NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCES FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (WITH PRE-MEDICAL OPTION) The Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and food sciences provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in the food or healthcare industries, education, or government. This applied program requires a strong math and science core and allows you to participate in hands-on learning, professional development, and faculty-led research. This concentration prepares you for graduate study in nutrition or food sciences, allied health or medical school, or a career in food safety, food processing and product development-related fields in the food industry. Career Possibilities: food scientist and technologist, product developer, food microbiologist, food chemist, sensory scientist, food engineer, consumer safety officer.
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 CRITICAL: “C” or better in ENGL 1001. CRITICAL: CHEM 1201. ENGL 1001 English Composition (3) BIOL 1202 Biology for Science Majors II (3) BIOL 1201 Biology for Science Majors I (3) BIOL 1209 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors II (1) BIOL 1208 Biology Laboratory for Science Majors I (1) CHEM 1202 General Chemistry (3) MATH 1550 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (5) CHEM 1212 General Chemistry Laboratory (2) CHEM 1201 General Chemistry I (3) NFS 1110 Introduction to Nutritional Sciences (3) Total Semester Hours: 15 Elective (3) Total Semester Hours: 15
SEMESTER 3 SEMESTER 4 CRITICAL: BIOL 1201. CRITICAL: MATH 1550; NFS 2000. BIOL 2051 General Microbiology (4) ENGL 2000 English Composition (3) CHEM 2261 Organic Chemistry (3) EXST 2201 Introduction to Statistical Analysis (4) CHEM 2262 Organic Chemistry (3) NFS 2000 Fundamentals of Food Science (3) AGEC 2003 Introduction to Agricultural Economics (3) or CHEM 2364 Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) ECON 2030 Economic Principles (3) PHYS 2001 General Physics I (3) NFS 2112 Human Lifecycle Nutrition (3) PHYS 2108 Introductory Physics Laboratory (1) Total Semester Hours: 16 Total Semester Hours: 16
SEMESTER 5 SEMESTER 6 CRITICAL: CHEM 1202; ENGL 2000. CMST 2060 Public Speaking (3) NFS 3000 Food Safety (3) NFS 4005 Food Engineering Systems (3) NFS 4070 Food Laws, Standards and Regulations (2) NFS 4162 Food Microbiology (4) NFS 4095 Principles of Sensory Evaluation of Foods (4) General Education course - Social Sciences (3) PHYS 2002 General Physics II (3) Total Semester Hours: 13 PHYS 2109 General Physics Laboratory (1) BIOL 4087 Basic Biochemistry (4) Total Semester Hours: 17
SEMESTER 7 SEMESTER 8 NFS 3999 Food Science and Technology Seminar (1) NFS 4040 Quality Assurance in the Food Industry (4) NFS 4060 Food Chemistry (4) NFS 4050 Food Composition and Analysis (4) NFS 4075 Food Preservation (3) NFS 4076 Food Product Development (3) General Education course - Arts (3) General Education course - Humanities (3) General Education course - Humanities (3) Total Semester Hours: 14 Total Semester Hours: 14
120 TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS
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