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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Nutrition B.S.
Sub-plan: Nutrition Studies
Sample Plan: Nutritional Science Sample Plan
Total Credits: 123.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition : 3.0 cr : TS
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
WRIT 1301 (or 1401, contingent on placement) 4.0 cr
MATH 1031 - College Algebra and Probability : 3.0 cr : MATH
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology : 3.0 cr : CIV
CHEM 1062 - Chemical Principles II : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1066 - Chemical Principles II Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
FSCN 3102 - Introduction to Food Science : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Literature, Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 10.0 cr
FSCN 4612W - Advanced Human Nutrition : 4.0 cr : WI
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 13.0 cr
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
ANSC 3301 - Human and Animal Physiology : 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 9.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
FSCN 3612 - Life Cycle Nutrition : 3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing : 4.0 cr : WI
Elective :2.0 cr
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology : 4.0 cr
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism : 4.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 32.0 cr
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition : 3.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ, WI
FSCN 4613 - Experimental Nutrition : 2.0 cr
NUTR 3xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
FSCN 4xxx : 3.0 cr
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
FSCN 4xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr