Program Overview

B.S. in Nutrition - Lifestyle Nutrition Concentration

Curriculum

General Education Requirements

• Academic Foundations
  • First Year Experience requirement (4 credits)
  • English Composition requirement (6-7 credits)
  • Mathematics requirement (3-4 credits)
    • MAT 121: Introduction to Statistics I (2 credits)
  • Interdisciplinary requirement (3 credits)
  • Diverse Communities requirement (3 credits)
    • NTD 200: Nutrition and Culture (3 credits)
  • Ethics requirement (3 credits)
• Distributed Disciplinary Foundations
  • Science requirement (6-8 credits)
    • BIO 100: Basic Biological Science (3 credits)
    • CHE 107: General Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences (4 credits)
  • Behavioral & Social Science requirement (6 credits)
    • PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
    • SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
    • ANT 102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
  • Humanities requirement (6 credits)
  • Arts requirement (3 credits)

Additional Baccalaureate Requirements

• University Requirements
  • Writing Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
  • Speaking Emphasis requirement (9 credits)
• Degree Requirements
  • Capstone requirement (1-15 credits)

Major Requirements

• Common Major NTD Required Courses
  • NTD 200: Nutrition and Culture (3 credits)
  • NTD 205: Principles of Food Selection and Preparation (3 credits)
  • NTD 303: Introductory Principles Human Nutrition (3 credits)
  • NTD 309: Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle (3 credits)
  • NTD 310: Nutrition Research (3 credits)
  • NTD 410: Quantity Food Production (3 credits)
  • NTD 415: Community Nutrition (3 credits)
  • NTD 416: Food Service and Nutrition Systems Management (3 credits)
• Common Cognate Requirements
  • MAT 121: Introduction to Statistics I (2 credits)
  • BIO 100: Basic Biological Science (3 credits)
  • BIO 110: General Biology I (3 credits)
  • BIO 259: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
  • BIO 269: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
  • CHE 107: General Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences (4 credits)
  • CRL 107: General Chemistry Lab for Allied Health Sciences (1 credit)
  • PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
  • ANT 102: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• Lifestyle Nutrition Concentration Required Courses
  • NTD 404: Nutrition and Disease Prevention (3 credits)
  • NTD 420: Perspectives on Obesity (3 credits)
  • NTD 422: Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport (3 credits)
  • NTD 425: Entrepreneurial Nutrition Management (3 credits)
• Lifestyle Nutrition Concentration Cognate Courses
  • ACC 201: Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • EXS 180: Lifetime Fitness Concepts (3 credits)
  • EXS 380: Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
  • EXL 380: Exercise Physiology Lab (1 credit)
  • MKT 250: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)

Electives

• Students must take the required courses to reach the 120 credits required for graduation.

Capstone Requirement

• NTD 444: Lifestyle Nutrition Practicum (2 credits)

Total Minimum Credits Required

• 120 credits

Sample Course Plan

Year One

• Semester One
  • NTD 205: Principles of Food Selection and Preparation (3 credits)
  • NTD 303: Introductory Principles Human Nutrition (3 credits)
  • BIO 100: Basic Biological Science (3 credits)
  • WRT 120: Effective Writing I (3 credits)
  • FYE 100X: First Year Experience (4 credits)
• Semester Two
  • NTD 200: Nutrition and Culture (3 credits)
  • CHE 107: General Chemistry for Allied Health Sciences (4 credits)
  • CRL 107: General Chemistry Lab for Allied Health Sciences (1 credit)
  • MAT 121: Introduction to Statistics I (2 credits)
  • WRT XXX: 200-level WRT Course (3 credits)

Year Two

• Semester Three
  • NTD 309: Nutrition Throughout the Lifecycle (3 credits)
  • BIO 259: Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
  • PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • SPK 208 or SPK 230: Public Speaking or Business and Professional Speech Communication (3 credits)
  • Interdisciplinary Gen Ed (3 credits)
• Semester Four
  • NTD 310: Nutrition Research (3 credits)
  • BIO 269: Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits)
  • SOC 100 or ANT 102: Introduction to Sociology or Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
  • MKT 250: Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
  • Arts Gen Ed (3 credits)

Year Three

• Semester Five
  • NTD 410: Quantity Food Production (3 credits)
  • NTD 422: Nutrition for Health, Fitness & Sport (3 credits)
  • EXS 180: Lifetime Fitness Concepts (3 credits)
  • ACC 201: Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • Humanities Gen Ed (3 credits)
• Semester Six
  • NTD 416: Food Service and Nutrition Systems Management (3 credits)
  • NTD 420: Perspectives on Obesity (3 credits)
  • EXS 380: Exercise Physiology (3 credits)
  • EXL 380: Exercise Physiology Lab (1 credit)
  • Humanities Gen Ed (3 credits)

Year Four

• Semester Seven
  • NTD 404: Nutrition and Disease Prevention (3 credits)
  • NTD 425: Entrepreneurial Nutrition Management (3 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)
• Semester Eight
  • NTD 415: Community Nutrition (3 credits)
  • NTD 444: Lifestyle Nutrition Practicum (2 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)
  • Student Elective (3 credits)

Total Credits

• 120 credits