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2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin

FYG - Nutrition and Foods, Dietetics, BS (840B)


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Four Year Guide


Semester One [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CHE 1101 - Introductory Chemistry I (3)  / CHE 1110 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory I (1)   C Yes Begins Gen Ed Science Inquiry
STT 2820 - Reasoning with Statistics (4)   C Yes Completes Gen Ed Quantitative Literacy; or take MAT 1020 , followed by STT 2820  
R_C 1000 - Expository Writing (3)       First Year Writing
Foundations of American Democracy (3)     Foundations of American Democracy Requirement  

Semester Two [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CHE 1102 - Introductory Chemistry II (3)  / CHE 1120 - Introductory Chemistry Laboratory II (1)   C Yes Completes Gen Ed Science Inquiry
NUT 2202 - Nutrition and Health (3)   C Yes Completes 2 credit Gen Ed Wellness Literacy
UCO 1200 - First Year Seminar (3)       First Year Seminar
Gen Ed (3)     Fine Arts Designation
Gen Ed (3)     Historical Studies Designation

Semester Three [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
BIO 1801 - Biological Concepts I (4)   C Yes  
NUT 1202 - Basic Food Science (3)   C Yes  
NUT 2210 - Introduction to the Profession (1)   C Yes  
PSY 1200 - Psychological Foundations (3) [GenEd: SS]   C Yes Humanity and Its Systems AND Social Science Designation
R_C 2001 - Introduction to Writing Across the Curriculum (3)       Sophomore Writing

Semester Four [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
CHE 2101 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (3)  /  CHE 2102 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory (1)        
NUT 2203 - Organization and Management in Food Service (3)   C Yes  
NUT 3400 - Cultural Foods (3)   C Yes  
Gen Ed (3)     Intercultural Literacy
Gen Ed (3)     Sustainability and Climate Literacy                          

Semester Five [14 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
KIN 2040 - Human Anatomy (4)   C Yes  
NUT 3205 - Nutrition and the Life Cycle (3)   C Yes Complete BIO and STT requirements before taking NUT 3205
NUT 3800 - Research, Policy, and Continuous Quality Improvement (3)  C Yes  
Gen Ed (3)     Literary Studies Designation
Free Elective (1)      

Semester Six [17 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
KIN 2050 - Human Physiology (4)   C Yes  
NUT 3100 - Nutrition Assessment (3)  C Yes  
NUT 3300 - Nutrition Education (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4200 - Advanced Nutrition I (3) [WID]                  C Yes Writing in the Discipline                   
NUT 4552 - Medical Terminology/Records (1)   C Yes  
NUT 4560 - Community Nutrition (3)   C Yes  

Semester Seven [13 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
NUT 4206 - Advanced Nutrition II (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4240 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4000 - Nutrition Counseling (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4504 - Foodsystems Management (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4601 - Professional Development for Dietetics (1)   C Yes  

Semester Eight [16 Hours]


Course Subject, Title and Credit Hours Min Grade Major GPA Important Notes
BIO 2200 - Human Microbiology (4)   C Yes  
NUT 4250 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4509 - Quantity Food Production (3)   C Yes  
NUT 4920 - Senior Seminar for Dietetics (3) [CAP]   S Yes Capstone
Free Elective (3)      

General Education Requirements Summary


Minimum Total Hours Gen Ed Hours Writing Min Overall GPA
120 41 RC 1000 and RC 2001  2.0

General Education Program Model - 41 Credit Hours Total


Program Categories Credit Hours Important Notes - Be sure to check for Gen Ed courses required in your major
First Year Seminar 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year
First Year Writing 3 Can be taken first or second semester of freshman year. 
Wellness Literacy 2  
Quantitative Literacy                                                             4  
Sophomore Writing 3  
Science Inquiry 8  

Categories and Designations

18

Complete 18 credit hours from three Categories: Sustainability and Climate Literacy (SCL), Intercultural Literacy (ICL), and Humanity and Its Systems (HUM). At least 3 credit hours must be taken from each Category, and the remaining 9 credit hours can be from any of the three categories.


Designation Requirements: Within these 18 credit hours, you must complete 3 credit hours from each of the following Designations: Fine Arts (FA), Historical Studies (HS), Literary Studies (LS), and Social Science (SS).

Additional Notes


  • NUT Dietetics GPA requirements: 2.8 cumulative GPA required for declaration, 2.8 cumulative GPA required for retention, and 2.5 cumulative GPA required for graduation. The Beaver College of Health Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 major GPA for graduation.
  • NUT Dietetics grade requirements: All NUT Dietetics majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in each required course in the major.
  • In order to remain in the concentration and earn a verification statement for supervised practice, students must: maintain a 2.8 cumulative GPA, earn a “C” (2.0) in each required course in the major, attempt required courses in the major no more than twice (1 repeat), and earn a “C” (2.0) in all ACEND-required knowledge requirements for dietitian nutritionists (KRDN) student learning objectives. Please see the Student Handbook for more information regarding retention guidelines/policies.
  • Refer to program of study for details regarding verification statement requirements to progress into a dietetic internship
  • 18 credit hours in major and 9 credit hours in minor must be at App State.
  • 25% of the degree hours must be in residency at App State.
  • As stated in the catalog, the final responsibility for meeting graduation requirements remains with the student

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