2022-2023 Course Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| HNFE 1114 | Orientation to HNFE | 1 |
| HNFE 1004 | Foods, Nutrition And Exercise 1,2 | 3 |
| BIOL 1105 & BIOL 1115 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 1106 & BIOL 1116 | Principles of Biology and Principles of Biology Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| HNFE 2014 | Nutrition Across the Life Span 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 2484 | Evidence-Based Practice in Health Science 1 | 1 |
| BMSP 2135 & BMSP 2136 | Human Anatomy & Physiology and Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 6 |
| HNFE 2804 | Exercise and Health 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 2514 | Survey of Organic Chemistry 1,2,4 | 3 |
| or CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | |
| BCHM 2024 | Concepts of Biochemistry 1,3 | 3 |
| HNFE 3034 | Methods of Human Health Assessment 1 | 2 |
| HNFE 4025 & HNFE 4026 | Metabolic Nutrition and Metabolic Nutrition 1 | 6 |
| Subtotal | 39 | |
| Didactic Program 5 | ||
| Recommended year in parentheses | ||
| HNFE 2004 | Professional Dietetics (Sophomore) 1 | 1 |
| FST 2014 | Introduction to Food Science (Sophomore) 1 | 2 |
| HNFE 3024 | Science of Food Prep Lab (Sophomore) 1 | 2 |
| BIOL 2604 | General Microbiology (Soph/Junior/Senior) 1 | 3 |
| BIOL 2614 | General Microbiology Laboratory (Soph/Junior/Senior) 1 | 1-2 |
| HNFE 3114 | Foodservice and Meal Management (Junior) 1 | 4 |
| HNFE 3224 | Communicating with Food (Junior) 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 4644 | Health Counseling (Junior) 1 | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice (Junior/Senior) 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 4814 | Food and Health Economics (Senior) 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 4624 | Community Nutrition (Senior) 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 4125 | Medical Nutrition Therapy (Senior) 1 | 3 |
| HNFE 4126 | Medical Nutrition Therapy (Senior) 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 34-35 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select two credits | 2 | |
| Subtotal | 2 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking (1A) 6 | 3 |
| 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 1,2,3 | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1,3 | 1 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry 1,2,3 | 3 |
| CHEM 1046 | General Chemistry Laboratory 1,3 | 1 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | 3 |
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (5A) | 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 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 47 | |
| Total Credits | 122-123 | |
Courses are included in the in-major GPA with the exception of HNFE 1114 Orientation to HNFE
A minimum grade of “C” is required in both CHEM 1035 General Chemistry and CHEM 1036 General Chemistry; CHEM 2514 Survey of Organic Chemistry or CHEM 2535 Organic Chemistry; and HNFE 1004 Foods, Nutrition And Exercise.
Courses have acceptable substitutions (see below)
Students should choose organic chemistry based on what is required for their career and professional pathway
Students completing this option meet the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) Standards of Education. Students who successfully complete the Dietetics option are qualified to earn an ACEND Didactic Program in Dietetics Verification Statement.
Credit cannot be received for both COMM 1016 Communication Skills and COMM 2004 Public Speaking if COMM 1015 Communication Skills-COMM 1016 Communication Skills taken for Concept 1f.
A total of 120 credits must be completed for graduation, regardless of a course counting in two checked areas. If all Pathways courses only fulfill one Concept, students will have total credits above 120.
Subtotal for General Education: 44 credits
Subtotal for HNFE Department Curriculum: 39 credits
Subtotal for Diet Option: 35 credits
Free Electives: 2 credits
Total Credits Required For Graduation7: 120 credits
A sequence of two foreign language courses is required for graduation unless two years of high school credits of the same foreign language or 6 transfer credits of one foreign language have been earned. These credits do not count towards graduation.
Minimum Overall GPA: 2.0; In-Major GPA: 2.0.
Minimum In-major GPA requirement: 2.5; HNFE Dietetics Overall GPA: 3.0
HNFE 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:
An HNFE (Dietetics option) 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.
Students who bring in AP/IB/Dual Enrollment credits may wish to take additional courses. The courses below complement the program in Dietetics but are not required.
| 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 (cr varies) | 1-3 |
| BMSP 2145 & BMSP 2146 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory | 2 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| PHS 3534 | Drug Education | 3 |
| STS 3314 | Medical Dilemmas and Human Experience | 3 |
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.
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