2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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Code | Title | Credits |
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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 | ||
CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
FST 3024 | Principles of Sensory Evaluation | 3 |
HNFE 1004 | Foods, Nutrition And Exercise | 3 |
PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
Subtotal | 16 | |
Restricted Electives | ||
Select 10 credit hours of the following: | 10 | |
Pathogenic Bacteriology | ||
Immunology | ||
Drug Chemistry | ||
Food, War and Conflict | ||
Topics in Food Science and Technology 1 | ||
Functional Foods for Health | ||
Principles of Sensory Evaluation | ||
Wines and Vines | ||
Brewing Science and Technology | ||
Principles of Meat Science | ||
Applied Brewing Science and Engineering | ||
Advanced Topics in Food Science and Technology 1 | ||
Epidemiology Foodborne Disease | ||
Independent Study 1 | ||
Undergraduate Research 1 | ||
Science of Food Prep Lab | ||
Study Abroad (As approved by FST department) 1 | ||
Subtotal | 10 | |
Free Electives | ||
Select six credits of free electives | 6 | |
Subtotal | 6 | |
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 |
Credits vary depending on course, maximum of three credits allowed for each item.
Pathways 7 may be completed with another Pathways requirement.
This check sheet contains no hidden prerequisites. Please refer to the Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about prerequisites.
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 | ||
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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 1025 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus | 3 |
FST 2004 | Exploring Food Science Careers | 1 |
FST 2014 | Introduction to Food Science | 2 |
Credits | 16 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
HNFE 1004 | Foods, Nutrition And Exercise | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring Semester | ||
BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry | 3 |
CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics | 3 |
Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Third Year | ||
Fall Semester | ||
FST 4504 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
FST 4534 | Food Chemistry Lab | 1 |
PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
FST Science Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
Free Electives | 3 | |
Credits | 16 | |
Spring Semester | ||
FST 3024 | Principles of Sensory Evaluation | 3 |
FST 3514 | Food Analysis | 4 |
FST 3604 | Food Microbiology | 4 |
FST Science Restricted Elective | 1 | |
Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
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 |
FST Science Restrictive Elective | 3 | |
Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | 3 | |
Credits | 14 | |
Spring Semester | ||
FST 4014 | Concepts of Food Product Development | 3 |
FST 4524 | Food Safety and Quality Assurance | 3 |
FST Science 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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