2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| HNFE 1114 | Orientation to HNFE (not included in in-major GPA) | 1 |
| HNFE 1004 | Foods, Nutrition And Exercise (C) 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| BIOL 1106 | Principles of Biology 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| HNFE 2014 | Nutrition Across the Life Span 1 | 3 |
| or HNFE 2014H | Nutrition Across the Life Span | |
| HNFE 2484 | Evidence-Based Practice in Health Science 1 | 1 |
| BMSP 2135 | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1 | 3 |
| BMSP 2136 | Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 2804 | Exercise and Health 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2514 | Survey of Organic Chemistry (C-) 1 | 3 |
| or CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | |
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| or BCHM 3114 | Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences | |
| or BCHM 4115 | General Biochemistry | |
| HNFE 3034 | Methods of Human Health Assessment 1 | 2 |
| HNFE 4025 | Metabolic Nutrition 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 4026 | Metabolic Nutrition 1 | 3 |
| Major Requirements 1 | ||
| HNFE 2004 | Professional Dietetics | 1 |
| FST 2014 | Introduction to Food Science | 2 |
| HNFE 3024 | Science of Food Prep Lab | 2 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1-2 |
| HNFE 3114 | Foodservice and Meal Management | 4 |
| HNFE 3224 | Communicating with Food | 3 |
| HNFE 4644 | Health Counseling | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| AAEC 4814 | Food and Health Economics | 3 |
| HNFE 4624 | Community Nutrition (HNFE Capstone ) | 3 |
| HNFE 4125 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 |
| HNFE 4126 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | 3 |
| Subtotal | 73-74 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select three credits of free elective | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) 2 | 3 |
| or COMM 1015 | Communication Skills | |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) 2 | 3 |
| or COMM 1016 | Communication Skills | |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking (1A) 2 | 3 |
| or ALCE 3634 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| PSYC 1004 | Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Social Psychology | ||
| Behavioral Theory in Health Promotion | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry (C-) 1 | 3 |
| or CHEM 1055 | General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors | |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| or CHEM 1065 | General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors Lab | |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry (C-) 1 | 3 |
| or CHEM 1056 | General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors | |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| or CHEM 1066 | General Chemistry for Chemistry Majors Lab | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| or ISC 1105 | Integrated Science I | |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (5A) | 3 |
| Select 3 credits of Pathway 5a or Pathway 5f | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select course that meets Concept 7 and another Concept. If course meets only Concept 7, Pathways credit reaches 47 | ||
| Subtotal | 44 | |
| Total Credits | 120-121 | |
Satisfactory Progress Towards Degree: An HNFE (Nutrition and Dietetics major) student will be considered to have made satisfactory progress toward the degree when he/she has successfully completed:
Students not meeting Satisfactory Progress will have one probationary semester in which to resolve their standing. Students who do not return to good standing at the end of the probationary semester must leave the major. Internal or external transfers will be required to create a plan of study that demonstrates how the student will attain Satisfactory Progress in regards to coursework. The GPA threshold will stand for all students regardless of transfer status.
Nutrition and Dietetics Graduation Requirements: Overall GPA 3.0
Nutrition and Dietetics is a restricted major. Students who wish to change into, transfer into, and/or continue to study within HNFE must have and maintain the following:
1. Overall GPA ≥ 3.0.
2. A minimum grade of “C” is required in HNFE 1004, and a “C-“or better is required in CHEM 1035, CHEM 1036 and CHEM 2514 or CHEM 2535.
Prerequisites for courses are listed in the Undergraduate Course Catalog and associated with the CRN hyperlink on the on-line Timetable. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure the prerequisites for each course have been met. HNFE checks for prerequisites both during course request and at the beginning of the semester. Students who enroll in a course for which they clearly have not satisfied the prerequisites or equivalent may be dropped from the course. Deliberate false statements testifying to the satisfaction of prerequisites constitute a violation of the honor code.
A sequence of two foreign language courses is required for graduation unless two years of high school credits of the same foreign language or six transfer credits of one foreign language have been earned. These credits do not count towards graduation.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HNFE 2204 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HNFE 2544 | Functional Foods for Health | 3 |
| HNFE 2664 | Behavioral Theory in Health Promotion | 3 |
| HNFE 4004 | Seminar in HNFE: Writing and Discourse in the Major | 3 |
| HNFE 4174 | Nutrition and Physical Performance | 3 |
| HNFE 4224 | Alternative and Complementary Nutrition Therapies | 2 |
| HNFE 4514 | Nutritional Genomics | 3 |
| HNFE 4645 | Applications in Nutrition Counseling | 2 |
| HNFE 4754 | Advanced Human Anatomy and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| HNFE 4774 | Advanced Contemporary Topics in HNFE | 1-3 |
| BMSP 2145 & BMSP 2146 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| STS 3314 | Medical Dilemmas and Human Experience | 3 |
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