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Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology

Food Science and Technology Major with Food and Beverage Fermentation Option

Program Curriculum

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Degree Core Requirements
ALS 1234	CALS First Year Seminar	1
BCHM 2024	Concepts of Biochemistry	3
BIOL 1105	Principles of Biology	3
BIOL 1106	Principles of Biology	3
BIOL 2604	General Microbiology	3
BIOL 2614	General Microbiology Laboratory	2
FST 2004	Exploring Food Science Careers	1
FST 3514	Food Analysis	4
FST/BIOL 3604	Food Microbiology	4
FST 3900	Bridge Experience	0
FST 4004	Food Science Experiential Learning Reflection	1
FST 4014	Concepts of Food Product Development	3
FST 4304	Food Processing	3
FST 4314	Food Processing Laboratory	1
FST 4504	Food Chemistry	3
FST 4534	Food Chemistry Lab	1
FST 4524	Food Safety and Quality Assurance	3
Subtotal		39
Option Required Courses
FST 3024	Principles of Sensory Evaluation	3
FST 3124	Brewing Science and Technology	3
FST 4104	Applied Brewing Science and Engineering	3
FST 4544	Distillation and Fermentation Analysis	3
PHYS 2205	General Physics	3
Select one of the following:		3-6
CHEM 2535 & CHEM 2536	Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
CHEM 2514	Survey of Organic Chemistry
Subtotal		18-21
Restricted Electives
Select 10-13 credit hours of the following:		10-13
CHEM 2545 & CHEM 2546	Organic Chemistry Laboratory and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
FST 2014	Introduction to Food Science
FST 2244	Topics in Food Science and Technology ¹
FST/HNFE 2544	Functional Foods for Health
FST/HORT 3114	Wines and Vines
FST 4204	Advanced Topics in Food Science and Technology ¹
FST 4634	Epidemiology Foodborne Disease
FST 4644	Fermentation Microbiology
FST 4654	Food and Beverage Fermentation
FST 4974	Independent Study ¹
FST 4994	Undergraduate Research ¹
PHYS 2206	General Physics
Study Abroad (As approved by department) ¹
Free Electives (Please note students may need to take more or less free electives to reach the 120 required credit hours)
Select remaining credits of free electives		6
Subtotal		16-19
Pathways to General Education
Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse
ENGL 1105	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL 1106	First-Year Writing (1F)	3
ENGL 3764	Technical Writing (1A)	3
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities
Select six credits in Pathway 2		6
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences
Select six credits in Pathway 3		6
Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
CHEM 1035	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 1036	General Chemistry	3
CHEM 1045	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 1046	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking
MATH 1025	Elementary Calculus (5F)	3
MATH 1026	Elementary Calculus (5F)	3
STAT 3615	Biological Statistics (5A)	3
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
Select six credits in Pathway 6d and Pathway 6a		6
Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States ²
Select three credits in Pathway 7		3
Subtotal		47
Total Credits		120-126

¹: Credits vary depending on course, maximum of three credits allowed for each item.
²: Pathways 7 may be completed with another Pathways requirement.

Eligibility for Continued Enrollment

After having attempted 36 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and freshman rule hours), students must have passed at least 12 semester credits of Curriculum for Liberal Education requirements.
After having attempted 72 semester credits (including transfer, advanced placement, advanced standing, credit by examination, and freshman rule hours), students must:
1. have passed at least 24 semester credits of Curriculum for Liberal Education requirements.
2. have passed 9 semester credits in the Food and Beverage Fermentation Option requirements.

Graduation Requirements

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required for graduation.
A minimum 2.0 overall GPA is required for graduation.
A minimum 2.0 in-major GPA is required for graduation (only FST courses will be used for in-major GPA calculation).
This check sheet contains no hidden prerequisites. Please refer to the Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about prerequisites.

Foreign Language Requirement

A sequence of 2 foreign languages courses is required for graduation unless 2 high school credits of the same foreign language or 6 transfer credits of foreign language have been earned. These credits do not count toward graduation.