Foods and Nutrition: Science (FSNU)

Program Options: B.A., B.S.

The foods and nutrition: science major is designed to prepare you for graduate school, medical or dental school or physician assistant programs. It combines all the courses in nutrition and food science with an extremely strong science and mathematics base including calculus and physics along with chemistry and biochemistry. The major includes an internship designed with your interests in mind. There are many internship possibilities in the Twin Cities. This major also can be modified to prepare you for graduate school in the social sciences or public health.

As an entering first-year student you will be eligible for one of two scholarships in the amount of $1,000 per year for four years. To compete for this scholarship, you must:

• Maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average
• Participate in extracurricular activities
• Apply and be accepted to St. Kate's by February 15

See also: Dietetics, Family and Consumer Science, Foodservice Management, Foods and Nutrition: Business, Pre-Med

Major Requirements:

(Note: Courses marked with the (+) symbol are offered alternate years.)

FSNU 2900 Food Science
FSNU 3000 Nutrition
FSNU 4250 Current Issues in Food and Nutrition  (2 cr) +
FSNU 4300 Advanced Nutrition
FSNU 4310 Research in Food and Nutrition +
FSNU 4350 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
FSNU 4400 Medical Nutrition Therapy II
FSNU 4604 Internship and/or FSNU 4954 Independent Study

Choose four credits from:
FSNU 2800 Intercultural Foods +
FSNU 3250 Sports Nutrition (2 cr)
FSNU 4100 Community Lifespan Nutrition
FSNU 4752/4 Practicum (2 or 4 cr)
EDUC 3770 Educational Methods in Dietetics and Nutrition
FSNU 4992 Topics (2 cr)

Required supporting courses:
BIOL 1710, 1720 Foundations of Biology I and II
BIOL 2200 Introduction to Microbiology
BIOL 2520 Human Physiology
CHEM 1110, 1120 General Chemistry I, II
CHEM 2010, 2020 Organic Chemistry I, II
CHEM 4400 Biochemistry w/lab or BIOL 3400 Principles of Metabolism: Biochem
MATH 1130 Calculus I (Some medical and dental schools require MATH 1140 Calculus II)
PSYC 1001 General Psychology with Lab
PSYC 2025 Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2050 Statistical Methods in Psychology or equivalent
PHIL 3400 Biomedical Ethics

Foods and nutrition: science majors satisfy the Writing Requirement for Majors and the fourth writing course requirement by completing FSNU 4300 and FSNU 4310. You complete the Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Writing Requirement with two other writing intensive courses (CORE 1000 or 2000, CORE 3990).

Note: Courses required for many medical schools include:
BIOL 1710, 1720 Foundations of Biology I and II
MATH 1130 Calculus
PHYS 1110, 1120 Introductory Physics I and II or PHYS 1080, 1090 Physics for the Health Sciences I and II