Pre-Nutrition

The Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition offers a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition. The prerequisite course work listed below prepares the student to apply for the Nutrition program offered in the College of Applied Health Sciences. Completion of the Pre-Nutrition course work does not guarantee admission to the College of Applied Health Sciences or to Nutrition Science program. Students admitted to the Nutrition Science program complete the final two years of course work within the College of Applied Health Sciences. 

Please see the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition section of the catalog for more information or visit the department website

Prerequisite Coursework

59 semester hours, exclusive of basic military science, distributed as follows:

Note: Students who do not place into certain courses or do not carefully plan sequential course work should expect to take summer session courses or take longer than two years to complete pre-nutrition course work. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Required Courses
HN 100Introduction to Nutrition: New Student Seminar2
ENGL 160Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts3
ENGL 161Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research3
COMM 100Fundamentals of Human Communication a3
Understanding the Creative Arts course b3
Understanding the Past course b3
PSCH 100Introduction to Psychology a4
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology a,c3
BIOS 110Biology of Cells and Organisms d4
Select one of the following general chemistry sequences:5
Matter and Energy d
Foundations of Chemical Inquiry I d
OR
Honors and Majors General and Analytical Chemistry I d
CHEM 232Structure and Function3
BIOS 352Introductory Biochemistry3
KN 230Anatomy and Physiology Lecture I3
KN 231Anatomy and Physiology Lecture II3
KN 232Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I2
KN 233Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II2
MATH 110College Algebra e4
HN 110Foods3
HN 196Nutrition3
Total Hours59
a

This course is approved for the Understanding the Individual and Society General Education category. 

b

Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for a list approved courses in this category. 

c

This course is approved for the Understanding U.S. Society General Education category. 

d

This course is approved for the Analyzing the Natural World General Education category. General Education credit is given for successful completion of both CHEM 122 and CHEM 123 .

e

Completion of MATH 110 may be satisfied through placement exam.

The minimum GPA for application to the BS in Nutrition is 2.50/4.00.  Students should contact the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition for admission deadlines.