Degree Plan
Nutrition majors can choose from one of the three tracks listed below.
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition
23 semester hours in required Nutrition courses
- NUTR 2231: Principles of Food Preparation and NUTR 2131: Principles of Food Preparation Lab (must be taken during the same semester)
- NUTR 2341: Introduction to Nutrition
- NUTR 3342: Nutrition in the Life Cycle
- NUTR 4335: Nutrition Education and Counseling
- NUTR 4460: Community and World Nutrition
- NUTR 4470: Human Nutrition and Metabolism
- NUTR 4376: Medical Nutrition Therapy I
39 semester hours in required supporting disciplines
- PSYC 1301: Introduction to Psychology or SOCI 1311: Introduction to Sociology
- MATH 1304: College Algebra or higher
- MATH 2303: Introduction to Probability and Statistics or PSYC 3381/SOCI 3381: Statistics for Behavioral Sciences
- ECON 2301: Principles of Macroeconomics
- COMM 2341: Business and Professional Communication
- BIOL 1402: General Biology I for Majors and Laboratory
- BIOL 2321: Anatomy and Physiology I
- BIOL 2121: Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I
- BIOL 2322: Anatomy and Physiology II
- BIOL 2122: Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II
- BIOL 2474/2474L: Introductory Microbiology and Lab or BIOL 3471/3471L: General Microbiology and Lab
- CHEM 1301: Chemical Principles I and CHEM 1101: Chemical Principles I Laboratory
- CHEM 1302: Chemical Principles II and CHEM 1102: Chemical Principles II Laboratory
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition - Food and Nutrition Track
UIW Core - Total Hours 43
Major - Total Hours 79
Degree - Total Hours 122
Required courses for the B.S. in Nutrition plus 24-26 additional semester hours:
- ACCT 2301: Accounting for Non-Business Majors
- BMGT 3340: Management Theory and Practice
- CHEM 2350: Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 2311: Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 2312: Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 2150: Principles of Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory or CHEM 2111: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 3450: Survey of Biochemistry or CHEM 4351/BIOL 4351: Biochemistry and CHEM 4352/BIOL 4352: Biochemistry II
- NUTR 1102: Introduction to Dietetics
- NUTR 3325: Food Systems Management
- NUTR 3134: Food Systems Management Laboratory
- NUTR 3323: Food and Nutrition Services Management
- NUTR 3332: Experimental Foods
- NUTR 3310: Food Insecurity and Food Recovery
- NUTR 4356: Nutrition and Human Performance
- NUTR XXXX: A nutrition elective
Download the B.S. in Nutrition - Food and Nutrition Track Four-Year degree plan.
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1311 Composition I | 3 |
| FYES 1211 First-Year Experience Seminar | 2 |
| MATH 1304 College Algebra | 3 |
| CHEM 1310 Introductory Chemistry | 3 |
| PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology or SOCI 1311 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total hours | 14 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1312 Composition II | 3 |
| BIOL 1402 General Biology I | 4 |
| CHEM 1320 Biological Chemistry for Health Prof | 3 |
| HIST 1311, 1312, 1321, or 1322 | 3 |
| PHIL 1381 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2321 Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2121 Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| NUTR 2231 Principles of Food Preparation | 2 |
| NUTR 2131 Food Preparation Lab | 1 |
| ACCT 2301 Accounting for Non-Business Majors | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
| NURS 2299 Medical Terminology | 2 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2322 Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2122 Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 2474 Intro. to Microbiology | 4 |
| NUTR 2341 Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 3 |
| PEHP Physical Activity | 1 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| MATH 2303 Intro. to Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| NUTR 3325 Food Systems Management | 3 |
| NUTR 3134 Food Systems Management Lab | 1 |
| NUTR 3342 Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 World Literature | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 3370 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 |
| NUTR 3310 Food Security and Sustainability | 3 |
| NUTR 3323 Food & Nutrition Services Mgmt. | 3 |
| NUTR 3332 Experimental Foods | 3 |
| CHED 3305 Research Methods for Comm. Health | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4476 Medical Nutrition Therapy I | 4 |
| NUTR 4460 Community & World Nutrition | 4 |
| NUTR 4370 Human Nutrition & Metabolism | 3 |
| RELS 1305, 1315, 1325, or 1335 | 3 |
| Total hours | 14 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4335 Nutrition Education & Counseling | 3 |
| NUTR 4356 Nutrition & Human Performance | 3 |
| Nutrition Elective(s) | 3 |
| Advanced Philosophy or Religious Studies | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition - Nutrition Science Track
UIW Core - Total Hours 43
Major - Total Hours 83
Degree - Total Hours 126
Required courses for the B.S. in Nutrition plus 30-31 additional semester hours:
- CHEM 2311: Organic Chemistry I and CHEM 2111: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 2312: Organic Chemistry II and CHEM 2112: Organic Chemistry Laboratory II
- CHEM 4351/BIOL 4351: Biochemistry I
- CHEM 4251/BIOL 4352: Biochemistry II
- MATH 1311: Precalculus or Math 2312: Calculus I
- PHYS 2305: Physics I and PHYS 2105: Physics I Lab or PHYS 1301: General Physics I and PHYS 1101: General Physics I Lab
- PHYS 2306: Physics II and PHYS 2106: Physics II Lab or PHYS 1302: General Physics II and PHYS 1102: General Physics II Lab
- NUTR 4477: Medical Nutrition Therapy II
- BIOL XXXX or CHEM XXXX or NUTR XXXX Upper-division elective (3-4 semester hours)
Download the B.S. in Nutrition - Nutrition Science Track Four-Year Degree Plan.
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| CHEM 1301 Chemical Principles I | 3 |
| CHEM 1101 Chemical Principles I Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1311 Composition I | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
| FYES 1211 First-Year Experience Seminar | 2 |
| MATH 1311 Precalculus or MATH 2312 Calculus I | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 1402 General Biology I for Majors | 4 |
| BIOL 1402L General Biology I Lab | - |
| CHEM 1302 Chemical Principles II | 3 |
| CHEM 1102 Chemical Principles II Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1312 Composition II | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 3 |
| PEHP Physical Activity | 1 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 1403 General Biology II for Majors | 4 |
| BIOL 1403L General Biology II for Majors Lab | - |
| BIOL 2321 Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2121 Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 2311 Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2111 Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| NUTR 2231 Principles of Food Preparation | 2 |
| NUTR 2131 Food Preparation Lab | 1 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2322 Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2122 Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 3311 Cell Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 2312 Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2112 Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| NURS 2299 ST: Medical Terminology | 2 |
| NUTR 2341 Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| CHEM/BIOL 4351 Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM/BIOL 4251 Biochemistry I Lab | 2 |
| MATH 2303 Intro to Probability & Statistics or PSYC/SOCI 3381 Statistics for Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| PHYS 1301 General Physics I or PHYS 2305 Physics I | 3 |
| PHYS 1101 General Physics I Lab or PHYS 2105 Physics I Lab | 1 |
| PHIL 1381 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3471 General Microbiology | 4 |
| PSYC 1301 Intro to Psychology or SOCI 1311 Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| PHYS 1302 General Physics II or PHYS 2306 Physics II | 3 |
| PHYS 1102 General Physics I Lab or PHYS 2106 Physics II Lab | 1 |
| ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| NUTR 3342 Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| Total hours | 17 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4476 Medical Nutrition Therapy I | 4 |
| NUTR 4460 Community & World Nutrition | 4 |
| NUTR 4370 Human Nutrition & Metabolism | 3 |
| RELS 1305, 1315, 1325, or 1335 | 3 |
| HIST 1311, 1312, 1321, or 1322 | 3 |
| Total hours | 17 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4335 Nutrition Education & Counseling | 3 |
| NUTR 4335 Nutrition Education & Counseling | 4 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| Advanced Philosophy or Religious Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 World Literature | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition - Nutrition and Dietetics Track
UIW Core - Total Hours 43
Major - Total Hours 79-81
Degree - Total Hours 122-124
Required courses for the B.S. in Nutrition plus 24-26 additional semester hours:
- ACCT 2301: Accounting for Non-Business Majors
- BMGT 3340: Management Theory and Practice
- CHEM 2350: Survey of Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 2150: Principles of Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory or CHEM 2111: Organic Chemistry Laboratory I
- CHEM 3450: Survey of Biochemistry or CHEM 4351/BIOL 4351: Biochemistry I and CHEM 4352/BIOL 4352: Biochemistry II
- NUTR 1102: Introduction to Dietetics
- NUTR 3325: Food Systems Management
- NUTR 3134: Food Systems Management Laboratory
- NUTR 3323: Food and Nutrition Services Management
- NUTR 3332: Experimental Foods
- NUTR 4139: Nutrition Practicum or NUTR 3310 Food Insecurity and Food Recovery
- NUTR 4100: Dietetics
- NUTR 4477: Medical Nutrition Therapy II
More Information
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1311 Composition I | 3 |
| FYES 1211 First-Year Experience Seminar | 2 |
| MATH 1304 College Algebra | 3 |
| CHEM 1310 Introductory Chemistry | 3 |
| PSYC 1301 Introduction to Psychology or SOCI 1311 Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Total hours | 14 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1312 Composition II | 3 |
| BIOL 1402 General Biology I | 4 |
| CHEM 1320 Biological Chemistry for Health Prof. | 3 |
| HIST 1311, 1312, 1321, or 1322 | 3 |
| PHIL 1381 Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2321 Anatomy & Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2121 Anatomy & Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| NUTR 2231 Principles of Food Preparation | 2 |
| NUTR 2131 Food Preparation Lab | 1 |
| ACCT 2301 Accounting for Non-Business Majors | 3 |
| Foreign Language I | 3 |
| NURS 2299 Medical Terminology | 2 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring * | Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2322 Anatomy & Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2122 Anatomy & Physiology II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 2474 Intro. to Microbiology | 4 |
| NUTR 2341 Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| Foreign Language II | 3 |
| PEHP Physical Activity | 1 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| MATH 2303 Intro. to Probability & Statistics | 3 |
| NUTR 3325 Food Systems Management | 3 |
| NUTR 3134 Food Systems Management Lab | 1 |
| NUTR 3342 Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 World Literature | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 3370 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 |
| NUTR 3310 Food Security and Sustainability | 3 |
| NUTR 3323 Food & Nutrition Services Mgmt. | 3 |
| NUTR 3332 Experimental Foods | 3 |
| CHED 3305 Research Methods for Comm. Health | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Fall | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4476 Medical Nutrition Therapy I | 4 |
| NUTR 4460 Community & World Nutrition | 4 |
| NUTR 4100 Leadership & Career Mgmt. in Diet. | 1 |
| NUTR 4370 Human Nutrition & Metabolism | 3 |
| RELS 1305, 1315, 1325, or 1335 | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
| Spring | Hours |
|---|---|
| NUTR 4477 Medical Nutrition Therapy II | 4 |
| NUTR 4335 Nutrition Education & Counseling | 3 |
| Nutrition Elective(s) | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 |
| Advanced Philosophy or Religious Studies | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
*Students interested in the DPD should take the DPD prerequisite BIOL 2474 or BIOL 3471 Microbiology and Lab.
**Apply to the DPD. Must have a minimum 2.8 DPD prerequisite GPA and minimum “C” in DPD prerequisite courses. DPD prerequisite courses are highlighted in yellow.