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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Nutrition B.S.
Sub-plan: Nutrition Science
Sample Plan: Nutritional Science Sample Plan
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition : 3.0 cr : TS
WRIT 1301 (or WRIT 1401, Contingent on placement) 4.0 cr
CHEM 1061 - Chemical Principles I : 3.0 cr : PHYS
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory : 1.0 cr : PHYS
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology : 3.0 cr : CIV
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
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
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FSCN 3612 - Life Cycle Nutrition : 3.0 cr
ANSC 3301 - Human and Animal Physiology : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2301 - Organic Chemistry I : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1201W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine I : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
CHEM 2302 - Organic Chemistry II : 3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1202W - Introductory Physics for Biology and Pre-medicine II : 5.0 cr : PHYS, WI
FSCN 3102 - Introduction to Food Science : 3.0 cr
FSCN 4612W - Advanced Human Nutrition : 4.0 cr : WI
FSCN 3614: Nutrition Education and Counseling or other FSCN Course 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
CHEM 2311 - Organic Lab : 4.0 cr
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology : 4.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GCD 3022 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
FSCN 4112 - Food Chemistry and Functional Foods : 3.0 cr
FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
FSCN 4622 - Nutritional Toxicology, the basic science of diet-related toxicants : 3.0 cr
FSCN 4613 - Experimental Nutrition : 2.0 cr
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition : 3.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ, WI
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr