Nutrition, B.S.
Criteria for Progression in the Major
New first year and transfer students are required to have a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA to be admitted to the B.S. in Nutrition. Additionally, all continuing students must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 throughout the completion of the Nutrition major. Students that change their Nutrition major or concentration during the academic year will be held to the minimum 2.50 GPA requirement. If the GPA drops below 2.50, students will be contacted in writing by the Undergraduate Program Director indicating that they have dropped below the threshold and will have one semester to increase the cumulative GPA to at least 2.50. If this does not happen, the student will be dropped from the Nutrition major the following semester. Notifications to students will be made at the beginning of each fall and spring semester.
A student must earn a grade of C (a C- is not acceptable) or better in all required NTR and related area courses to graduate in each of the three concentrations offered by the department. Furthermore, students must earn a C or better in prerequisite courses to enroll in specific upper-level courses (see course listings). A student may not receive credit for any NTR course by special examination.
No NTR course or related area course for which a grade of C (a C- is not acceptable) or better is required for the major may be taken more than twice. Students who receive a grade below C, which includes a C-, twice in the same NTR course or related area course for which a grade of C or better is required for the major will be dropped from the major.
Suggested Academic Workload Guidelines
The faculty of the Department of Nutrition recognizes that many of its students must hold jobs to support college expenses. The faculty wishes to emphasize that academic excellence and scholastic achievement usually require a significant investment of time in study and out-of-class projects. To provide guidance to students in planning their academic and work schedules, the faculty have endorsed the following recommendations:
- In general, students should plan to devote between 2–3 hours outside of class for each hour spent in class. Thus, students with a 15 credit hour course load should schedule between 30–45 hours weekly for completing outside-of-class reading, study, and homework assignments.
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Students who are employed more than 5–10 credits each week should consider reducing their course loads (semester hours), depending upon their study habits, learning abilities, and course work requirements.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
- Students must earn grades of C (2.0) or better in all major and related area required courses.
Degree Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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University Requirements | ||
General Education Requirements - Minerva's Academic Curriculum (MAC) |
Major Requirements
Select one of the concentrations as detailed following the major requirements.
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Wellness
- Nutrition Science
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete total 120 credit hours required for degree.
Human Nutrition and Dietetics Concentration Requirements
(and Didactic Program in Dietetics)
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 90 | |
Introduction to Food Science | ||
Basic Quantitative Principles in Food and Nutrition | ||
Introductory Nutrition | ||
Introduction to Dietetics | ||
Nutrition Education and Application Processes | ||
Quantity Food Procurement and Production | ||
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle | ||
Food Science and Technology | ||
Intermediate Nutrition | ||
International Nutrition and Cultural Foods | ||
Community Nutrition | ||
Management Practices for Dietetics | ||
Nutrition and Human Metabolism | ||
Advanced Nutrition | ||
Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 | ||
Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 | ||
Professionalism in Dietetics | ||
Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | ||
Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Laboratory | ||
Clinical Human Anatomy and Clinical Human Anatomy Laboratory | ||
Human Physiology and Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
Clinical Human Physiology and Clinical Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
Fundamentals of Microbiology and Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory | ||
Helping Skills | ||
General Descriptive Chemistry I | ||
General Descriptive Chemistry II | ||
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Introductory Organic Chemistry and Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Exploring Writing in College Contexts | ||
College Algebra | ||
General Psychology | ||
Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
Nutrition and Wellness Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | ||
Introduction to Food Science | ||
Basic Quantitative Principles in Food and Nutrition | ||
Introductory Nutrition | ||
Nutrition Education and Application Processes | ||
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle | ||
Food Science and Technology | ||
Intermediate Nutrition | ||
International Nutrition and Cultural Foods | ||
Community Nutrition | ||
Sports Nutrition | ||
Nutrition Assessment | ||
Public Health Education Course | ||
Personal Health | ||
Kinesiology Courses | ||
Lifetime Wellness | ||
Physiology of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
Biomechanics of Sport and Physical Activity | ||
Natural Sciences Courses | ||
Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Laboratory | ||
Clinical Human Anatomy and Clinical Human Anatomy Laboratory | ||
Human Physiology and Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
Clinical Human Physiology and Clinical Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
General Descriptive Chemistry II | ||
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Counseling and Education Course | ||
Helping Skills | ||
Mathematics Course | ||
College Algebra * | ||
Selected Electives | ||
Select four of the following: ** | ||
Creating a Meaningful Life | ||
Introduction to Community Leadership | ||
Human Development Across the Life Span | ||
Global Health | ||
Mental Health and Well-Being | ||
Epidemiology | ||
Environmental Health | ||
Current Health Problems | ||
Immigrant and Refugee Health | ||
Psychological Skills for Optimal Performance | ||
Physical Activity Programs for Underserved Youth | ||
Additional Requirements | ||
Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | ||
General Descriptive Chemistry I | ||
Introduction to Communication Studies | ||
Exploring Writing in College Contexts | ||
General Psychology | ||
Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
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Completion of the course listed or pass placement exam.
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Two must have an HEA prefix.
Nutrition Science Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 72 | |
Introductory Nutrition | ||
Nutrition Education and Application Processes | ||
Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle | ||
Intermediate Nutrition | ||
Nutrition and Human Metabolism | ||
Nutrition Assessment | ||
Advanced Nutrition | ||
Medical Nutrition Therapy | ||
Principles of Biology I and Principles of Biology I Laboratory | ||
Principles of Biology II and Principles of Biology II Laboratory | ||
Human Physiology and Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
Clinical Human Physiology and Clinical Human Physiology Laboratory | ||
Fundamentals of Microbiology and Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory | ||
Cell Biology | ||
Cell Biology and Genetics Laboratory | ||
Genetics | ||
General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory | ||
Introductory Organic Chemistry and Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory | ||
Exploring Writing in College Contexts | ||
College Algebra | ||
Elementary Introduction to Probability and Statistics |
Disciplinary Honors in Nutrition
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as detailed below.
- A grade of A or B in all course work used to satisfy the Honors requirements in Nutrition with at least a 3.50 overall GPA at graduation.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 6 | |
Honors Work * | ||
Select 6 credits of any 400-level honors contracted NTR course | 6 |
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Taken for 3 credits during fall semester of senior year and 3 credits during spring semester of senior year.
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Nutrition; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
Contact Lauren Haldeman at lahaldem@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Nutrition. To apply: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf