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Sep 01, 2024
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2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Wellness Concentration, B.S.
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Human Sciences
615-898-2091
Janet Colson, program director
Janet.Colson@mtsu.edu
The major in Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Nutrition and Wellness is designed to prepare students for jobs in the areas of nutrition education with county health departments, the UT/TSU Extension Service, or weight loss/wellness programs. Graduates with this concentration will meet the requirements to sit for the Nutrition and Wellness Educator Certification exam administered by the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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Degree Requirements
General Education |
41 hours |
Major Requirements |
53 hours |
Auxiliary Courses |
11 hours* |
Electives |
15-22 hours |
TOTAL |
120 hours |
*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.
General Education (41 hours)
General Education requirements include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:
Major Requirements (53 hours)
Nutrition and Food Science (15 hours)
Nutrition and Wellness Concentration (23 hours)
Major Electives (15 hours)
Auxiliary Courses (11 hours)
Optional Minor (15 hours)
Electives (0-7)
- Hours will change if minor not selected
Curriculum: Nutrition and Food Science, Nutrition and Wellness
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Senior Spring
- Optional minor/electives 10 credit hours
- Major elective 3 credit hours
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