Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Nutrition — Nutrition Science Option (NSPM)

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1Core History3
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health3
MATH 1610 Calculus I4BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology3
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
NTRI 1010 Introduction to the Pre-Health Professions1CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory1
 16 17
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I3BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology II3
BIOL 2501 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory1BIOL 2511 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory1
Core History3BIOL 3000 Genetics3
CHEM 2070 Organic Chemistry I3CHEM 2080 Organic Chemistry II13
CHEM 2071 Organic Chemistry I Laboratory1CHEM 2081 Organic Chemistry II Laboratory11
PSYC 2010 Introduction to Psychology3NTRI 2070 Careers in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness1
STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3SOCY 1000 Sociology: Global Perspective3
 17 15
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
BCHE 3180 Nutritional Biochemistry3NTRI 4820 Macronutrients3
BIOL 3200 General Microbiology3NTRI 4830 Vitamins And Minerals3
BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory1HDFS 2000 Marriage and Family in a Global Context, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management3
BIOL 4100 Cell Biology3PHYS 1510 General Physics II4
BIOL 4101 Cell Biology Laboratory2 
PHYS 1500 General Physics I4 
 16 13
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
COMM 1000 Public Speaking3NTRI 5100 Nutrition in Disease Prevention2
NTRI 5820 Nutrition In The Life Cycle3HDFS 2000 Marriage and Family in a Global Context, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management3
Professional Elective(s)23NTRI 5830 Nutritional Genomics3
Core Fine Arts3PHIL 1030 Ethics and the Health Sciences3
 Core Literature3
 UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
 12 14
Total Hours: 120
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University Core Notes: Students in the Honors College may take equivalent honors courses. Student may take online version of 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).

This option meets the requirements for health and professional schools, such as medical school, dental school, and physical therapy school. 

1

For Pre-Physical Therapy, substitute an additional psychology course for CHEM 2080 and CHEM 2081.

2

Professional Electives: NTRI 3940 Community Service; NTRI 3750 Nutrition Education; NTRI 4980 Undergraduate Research and Study; NTRI 4620 Public Health Nutrition; NTRI 5380 Study/Travel in Nutritional Sciences; HUSC 4000 Hunger Studies Capstone