Nutrition Major

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN NUTRITION:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

First-Year Launch Course	FLC	FLC 100 (Credits: 1)

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^p and any one approved
	or	CO2^pcourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^p course and any one approved
		CO3^pcourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	MATH 113 ^p (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any one approved AH course (Credits: 3)

Arts & Humanities	AH	One additional approved AH course (Credits: 3)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course(Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course(Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	CHEM 150 ^c,p (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	CHEM 151 ^c,p (Credits: 4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 80

Core Courses:

ES 353 - Sport Nutrition and Weight Management Credits: 3 ^p
HS 200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition Credits: 3
HS 210 - Nutrition and Culture Credits: 3
HS 220 - Food Science Credits: 3
HS 300 - Community Nutrition Credits: 3 ^p
HS 310 - Nutrition Through the Lifecycle Credits: 3 ^p
HS 410 - Advanced Human Nutrition and Metabolism Credits: 3 ^p
HS 430 - Nutrition Education and Assessment Credits: 3 ^p
HS 450 - Internship in Nutrition Credits: 3 ^p
HS 495 - Research Design and Development Credits: 3 ^p
HS 496 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3 ^p
PH 225 - Food Safety and Health Credits: 3
PH 250 - Health and Disease Credits: 3

Major Electives:

You may complete the elective course requirements for this major in one of two ways:

1) Complete the Electives section shown below.

2) Complete the requirements of an area of Concentration (Kinesiology, Public Health, and Business and Marketing). If you complete a concentration, the concentration will be noted on transcript.

General Electives:

Complete three (3) courses from the following list. At least two (2) courses must be upper division (300- and 400-level):

ACC 225 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BA 300 - Management Principles Credits: 3
BA 302 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3 ^p
ES 310 - Exercise Testing and Prescription Credits: 4 ^p
ES 335 - Kinesiology and Biomechanics Credits: 4 ^p
ES 360 - Exercise Physiology Credits: 4 ^p
ES 375 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3 ^p
HS 330 - Food Security and Sustainability Credits: 3 ^p
HS 340 - Quantity Food Production Credits: 3 ^p
HS 420 - Food Systems Management Credits: 3 ^p
PH 101 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
PH 275 - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
PH 380 - Epidemiology Credits: 3 ^p
MK 250 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Kinesiology Concentration:

Complete three (3) courses from the following list:

ES 310 - Exercise Testing and Prescription Credits: 4 ^p
ES 335 - Kinesiology and Biomechanics Credits: 4 ^p
ES 360 - Exercise Physiology Credits: 4 ^p
ES 375 - Sport and Exercise Psychology Credits: 3 ^p

Public Health Concentration:

Complete the following courses:

PH 101 - Principles of Public Health Credits: 3
PH 275 - Social Determinants of Health Credits: 3
PH 380 - Epidemiology Credits: 3 ^p

Business and Marketing Concentration:

Complete three (3) courses from the following list. At least two (2) courses must be upper division (300- and 400-level).

ACC 225 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
BA 300 - Management Principles Credits: 3
BA 302 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3 ^p
MK 250 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Auxiliary Courses:

BIO 113 - Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Biology Credits: 4 ^p
BIO 233 - Human Anatomy Credits: 4
BIO 234 - Human Physiology Credits: 4 ^p
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^d,p
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^d,p
CHEM 250 - Organic Chemistry I: Organic Compounds Credits: 4 ^p
CHEM 251 - Organic Chemistry II: Biological Chemistry Credits: 4 ^p
HS 208 - Microbiology for the Health Sciences Credits: 4 p
MATH 113 - Algebra for Calculus Credits: 3 ^p
OR MATH 101 - SAI in College Algebra Credits: 1 AND MATH 112 - Algebra for Calculus with SAI Credits: 3
MATH 132 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3 ^p
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3

Upper Division Requirement - Credits: 36

Among the total required courses, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses. This major will require additional courses to meet the upper division requirement.

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^bA minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

^c This Liberal Arts Core course is required by the major. To complete the degree in the specified total credits for graduation, students must use this course to fulfill the requirements of both the Liberal Arts Core and the major.

^dThis course fulfills both a Major requirement and a Liberal Arts Core requirement. Credits for this course are counted in the Liberal Arts Core section of the curriculum listing. These credits are not counted in the Major Requirements total.

^p This course has a prerequisite. You must complete the prerequisite course(s) before enrolling in this course. Sometimes you are given a choice or a list of prerequisites to complete.

Note: Students whose placement is CALC 121 or transfer in MATH 121 will have MATH 113 waived. Students whose placement is CALC 221 or transfer in MATH 221 will have MATH 113 and MATH 121 waived. Please email gradcheck@fortlewis.edu for waiver to be processed on the degree audit.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.