary Biochemistry 2 Credit(s)
CHEM 252 - Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory 1 Credit(s)
BIOL 350 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (formerly BIOL 450) 4 Credit(s)
Pre-Med Gen Ed: Knowledge of African American Culture 3 Credit(s) or
NTR ENGL 331 - Writing for Science and Technology 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med PHYS 225 - College Physics I 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med PHYS 235 - College Physics I Laboratory 1 Credit(s) or
NTR FCS 316 - Financial Planning for Families (formerly FCS 577) 3 Credit(s) or equivalent

Semester Total: 13-14

Second Semester

FCS 346 - Food Safety and Sanitation 3 Credit(s)
FCS 359 - Maternal Lifespan Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 352 - Intermediate Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med PHYS 226 - College Physics II 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med PHYS 236 - College Physics II Laboratory 1 Credit(s) or
NTR FCS 345 - Food Chemistry 3 Credit(s)
NTR Elective 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15-16

Senior Year

First Semester

FCS 460 - Applied Research in Family & Consumer Sciences 3 Credit(s)
FCS 451 - Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases 3 Credit(s)
FCS 456 - Nutrition Education 3 Credit(s)
FCS 457 - Advanced Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med BIOL 304 - Pre Med Prep Seminar (formerly BIOL 404) 3 Credit(s) or
NTR FCS 450 - Nutrition Assessment 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 15

Second Semester

FCS 461 - Integrative Approaches to Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly FCS 560) 3 Credit(s)
FCS 498 - Internship in Food & Nutritional Sciences 3 Credit(s)
FCS 458 - Community Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
Pre-Med Elective 3 Credit(s) or
NTR Elective 3 Credit(s)

Semester Total: 12

Total Credit Hours: 120

Major Program Requirements

Students must earn a C or better in the following courses:

FCS 150 - Food Preparation/Meal Management 2 Credit(s)
FCS 151 - Food Preparation/Meal Management Lab 1 Credit(s)
FCS 157 - Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 160 - Introduction to Family and Consumer Sciences 2 Credit(s)
FCS 245 - Introduction to Food Science 3 Credit(s)
FCS 316 - Financial Planning for Families (formerly FCS 577) 3 Credit(s) or equivalent
FCS 345 - Food Chemistry 3 Credit(s)
FCS 346 - Food Safety and Sanitation 3 Credit(s)
FCS 352 - Intermediate Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 359 - Maternal Lifespan Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 450 - Nutrition Assessment 3 Credit(s)
FCS 451 - Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases 3 Credit(s)
FCS 456 - Nutrition Education 3 Credit(s)
FCS 457 - Advanced Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 458 - Community Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
FCS 460 - Applied Research in Family & Consumer Sciences 3 Credit(s)
FCS 461 - Integrative Approaches to Family and Consumer Sciences (formerly FCS 560) 3 Credit(s)
FCS 498 - Internship in Food & Nutritional Sciences 3 Credit(s)