Food Science
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Curriculum in Food Science - CALS
Administered by the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Students select one of the following options and complete all requirements for that option: food science and technology option, food science and industry option, or consumer food science option. Courses listed below are required for all of the options, except where specified by option below.
Total Degree Requirement: 120.5 cr.
Students must fulfill International Perspectives and U.S. Diversity requirements by selecting coursework from approved lists. These courses may also be used to fulfill other area requirements. Only 65 cr. from a two-year institution may apply to the degree which may include up to 16 technical cr.; 9 P-NP cr. of electives; 2.00 minimum GPA.
International Perspectives: 3 cr.
U.S. Diversity: 3 cr.
Communications/Library: 12.5 cr.
| ENGL 150 | Critical Thinking and Communication | 3 |
| ENGL 250 | Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition | 3 |
| LIB 160 | Library Instruction | 0.5 |
| SP CM 212 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMST 214 | Professional Communication |
| TSM 115 | Solving Technology Problems | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12.5 |
Humanities and Social Sciences: 6 cr.
| Humanities | 3 |
| ECON 101 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 6 |
Ethics and Environmental Science: 5-6 cr.
| FS HN 342 | World Food Issues: Past and Present | 3 |
| Select from: | 2-3 |
| Introduction to Renewable Resources | |
| Introduction to Environmental Issues | |
| Total Credits | 5-6 |
Mathematical Sciences: 7-12 cr.
Food science and technology option:
| Select from: | 8 |
| Calculus I
and Calculus II | |
| or MATH 181 | Calculus and Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences I and MATH 182 Calculus and Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences II |
| Select from: | 3-4 |
| Principles of Statistics | |
| Introduction to Statistics | |
| Total Credits | 11-12 |
Food science and industry option, and consumer food science option:
| Select from: | 4 |
| Survey of Calculus | |
| Calculus I | |
| Calculus and Mathematical Modeling for the Life Sciences I | |
| Select from: | 3-4 |
| Principles of Statistics | |
| Introduction to Statistics | |
| Total Credits | 7-8 |
Physical Sciences: 13-23 cr.
Food science and technology option:
Food science and industry option, and consumer food science option:
| Select from: | 5-8 |
| College Chemistry
and Laboratory in College Chemistry | |
| General Chemistry I
and Laboratory in General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry II | |
| CHEM 231 | Elementary Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 231L | Laboratory in Elementary Organic Chemistry | 1 |
| PHYS 106 | The Physics of Common Experience | 4 |
| Total Credits | 13-16 |
Biological Sciences: 12-13 cr.
Food science and technology option:
Food science and industry option, and consumer food science option:
| BBMB 301 | Survey of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 211 | Principles of Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 212 | Principles of Biology II | 3 |
| Select from: | 2-3 |
| Introduction to Microbiology | |
| Biology of Microorganisms | |
| Select from: | 1 |
| Introductory Microbiology Laboratory | |
| Microbiology Laboratory | |
| Total Credits | 12-13 |
Food Science and Human Nutrition: 44 cr.
Food science and technology option, and food science and industry option:
Consumer food science option:
| Select at least 5 cr from: | 5 |
| Scientific Study of Food
and Advanced Food Preparation Laboratory | |
| Nutrition for Active and Healthy Lifestyles | |
| Food Microbiology Laboratory | |
| Food Processing Laboratory | |
Electives: 6-20 cr. Select from any university coursework to earn at least 120.5 total credits.
