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Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Food Sciences
  Description  
  The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Food Sciences is appropriate for students preparing for careers dealing with foods, nutrition, or dietetics. After graduation, students can apply to ADA accredited internship programs to become a registered dietitian (RD). In addition, graduates may work as a "dietetic technician," dietary aid, and in many other food and nutrition related jobs.
 
 
  Program Coordinator:  Dr. Dorothy Chen-Maynard at 537-5340 or dchen@csusb.edu .  
  Degree Requirements (113 units)
Total Units for Graduation: 180-181
Note: Certain required courses also apply in the university's general education program (refer to Page 66 in CSUSB Catalog).
 
 
  Lower-Division Requirements (50 units)
 
 
  1. BIOL 220. Principles of Microbiology (5)  
  2. BIOL 223. Human Physiology and Anatomy I (5)  
3. BIOL 224. Human Physiology and Anatomy II (5)
  4. CHEM 205. Fundamentals of Chemistry I: General Chemistry (5)  
  5. CHEM 206. Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Organic Chemistry (5)  
  6. CHEM 207. Fundamentals of Chemistry III: Biochemistry (5)  
  7. HSCI 120. Health and Society: An Ecological Approach (5)  
  8. HSCI 225. Introduction to the Dietetic Profession (1)  
  9. HSCI 244. Introduction to Culinary Arts (2) or proof of competency to be determined by faculty advisor  
  10. HSCI 245. Introduction to Food Science (5)  
11. HSCI 273. Software Applications in the Health Sciences (3)
12. Four Uunits chosen from:
PSYC 100. Introduction to Psychology (4)
SOC 100. Introduction to Sociology (4)
  Upper-Division Requirements (63 units)  
  1. HSCI 315. Statistics for the Health Sciences (4)  
  2. HSCI 345. Advanced Food Science (5)  
  3. HSCI 350. Principles of Nutrition (4)  
  4. HSCI 365. Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle (4)  
  5. HSCI 384. Nutrition Assessment and Research (2)  
  6. HSCI 441. Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism (4)  
  7. HSCI 442. Advanced Human Nutrition (2)  
  8. HSCI 443. Medical Nutrition Therapy I (4)  
  9. HSCI 444. Medical Nutrition Therapy II (4)  
  10. HSCI 445. Community Nutrition (4)  
  11. HSCI 446. Senior Seminar in Dietetic Education (1)  
  12. HSCI 465. Foodservice Production and Procurement (5)  
  13. HSCI 467. Foodservice Systems Management (4)  
  14. Four units chosen from:
MGMT 302. Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
PSYC 302. Management and Organizational Behavior (4)
 
15. NSCI 306. Expository Writing for the Natural Sciences (4) or completion of challenge examination
16. Eight units chosen from:
HSCI 344. Perspectives in International Nutrition (4)
HSCI 367. Human Disease Mechanism (4)
HSCI 382. Nutrition for Health, Fitness and Sports (4)
HSCI 385. Cultural Foods: Traditions and Trends (4)

Other upper-division health science courses, except HSCI 342, which may be taken with prior approval from a faculty advisor.
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Memo to Potential Student
Nutrition and Food Sciences Advising Form
Nutrition and Food Sciences Course Checklist Form
Nutrition and Food Sciences Suggested Curriculum Form
Nutrition and Food Sciences Suggested Student Schedule Form
Nutrition Student Association Membership Application
 
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