Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Bachelor of Science

Core Curriculum Requirements42
Major Requirements (51 hours)
NUTR 116Seminar In Nutrition and Dietetics1
NUTR 235Introduction to Nutrition3
NUTR 240Introduction to Food Preparation3
NUTR 335Nutrition and Aging3
NUTR 336Nutrition Thru Life Cycle3
NUTR 337Nutrition and Physical Activity3
NUTR 340Experimental Food lab3
NUTR 350Culture, Society and Foods3
NUTR 423Community Nutrition3
NUTR 430Nutrition Counseling Education2
NUTR 440Food Production Systems2
NUTR 440LFood Production System Lab2
NUTR 445Food Systems Mgmt3
NUTR 450Nutr Status Assessment Lab2
NUTR 456Advanced Nutrition I3
NUTR 457Advanced Nutrition II3
NUTR 460Medical Nutrition TherapyI3
NUTR 460LMedical Nutrition Therapy I Lab1
NUTR 461Medi Nutrition Therapy II3
NUTR 461LMedi Nutrition Theraphy II1
NUTR 490CapstoneSeminar1
Other Requirements (28 hours)
BIOL 2301Human Anat & Phys I3
BIOL 2101Human Anat Physiol Pre-Nur Lab1
BIOL 2302Human Anat & Phys II3
BIOL 136LHum Anat Phys Lab1
CHEM 1311Chemistry I3
CHEM 111Chemistry I Lab1
CHEM 1312Chemistry II3
CHEM 112Chemistry II Lab1
Organic Chem I
Organic Chem II Lab
BIOL 246Microbiol Hlth Rel Professions4
CHEM 343Biochemistry3
Biochemistry Lab
MATH 1342Elementary Statistics3
PHAR 212Medical Terminology1
FS 102Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience1
Total Hours121

Curriculum Summary

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
ENGL 1301 Freshman English I 3
MATH 1314 College Algebra 3
CHEM 1311 Chemistry I 3
CHEM 111 Chemistry I Lab 1
BIOL 2301 Human Anat & Phys I 3
BIOL 2101 Human Anat Physiol Pre-Nur Lab 1
FS 102 Freshman Seminar/ first Year Experience 1
 Hours15
Second Semester
ENGL 1302 Freshman English II 3
CHEM 1312 Chemistry II 3
CHEM 112 Chemistry II Lab 1
NUTR 116 Seminar In Nutrition and Dietetics 1
BIOL 2302 Human Anat & Phys II 3
BIOL 136L Hum Anat Phys Lab 1
MUSI 1315 Fine Arts In Daily Living 3
 Hours15
Second Year
Third Semester
POLS 2305 American Government 3
HIST 1301 Soc & Pol Hist US to 1877 3
ENG/ENGL 2xxx 3
NUTR 235 Introduction to Nutrition 3
CHEM 231 Organic Chem I 3
CHEM 211 Organic Chem I Lab 1
 Hours16
Fourth Semester
POLS 2306 Texas Government 3
HIST 1302 Soc & Pol Hist US Since 1877 3
BIOL 246 Microbiol Hlth Rel Professions 4
COMM 1315
Public Address
or Business & Professional Comm
3
PSYC 2301 General Psychology 3
 Hours16
Third Year
Fifth Semester
NUTR 240 Introduction to Food Preparation 3
NUTR 336 Nutrition Thru Life Cycle 3
CHEM 343 Biochemistry 3
CHEM 343L Biochemistry Lab 1
MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics 3
COSC 1301 Intro To Compr Science I 3
 Hours16
Sixth Semester
NUTR 456 Advanced Nutrition I 3
NUTR 457 Advanced Nutrition II 3
NUTR 350 Culture, Society and Foods 3
NUTR 340 Experimental Food lab 3
NUTR 450 Nutr Status Assessment Lab 2
PHAR 212 Medical Terminology 1
 Hours15
Fourth Year
Seventh Semester
NUTR 460 Medical Nutrition TherapyI 3
NUTR 460L Medical Nutrition Therapy I Lab 1
NUTR 423 Community Nutrition 3
NUTR 440 Food Production Systems 2
NUTR 440L Food Production System Lab 2
NUTR 430 Nutrition Counseling Education 2
 Hours13
Eighth Semester
NUTR 461 Medi Nutrition Therapy II 3
NUTR 461L Medi Nutrition Theraphy II 1
NUTR 445 Food Systems Mgmt 3
NUTR 337 Nutrition and Physical Activity 3
NUTR 335 Nutrition and Aging 3
NUTR 490 CapstoneSeminar 1
 Hours14
 Total Hours120