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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
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 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
AECM 2421W - Professional and Oral Communication for Agriculture, Food & the Environment : 3.0 cr : WI
Freshman Composition :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 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
BIOL 1009 - General Biology : 4.0 cr : BIOL : Preferred Course
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 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
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology : 4.0 cr : SOCS
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
BIOC 3021 - Biochemistry : 3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
ANAT 3601 - Principles of Human Anatomy : 3.0 cr
ANAT 3602 - Principles of Human Anatomy Laboratory : 2.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FSCN 2001 - A Food Systems Approach to Cooking for Health and the Environment : 3.0 cr
FSCN 4612W - Advanced Human Nutrition : 4.0 cr : WI
PHYS 1221 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors I : 4.0 cr : PHYS
LE (Arts/Humanities) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology : 4.0 cr
PHYS 1222 - Introductory Physics for Life Science Majors II : 4.0 cr : PHYS
BIOL 4003 - Genetics : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CFAN 3096 - Making the Most of your Professional Experience : 1.0 cr
FSCN 4621 - Nutrition and Metabolism : 4.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
FSCN 4112 - Food Chemistry and Functional Foods : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FSCN 4613 - Experimental Nutrition : 2.0 cr
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition : 3.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ, WI
FSCN 4622 - Nutritional Toxicology, the basic science of diet-related toxicants : 3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr