Nutrition Degree Requirements

Complete the requirements for a Human Nutrition degree.

Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above and 30 of which must be from UND) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. The Following Curriculum:

Students must achieve a “C” or better in all undergraduate nutrition courses.

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
N&D 100	Introduction to Nutrition and Dietetics	1
N&D 240	Fundamentals of Nutrition	3
N&D 240L	Fundamentals of Nutrition Laboratory	1
N&D 250	Current Trends in Nutrition	3
N&D 310	Nutrition Assessment	3
N&D 325	Nutrition Through the Life Cycle	3
N&D 335	World Food Patterns	3
N&D 344	Nutrition Education and Counseling	3
N&D 345	Community Nutrition	3
N&D 348	Sports Nutrition	3
N&D 441	Nutritional Biochemistry	4
N&D 494	Research in Nutrition and Dietetics	1
N&D 497	Supervised Practice in Human Nutrition	4
ENGL 110	College Composition I	3
ENGL 130	Composition II: Writing for Public Audiences	3
COMM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
MATH 103	College Algebra	3
PSYC 111	Introduction to Psychology	3
BIMD 220	Human Anatomy Physiology I	3
CHEM 115	Introductory Chemistry	3
or CHEM 121	General Chemistry I
or CHEM 122	General Chemistry II
or CHEM 221	Fundamentals of Chemistry - Concepts
CHEM 115L	Introductory Chemistry Laboratory	1
or CHEM 121L	General Chemistry I Laboratory
or CHEM 122L	General Chemistry II Laboratory
or CHEM 221L	Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory
CHEM 116	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry	3
or CHEM 340	Survey of Organic Chemistry
or CHEM 341	Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 116L	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory	1
or CHEM 340L	Survey of Organic Chemistry Laboratory
or CHEM 341L	Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
BIMD 220L	Human Anatomy Physiology I Lab	1
BIMD 221	Human Anatomy Physiology II	3
BIMD 221L	Human Anatomy Physiology II Lab	1
SOC 326	Sociological Statistics	3
or PSYC 241	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Total Credits		69

III. Choice of either Option A or Option B.

Option A Health Promotion: Choose a minimum of four courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
N&D 220	Foodservice Safety and Sanitation	1
N&D 260	Principles of Foods and Food Science	3
N&D 380	Culinary Operations and Management	3
MGMT 300	Principles of Management	3
PHE 301	Principles and Foundation of Health Education	3
PHE 307	Methods and Materials of Health Education	3
PHE 240	Personal Wellness	3
T&L 252	Child Development	3
PSYC 250	Developmental Psychology	4
PSYC 355	Adulthood and Aging	3
SOC 352	Aging and Society	3

Option B Sciences: Choose a minimum four courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
BIOL 150	General Biology I	3
BIOL 151	General Biology II	3
BIOL 341	Cell Biology	3
PPT 315	Human Pharmacology	3
PPT 410	Drugs Subject to Abuse	2
PSYC 250	Developmental Psychology	4
PSYC 355	Adulthood and Aging	3
SOC 352	Aging and Society	3
SOC 355	Drugs and Society	3
BIMD 301	Biochemistry	3

IV. Electives

In consultation with an adviser, the student will select electives or a minor to meet the University minimum of 120 semester hours of credit and Essential Studies requirements for graduation.

General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.

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