Foods and Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition Science Subplan/Option: 180 units

Required Core Courses for Major: 11 units

Required of all students. A 2.0 cumulative GPA is required in core courses including subplan (option) courses for the major in order to receive a degree in the major.

• AG 100 - Orientation to the College of Agriculture (1)
• FN 100 - Introduction to the Profession (1)
• FN 235 - Nutrition (4)
• FN 235L - Nutrition Lab (1)
• FN 263 - Introduction of Research Methods (4)

Required Subplan/Option Courses: 24 units

• FN 121/121L - Introduction to Foods (2/2)
• FN 335 - Nutrition of the Life Cycle (4)
• FN 345/345L - Nutrition Education (3/1)
• FST 125 - Introduction to Food Science and Technology (4)
• FST 321/321L - Experimental Food Science (3/1)
• FST 325 - Food Safety and Current Issues (4)

Electives Subplan/Option Courses: 42 units

Select 42 units from only one emphasis area in consultation with your advisor:

1. Nutrition and Health
2. Pre-Professional
3. Animal Nutrition

Required Support Courses: 66 units

• BIO 235/235L - Human Physiology (4/1)

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• CHM 122 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 122L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 123 - General Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 123L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 201 - Elements of Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 250L - Elements of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• CHM 314 - Organic Chemistry (3) and
• CHM 317L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)

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• MAT 106 - Trigonometry (4)
• MAT 120 - Calculus for the Life Sciences (4)
• MIC 201/201L - Basic Microbiology (3/1)

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• PHY 121 - College Physics (3) and
• PHY 121L - College Physics Laboratory (1)

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  The following major support courses should be used to satisfy the indicated GE requirement:

   

  If these courses are not used to satisfy GE, the total units to degree may be more than 180 units.

   

• AG 101 - Agriculture and the Modern World (4) (D2)
• AG 401 - Ethical Issues in Food, Agricultural, and Apparel Industries (4) (C4 or D4)

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• BIO 115/115A/115L - Basic Biology (3/1/1) (B2, B3) or
• BIO 121/121L - Foundations of Biology: Energy and Matter - Cycles and Flows (3/2) (B2, B3)

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• CHM 121 - General Chemistry (3) (B1) and
• CHM 121L - General Chemistry Laboratory (1) (B3)

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• ENG 105 - Freshman English II (4) (A3)

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• ENG 107 - Stretch Composition III (4) (A2) or
• ENG 109 - Advanced Stretch Composition II (4) (A2) or
• ENG 110 - First-Year Composition (4) (A2)

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• PSY 201 - General Psychology (4) (E)
• STA 120 - Statistics with Applications (4) (B4)

Unrestricted Electives: 0-1 unit

 Select a sufficient number of courses so that the total from “Required Support”, “GE”, and “Unrestricted Electives” is at least 103 units.

Medical, Veterinary, Pharmacy and Dental School Admission Requirements

This curriculum meets the requirements of many, but not all, schools.  The requirements of individual schools may vary and should be determined by the student in consultation with the department advisor within two years of beginning the application process.

General Education Requirements: 68 units

Students should consult the Academic Programs website https://www.cpp.edu/~academic-programs/general-education-course-listings.shtml for current information regarding this requirement. Unless specific courses are stated under Support Courses, please refer to the list of approved courses under General Education Requirements, Areas A through E.

Area A. Communication and Critical Thinking (12 units)

1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
3. Critical Thinking

Area B. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (16 units)

1. Physical Science
2. Biological Science
3. Laboratory Activity
4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
5. Science and Technology Synthesis

Area C. Humanities (16 units)

1. Visual and Performing Arts
2. Philosophy and Civilization
3. Literature and Foreign Languages
4. Humanities Synthesis

Area D. Social Sciences (20 units)

1. U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals
2. History, Economics, and Political Science
3. Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnic and Gender Studies
4. Social Science Synthesis

Area E. Lifelong Understanding and Self-development (4 units)