120.5 total semester credits required

(9.5) COMMUNICATIONS and LIBRARY
(3) ENGL 104 First-Year Composition I
(3) ENGL 105 First-Year Composition II
(3) SP CM 212 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
or [ COMST 214 Professional Communication
(.5) LIB 160 Library Instruction

(7-12) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
(4-8) MATH Calculus (2 semesters recommended 160, 165-166, or 181-182)

(3-4) STAT 101 Principles of Statistics
or [ STAT 104 Introduction to Statistics

(24) PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(4) CHEM 177 General Chemistry 
(1) CHEM 177L Laboratory in General Chemistry 
(3) CHEM 178 General Chemistry
(3) CHEM 331 Organic Chemistry
(1) CHEM 331L Laboratory in Organic Chemistry
(3) CHEM 332 Organic Chemistry
(1) CHEM 332L Laboratory in Organic Chemistry
(4) PHYS 111 General Physics
(4) PHYS 112 General Physics

(23) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(3) BIOL 201 Principles of Biology I
(1) BIOL 201L Principles of Biology Laboratory
(3) BIOL 202 Principles of Biology II
(1) BIOL 202L Principles of Biology Laboratory
(3) BIOL 301 Principles of Genetics
(3) BIOL 302 Prin of Molecular Cell Biol & Biochem
(3) MICRO 302 Biology of Microorganisms
(1) MICRO 302L Microbiology Laboratory
(5) ZOOL 355 Principles of Physiology

(11-18) HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES*
(11-12) College of Agriculture (CAg) students:
ENV S 120 or 201 - Environmental Issues
3-credit Humanities course
3-credit Social Science course
3-credit Humanities or Social Science course
or
(18) College of Family & Consumer Sciences (CFCS) students:
9 credits of Humanities
HD FS 102, 270, or 349
6 credits of Social Sciences
(3) ETHICS* - Requirement for CAg students only

(29-30) FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION
(1) FS HN 110 Orientation
(1) FS HN 203 Contemporary Issues in FSHN
(4-5) FS HN 214 Scientific Study of Food
or [ FS HN 311 Food Chemistry
(2) FS HN 261 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition
(3) FS HN 360 Advanced Human Nutrition & Metabolism
(3) FS HN 362 Nutrition in Growth & Development
(3) FS HN 463 or 466 or 565
(1) FS HN 480 Professional Seminar in FSHN

Select at least 11 additional credits from:
(2) FS HN 361 Human Nutrition Laboratory
(2) FS HN 403 Food Laws, Regulations, and the Regulatory Process
(4) FS HN 412 Food Product Development
(3) FS HN 419 Foodborne Hazards
or [ FS HN 519 Food Toxicology
(4) FS HN 461 Disease & Medical Nutrition Therapy I
(3) FS HN 463 Community Nutrition
(3) FS HN 464 Disease & Medical Nutrition Therapy II
(3) FS HN 466 Nutrition Counseling & Educ. Methods
(1-6) FS HN 490C Independent Study
(1-6) FS HN 499 Undergraduate Research
(3) FS HN 553X Advanced Macronutrient Metabolism
(3) FS HN 554X Advanced Micronutrient Metabolism
(3) FS HN 562 Assessment of Nutritional Status
(2) FS HN 565 Malnutrition in Developing Countries
(3) FS HN 575 Processed Foods

(4-14) ELECTIVES -Select from any university courses to ensure completion of greater than or equal to 120.5 total credits.

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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Students must fulfill the International Perspectives, U.S. Diversity and CFCS core requirements by selecting coursework from approved lists. These courses may also be used to fulfill other area requirements. The approved lists for International Perspectives and U.S. Diversity can be found at http://www.iastate.edu/~registrar/courses/div-home.html

Additional CFCS core requirement - CFCS students must select one of the following courses: TC 131, 165, 204, 342; FCEDS 379; HRI 233, 287, 391
*Links to approved humanities, social sciences, and ethics courses: Two semesters of foreign language recommended for humanities.

If Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) verification statement of completion is desired, select these courses within the course requirements above:
PSYCH 101; FS HN 214, 361, 403, 461, 463, 464, and 466, as well as the following additional courses:
FS HN 340 and 411; HRI 380, 380L, 391, and 392.