Nutrition Major (no area of concentration)

Major in Nutrition
(26-28 credits, plus 16 credits in supporting work)

The general major in nutrition integrates a liberal arts curriculum with a strong foundation in the natural sciences. Students have the opportunity to blend a broad knowledge of food and nutrition with other areas of interest or inquiry.  The open curriculum plan allows for the completion of a second major, a minor, or a selection of a wide variety of courses across disciplines.  The Nutrition major is a good option for students interested in the economics and/or politics of food and the impact of food and nutrition on health.  It is also a good choice for students with professional or pre-professional interests in areas such as physical therapy, fitness, exercise physiology, or general health education. While the general nutrition major will not qualify students for professional credentialing in the allied health professions, it does provide a solid academic preparation for a variety of career and graduate study options related to food and nutrition.  Students seeking a major in Nutrition should seek academic guidance from a faculty advisor in the nutrition department as early as possible to assist in curriculum planning.

Required Courses

Prerequisites/supporting courses:

• BIOL 121 Intro to Cell/Molecular Biology
• BIOL 214 Human Anatomy & Physiology
• CHEM 105 Chemistry & Disease
• MATH 124 Probability & Statistical Inferences

Nutrition courses:

• NUTR 125
• NUTR 225
• NUTR 323
• NUTR 395

Plus 12 additional credits selected from the following:

• NUTR 220
• NUTR 230
• NUTR 330
• NUTR 331
• NUTR 333
• NUTR 337
• NUTR 341
• NUTR 342
• NUTR 343
• NUTR 345
• (NUTR 212, 260 when these are offered).
  

Example of Four Year Plan

This curriculum plan is an example of how a student may choose to distribute major, core and elective courses across four academic years.  Courses selected as electives within the major may differ from this plan, depending on student goals and interests.  Courses may be arranged differently to accommodate a semester of study abroad. 

Students are encouraged to pursue an academic minor, and to complete an individual research project as part of their available elective credits.

4 Year Plan for Nutrition Major

Fall	Spring
1st Year First Year Seminar NUTR 125   Concepts of Nutrition   Science Core Humanities Core Language	Credits 4 4 4 4 16	First Year Seminar Core - Language Core - Theology 111 NUTR 225   Experimental Food Science	Credits 4 4 4 4 16
2nd Year Biol 121   Cell and Molecular   Biology NUTR 323   Public Health Nutrition Core Social Science NUTR 220 or other NUTR   Exploring Weight   Issues Elective Course	Credits 4 4 4 2-4 2-4 16-18	Biol 214   Principles of Human Anatomy   And Physiology Chem 105   Chemistry and Disease Core Humanities Math 124   Probability and Statistical   Inference	Credits 4 4 4 4 16
3rd Year NUTR 330   Nutrition   Biochemistry   and Assessment Core Theology   (upper division) NUTR 230 or other NUTR   Cultural Foods Elective Fine Arts	Credits 4 4 2 4 2-4 16-18	NUTR 331   Exercise Nutrition   and Supplements NUTR 341   Nutrition Education NUTR 342   Interviewing and counseling Skills Elective Elective	Credits 4 2 2 4 4 16
4th Year NUTR 333   Nutrition Therapy:   Chronic Conditions NUTR 260   Contemporary Topics Core Ethics Elective Elective	Credits 4 2 4 4 4 18	NUTR (capstone) Elective Elective Elective Elective	Credits 2 4 4 4 2-4 16-18