Nutrition, Pre-Health and Nutrition Science (Pre-Physical Therapy) – NSPT
Overview of the BS Nutrition, Pre-Health and Nutrition Science Option
The Bachelor of Science in Nutrition is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles of nutrition and its impact on health. This degree program can be used as a pre-health major for professional programs including medicine, optometry, dental, physician assistant, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and more. Alternatively, it can used for careers in Health and Wellness, which includes a minor in areas including Public Health, International Minor in Human Sciences, Hunger Studies, or Health and Human Development.
To support their career goals and meet the admission requirements for professional programs, students are encouraged to work closely with their academic advisors. Advisors will help students select professional electives that assist in meeting the prerequisites for their desired professional programs,
Students enrolled in the BS Nutrition degree must earn a grade of “C” or better in all NTRI courses to graduate. Additionally, students must earn a grade of “C” or better in all pre-requisite courses to enroll in the subsequent NTRI course.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| CHEM 1031 Fund Of Chemistry I Lab | 1 | Core History | 3 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| MATH 1610 Calculus I | 4 | CHEM 1041 Fund Of Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| BIOL 1020 Principles Of Biology | 3 | BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 1021 Principles Of Biology Lab | 1 | BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| NTRI 1010 Intro Pre-Health Professions | 1 | NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 2501 A&P I Lab | 1 | BIOL 2511 A&P II Lab | 1 |
| Core History | 3 | PSYC 2010 Intro To Psychology | 3 |
| CHEM 2030 Survey Of Organic Chemistry | 3 | Core Social Science | 3 |
| NTRI 2010 Basic Sports Nutrition | 3 | KINE 3620 Biomech Analysis of Human Move | 3 |
| NTRI 2070 Careers in Nutrition | 1 | KINE 3621 Biomechanical Analysis of Huma | 1 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| PHYS 1500 General Physics I | 4 | PHYS 1510 General Physics II | 4 |
| STAT 2510 Stats For Bio And Health Sci | 3 | NTRI 3750 Nutrition Education | 3 |
| KINE 3000 Med Term Allied Health Prof | 3 | NTRI 4090 Professional Issues | 1 |
| BCHE 3180 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 | NTRI 4820 Macronutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| NTRI 3560 Experimental Study of Foods | 3 | NTRI 4830 Micronutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| NTRI 3561 Exp Study of Foods Lab | 1 | Elective | 1 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 | PHIL 1030 Ethics And The Health Sciences | 3 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | NTRI 5100 Controver Nutr: Ev Bas Analys | 3 |
| HDFS 2100 Science of Human Connections, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management | 3 | HDFS 2100 Science of Human Connections, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management | 3 |
| NTRI 4620 Public Health Nutrition | 3 | NTRI 5830 Nutritional Genomics | 3 |
| NTRI 3820 Nutrition In The Life Cycle | 3 | Core Literature | 3 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 123 | |||
Students in the Honors College may take equivalent honors courses.
College and Department Notes: Required major courses and College core courses are in bold. Grades in these courses are used to calculate the GPA in the major and to meet graduation standards (2.0 overall GPA for graduation).