OVERVIEW OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES - CALS
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES (CALS)
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING AUGUST 2007
It is the student’s responsibility to understand and to meet college and major requirements. All major requirements must be taken for letter grade. See CALS graduation requirements.
1. NATURAL SCIENCES
Introductory biology, 6-8 cr [BIOG 101-104, 105-106, or 109-110]
Introductory chemistry, 8 cr [CHEM 206-208, 207-208, or 215-216]
Organic chemistry lecture, 3-8 cr [CHEM 257 (not for pre-med), 357-358, or 359-360]
Organic chemistry lab, 2-4 cr [CHEM 251 or 301]
Physiology,3-4 cr [NS 341(4)] or [BIOAP 311(3)]
Biochemistry,4-6 cr [NS 320(4)], [BIOBM 330(4)], [BIOBM 331(3) + BIOBM 332(2)], or [BIOBM 331(3) + BIOMI 290(3)], or [BIOBM 333 (4)]
No additional credit for NS 320 if the above biochemistry courses are taken to fulfill biochemistry requirement, and vice versa.
For special career interests:
- Premed: CHEM 357-358 [6 cr] and Physics, PHYS 101-102 or 207-208 [8 cr]
- Dietetics: Microbiology, 3 cr, [BIOMI 290]
- Exercise science: Both NS 341 [4 cr] and BIOAP 311 [3 cr]. Strongly recommend: Physics, 8 cr, [PHYS 101-102 or 207-208]
2. NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES [Count toward 55 required cr in CALS. Letter grade only.]
Core courses, 16 cr:
- NS 115 Nutrition, Health and Society [3]
- NS 245 Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition [3]
- NS 331 Physiological and Biochemical Bases of Nutrition [4]
- NS 332 Methods in Nutritional Sciences [3]
- NS 345 Nutritional and Physicochemical Aspects of Foods [3]
Advanced electives in Nutritional Sciences, 9 cr
Select from NS courses at 300 level or above. MAY include ONLY 3 cr of NS 400, 401,402, 403 or 499.
May include NS 341 only if BIOAP 311 is used for physiology requirement. May not include NS 320.
For dietetics: NS 247, 425, 441, 442, 450, 488 and Food Service Management.
Written and Oral Expression (9 cr) must include at least 6 cr of written expression; select from First year Seminars, English, and Communications courses as per CALS distribution requirements.
For dietetics: Psych 101 or HD 115 is required
4. QUANTITATIVE & ANALYTICAL
Any math (except MATH 100) or statistics course if needed.
Statistics: Math 171, AEM 210; BTRY 301/NTRES 313; ILRST 210, 211, 310, 311, 312; ENGRD 270; PAM 210; ST SCI/ILRST 210. For dietetics and exercise science: statistics is required
5. ELECTIVES IN AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES[Count toward 55 required cr in CALS]
9 cr from ANY of the following areas selected with faculty adviser to support student’s interests and goals. (These courses MAY NOT also be applied to Social Science, Humanities, Communication, or Math/Statistics distribution requirements (3-4 above)). For additional details about courses, contact individual departments’ representatives (see CALS Grad. Summary in TAN pages).
Areas of elective study:
Food production and processing: courses in Food Science; Animal Science; Plant Science; Agriculture and Biological Engineering; International Agriculture. (FOOD 150 may NOT be used because is redundant of NS 115.)
Food and agricultural policy: courses in Applied Economics and Management; Rural Sociology; and International Agriculture, Plant Breeding.
Life sciences: courses in Biological Sciences, Plant Sciences, Animal Science, and Toxicology. (MAY NOT include introductory biology, physiology, or biochemistry courses used for Natural Sciences requirement (1 above). MAY include BIOAP 311 only if NS 341 is used for physiology requirement. MAY include BIOMI 290 if NS 320, BIOBM 330, or BIOBM 332 is taken to meet biochemistry requirement.)
Education and communication: courses in Education and Communication.
Environment: courses in Natural Resources; Soil, Crop and Atmospheric Sciences; and Applied Economics and Management