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Health and Nutrition Sciences (Thanatology), B.A. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2020-2021 First Year Fall Classes - 15.5 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits ENGL 1010: English Composition I Pathways Required Core 3 ENGL 1012: English Composition II Pathways Required Core 3 Math & Quantitative Reasoning Pathways Required Core (MATH 1011 recommended) 3 U.S. Experience in Its Diversity Pathways Flexible Core 3 CHEM 1040: General Chemistry for Health-related Professions Major (Also fulfills Pathways Required Core) 5 World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core 3 BIOL 1001: General Biology 1 Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option Part B) 4.5 HNSC 1100: Personal and Community Health Major 3 HNSC 1200: Fundamentals of Nutrition Major 3 Second Year Fall Classes - 16 credits Credits Spring Classes - 14 credits Credits Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core 3 Scientific World Pathways Flexible Core 3 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 HNSC 2109W: Principles in Health Sciences Major 3 HNSC 2140: Introduction to the U.S. Health System and Policy Major 3 HNSC 2120: Introduction to Epidemiology Major 4 HNSC 2300: Human Physiology Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option Part B) 3 HNSC 2130: Health and Human Ecology Major 3 HNSC 2301: Physiology Laboratory Major 2 Third Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15 credits Credits HNSC 3300: Introduction to Biostatistics for the Health Sciences Major 3 College Option Pathways College Option (from Exploring Arts & Literature or Exploring Global Connections) 3 HNSC 3314: Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option Part A) 3 HNSC 3180: Bereavement Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 HNSC 3187: Trauma and Traumatic Grief Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 HNSC Elective* Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 Fourth Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 14.5 credits Credits HNSC 4180: Community Health Service I Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 HNSC 3186: Principles of Caring for the Terminally Ill Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 HNSC Elective* Major 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 3 General Elective General Elective 2.5 Degree Details 30 Pathways Credits* 57.5 Major Credits 32.5 General Elective Credits Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits. 120 Total Credits *The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Thanatology) major includes four courses (CHEM 1040, BIOL 1001, HNSC 2300, & HNSC 3314) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Thanatology) only need to complete 30 additional Pathways credits. The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied. *Students must choose a minimum 6 credits from the following courses: HNSC 3171, HNSC 3181, HNSC 3188, HNSC 5390, ART 3151, CLAS 3244, RELG 3035, HIST 3025, PSYC 3260, SOCY 2402 Additionally, candidates for a B.A. degree with a major in Health and Nutrition Science must complete at least 24 credits in Health and Nutrition Science at Brooklyn College with a grade of C or higher in each course and must have an average GPA of 2.80 in HNSC courses. In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis. Contact Information Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences 4123 Ingersoll Hall Kathleen Axen KAxen@brooklyn.cuny.edu Go back to the Degree Maps List
30 Pathways Credits*
57.5 Major Credits
32.5 General Elective Credits
Students may apply a second major, or a minor, towards their general elective credits.
120 Total Credits
*The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Thanatology) major includes four courses (CHEM 1040, BIOL 1001, HNSC 2300, & HNSC 3314) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Thanatology) only need to complete 30 additional Pathways credits.
The four-year degree map is designed to help you take the right courses in the right order so you can graduate in four years. It also helps you distinguish what courses qualify as Pathways courses, or Major courses, or General Elective courses. Ideally, you should follow the four-year degree map as closely as possible, but you are free to make some adjustments so long as the prerequisite requirements are satisfied.
*Students must choose a minimum 6 credits from the following courses: HNSC 3171, HNSC 3181, HNSC 3188, HNSC 5390, ART 3151, CLAS 3244, RELG 3035, HIST 3025, PSYC 3260, SOCY 2402
Additionally, candidates for a B.A. degree with a major in Health and Nutrition Science must complete at least 24 credits in Health and Nutrition Science at Brooklyn College with a grade of C or higher in each course and must have an average GPA of 2.80 in HNSC courses.
In conjunction with the four-year degree map, you should review Degree Works, and the Brooklyn College website, for an approved list of courses in your major. Overall, it is best to review your academic plan with your advisor on a regular basis.
Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences 4123 Ingersoll Hall Kathleen Axen KAxen@brooklyn.cuny.edu
