Students expressing an interest in the Nutrition minor offered by the Department of Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences must first obtain the authorization of the department and present no less than 23 semester hours in the minor field with at least 9 semester hours at the upper division course level.

Required Courses

• HSCI.1010 Anatomy and Physiology I
• HSCI.1030 Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
• HSCI.1020 Anatomy and Physiology II
• HSCI.1040 Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
• NUTR.2060 Human Nutrition¹
• NUTR.3360 Life Cycle Nutrition

¹Required B- or higher before minor declaration.

Electives

Choose three from the following:

• NUTR.3450 Community Nutrition
• NUTR.3710 Nutrition & Metabolism
• NUTR.3720 Body Diversity and Health
• NUTR.4630 / NUTR.5630 Vitamins and Minerals
• NUTR.4650 / NUTR.5650 Lab Methods in Nutritional Assessment
• NUTR.4720 / NUTR.5720 Nutrigenetics
• NUTR.4810 Medical Nutrition Therapy I

Note: Students will take NUTR.2060 Human Nutrition and receive a B- or higher before acceptance into the Nutrition minor. Once the Nutrition minor is declared, students will maintain a B- or higher in all courses declared for the Nutrition minor. If students receive lower than a B- in a Nutrition minor course (exception: Human Nutrition) they can substitute a different nutrition course from the minor or retake the course.

For more information, contact the Department of Biomedical & Nutritional Sciences.