Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences

Nutrition Sciences Courses and Curriculum

Curriculum Progression: Nutrition Sciences Major  |  RDN Route

 Year 1

 EXSC 106 Medical Terminology 1 
 NUTR 103 Global Food & Nutrition 3
 BIO 106 Principles of Biology I 3
 BIO 106L Principles of Biology I Lab 1
 NUTR 220 Food Science 3
 NUTR 220L Food Science Lab 1
 Total Credit Hours 12 
 
 Year 2
 
 BIO 108 Principles of Biology II 3
 BIOL 108 Principles of Biology II Lab
 1
 NUTR 102 Nutrition Communication  3
 BIOL 204 Fundamentals of Human Physiology 3
 CHEM 111 General Chemistry I  3
 CHEM 111L General Chemistry I  1
 CHEM 113 General Chemistry II 3
 CHEM 113L General Chemistry II Lab 1
MATH 115 Elementary Probability Statistics 3
 Total Credit Hours21


 Year 3

 
 BIO 229 Molecular Biology  3
 BIO 229L Molecular Biology Lab 1
 NUTR 210 Introduction to Human Nutrition 3 
 CHEM 311 Organic Chemistry I 3 
 CHEM 311L Organic Chemistry I Lab 1
 CHEM 312 Organic Chemistry II 3 
 CHEM 312L Organic Chemistry II Lab 1
 NUTR 340 Macronutrients & Metabolism 3
 NUTR 320 Meal Prep & Diet Planning 3
 Total Credit Hours 21
  
 
 Summer 2nd or 3rd Year
 
 EXSC 476 Internship 3
  
 
 Year 4
 
 BIO 313 Microbiology  3
 BIO 313L Microbiology Lab 1
 CHEM 405 Biochemistry 3
 CHEM 405L Biochemistry  1 
 NUTR 211 Human Lifecycle Nutrition 3
 NUTR 330 Micronutrients & Metabolism  3
 NUTR 101 Nutrition Screening and Assessment Lab 1
 Total Credit Hours
15
 
 Electives
 
Determined with Advisor 6 
  
 Total Credit Hours for Nutrition Science: RDN Route 78