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Health and Nutrition Sciences (Foods and Nutrition), B.S. Four-Year Degree Map for Bulletin Year 2023-2024 First Year Fall Classes - 15.5 credits Credits Spring Classes - 15.5 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 CHEM 2500: Organic Chemistry for Health-related Professions Major 5 BIOL 1001: General Biology 1 Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option) 4.5 BIOL 1002: General Biology 2 Major (Also fulfills Pathways College Option) 4.5 Second Year Fall Classes - 15 credits Credits Spring Classes - 16 credits Credits World Cultures & Global Issues Pathways Flexible Core 3 Scientific World Pathways Flexible Core 3 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 Individual & Society Pathways Flexible Core 3 HNSC 2210: Human Nutrition Major 4 HNSC 2220: Food Science Major 3 HNSC 2300: Human Physiology Major 3 HNSC 2221: Food Science Laboratory Major 1 HNSC 2301: Physiology Laboratory Major 2 HNSC 3230: Nutrition and Health Across the Lifespan Major 3 Creative Expression Pathways Flexible Core 3 Third Year Fall Classes - 16 credits Credits Spring Classes - 14 credits Credits College Option Pathways College Option 3 College Option Pathways College Option 3 HNSC 2240: Food and Nutritional Microbiology Major 3 HNSC 3210: Nutritional Chemistry Major 3 HNSC 2222W: Foods of Diverse Populations Major 2 HNSC 3270: Professional Development in Nutrition and Dietetics Major 1 HNSC 2223: Foods of Diverse Populations Laboratory Major 1 HNSC 4230: Community Nutrition Education Major 4 HNSC 3250: Institutional Food Service Management Major 4 HNSC 5250: Integrative Nutrition and Functional Foods Major 3 HNSC 3300: Introduction to Biostatistics for the Health Sciences or PSYC 3400: Statistical Methods in Psychological Research Major 3 Fourth Year Fall Classes - 14 credits Credits Spring Classes - 14 credits Credits College Option Pathways College Option 3 HNSC 4241: Clinical Nutrition II Major 4 HNSC 4213: Vitamins and Minerals Major 4 HNSC 3255: Food Service Management II Major 3 HNSC 4240: Clinical Nutrition I Major 4 General Elective General Elective 3 HNSC 4300: Community Nutrition Education Major 3 General Elective General Elective 2 General Elective General Elective 2 Degree Details 36 Pathways Credits* 77 Major Credits 7 General Elective Credits 120 Total Credits *The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Foods & Nutrition) major includes three courses (CHEM 1040, BIOL 1001, and BIOL 1002) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Foods & Nutrition) only need to complete 33 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. When declaring Health and Nutrition Sciences (Foods and Nutrition concentration) as a major, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.80. Additionally, students must receive a minimum grade C in all major courses and a grade of B or higher in HNSC 2210 in order to receive a verification statement and pursue the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification. Students who do not receive a minimum grade of B in HNSC 2210 must repeat the course the following semester. Failure to achieve a B in HNSC 2210 after repeating the course will result in the student having to select another major. Students who wish to become RDNs should consult with the DPD director in the Health and Nutrition Sciences department to discuss the requirements. Students interested in applying to an accredited dietetic internship program to become registered dietitians must receive a verification statement from the DPD Director. 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
36 Pathways Credits*
77 Major Credits
7 General Elective Credits
120 Total Credits
*The Pathways curriculum is typically 42 credits. However, the Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Foods & Nutrition) major includes three courses (CHEM 1040, BIOL 1001, and BIOL 1002) that also satisfy Pathways requirements. Therefore, students majoring in Health and Nutrition Sciences (Concentration in Foods & Nutrition) only need to complete 33 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.
When declaring Health and Nutrition Sciences (Foods and Nutrition concentration) as a major, students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.80. Additionally, students must receive a minimum grade C in all major courses and a grade of B or higher in HNSC 2210 in order to receive a verification statement and pursue the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) certification. Students who do not receive a minimum grade of B in HNSC 2210 must repeat the course the following semester. Failure to achieve a B in HNSC 2210 after repeating the course will result in the student having to select another major. Students who wish to become RDNs should consult with the DPD director in the Health and Nutrition Sciences department to discuss the requirements. Students interested in applying to an accredited dietetic internship program to become registered dietitians must receive a verification statement from the DPD Director.
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
