2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| 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 2014 | Introduction to Food Science | 2 |
| 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 | 41 | |
| Option Required Courses | ||
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| BIT 3414 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| CHEM 2514 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| or AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness | |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| or AAEC 3454 | Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | |
| MKTG 3104 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| or AAEC 3504 | Marketing Agricultural Products | |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select seven credit hours of the following: | 7 | |
| Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence | ||
| Principles of Meat Science | ||
| Enterprise Planning and Control Systems | ||
| Legal and Ethical Environment of Business | ||
| Food, War and Conflict | ||
| Topics in Food Science and Technology | ||
| Functional Foods for Health | ||
| Principles of Sensory Evaluation | ||
| Wines and Vines | ||
| Brewing Science and Technology | ||
| Applied Brewing Science and Engineering | ||
| Advanced Topics in Food Science and Technology | ||
| Epidemiology Foodborne Disease | ||
| Independent Study 1 | ||
| Undergraduate Research 1 | ||
| Foods, Nutrition And Exercise | ||
| Science of Food Prep Lab | ||
| Organization Behavior | ||
MGT/PHIL 4324 | ||
| Marketing Research | ||
| Consumer Behavior | ||
| Product and Price Management | ||
Study Abroad (As approved by FST department) 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 7 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select three credits of free electives | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| 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 one of the following: | 6 | |
| Economics of the Food and Fiber System and Economics of the Food and Fiber System | ||
| Principles of Economics and Principles of Economics | ||
| 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 1524 | Business Calculus (5A) | 4 |
| BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5F) | 3 |
| BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5F) | 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 | 48 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Credits vary depending on course, maximum of three credits allowed for each item.
Pathways 7 may be completed with another Pathways 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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1524 | Business Calculus | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ECON 2005 or AAEC 1006 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| FST 2004 | Exploring Food Science Careers | 1 |
| FST 2014 | Introduction to Food Science | 2 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | 3 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2514 | Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| ECON 2006 or AAEC 1005 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | 3 |
| FST Food Business Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| FST 4504 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
| FST 4534 | Food Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| MGT 3304 or AAEC 3454 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice or Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIT 3414 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| FIN 3104 or AAEC 3424 | Introduction to Finance or Value-Based Management in Agribusiness | 3 |
| FST 3514 | Food Analysis | 4 |
| FST 3604 | Food Microbiology | 4 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| FST 3900 | Bridge Experience (taken any semester when the Bridge Experiential Learning requirement is being completed) | 0 |
| Credits | 0 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| FST 4004 | Food Science Experiential Learning Reflection (taken the semester after the completion of the Bridge Experiential Learning requirement) | 1 |
| FST 4304 | Food Processing | 3 |
| FST 4314 | Food Processing Laboratory | 1 |
| MKTG 3104 or AAEC 3504 | Marketing Management or Marketing Agricultural Products | 3 |
| FST Food Business Restricted Elective | 1 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FST 4014 | Concepts of Food Product Development | 3 |
| FST 4524 | Food Safety and Quality Assurance | 3 |
| FST Food Business Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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