Nutrition, Fitness, and Health, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Major Requirements (38 credits)

• NUTR 10500 - Nutrition In The 21st Century
• NUTR 20500 - Food Science I
• NUTR 31500 - Fundamentals Of Nutrition
• NUTR 33000 - Diet Selection And Planning
• NUTR 33200 - Nutrition Counseling
• NUTR 36500 - Physiology And Nutrition During The Life Cycle
• NUTR 41500 - Practicum In Nutrition, Fitness, And Health
• NUTR 42400 - Communication Techniques In Foods And Nutrition
• NUTR 43000 - Public Health Nutrition
• NUTR 43600 - Nutritional Assessment
• NUTR 43700 - Macronutrient Metabolism In Human Health And Disease
• NUTR 43800 - Micronutrient And Phytochemical Metabolism In Human Health And Disease
• NUTR 45300 - Food Chemistry
• NUTR 48800 - Topics In Nutrition, Fitness, And Health

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (65 - 74 credits)

• BCHM 30700 - Biochemistry

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• CHM 33300 - Principles Of Biochemistry

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• BCHM 30900 - Biochemistry Laboratory
• BIOL 11000 - Fundamentals Of Biology I
• BIOL 11100 - Fundamentals Of Biology II

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• BIOL 20300 - Human Anatomy And Physiology

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• BIOL 30100 - Human Design: Anatomy And Physiology

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• BIOL 20400 - Human Anatomy And Physiology

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• BIOL 30200 - Human Design: Anatomy And Physiology

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• CHM 11100 - General Chemistry [Fulfills 1 Science Core Course] 

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• CHM 11500 - General Chemistry [Fulfills 1 Science Core Course]

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• CHM 11200 - General Chemistry [Fulfills 1 Science Core Course]

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• CHM 11600 - General Chemistry [Fulfills 1 Science Core Course]

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• CHM 25700 - Organic Chemistry

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• CHM 25500 - Organic Chemistry

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• CHM 25600 - Organic Chemistry

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• ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics

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• AGEC 21700 - Economics

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• ENGL 10600 - First-Year Composition [Fulfills Written Communication Core]

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• ENGL 10800 - Accelerated First-Year Composition [Fulfills Written Communication Core]

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• HK 36800 - Exercise Physiology I
• HK 42100 - Health Screening And Fitness Evaluation And Design
• HK 42200 - Basic Concepts In Exercise Program Design
• HK 46800 - Advanced Exercise Physiology II
• HK 46900 - Exercise Testing And Prescription In Special Populations
• MA 15555 - Quantitative Reasoning or select a course numbered MA 15300 or higher from the University list [Fulfills Quantitative Reasoning Core]

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• PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology [Fulfills Behavior/Social Science Core] 

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• SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology [Fulfills Behavior/Social Science Core]

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• STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods [Fulfills Information Literacy Core]
• Oral Communication Core - select from University list
• Humanities Core - select from University list (PHIL 11100 - Ethics  suggested) - Credit Hours: 3.00
• Science, Technology & Society Core - select from University list - Credit Hours: 1.00 - 3.00

Electives (8 - 17 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

• For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

Notes

*Satisfies a University Core Requirement

2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Foreign Language Courses

Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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