Nutritional Science (Pre-Health Preparation) Transfer Plan
This document was accurate on the date it was prepared but may not reflect subsequent changes by ISU or your transfer institution. For this reason, this transfer plan should be used as a guide only, and should not replace consultation with an advisor at your current institution and at ISU. For clarification and more information, contact:

Sarah Bender Miller, Academic Advisor
515-294-2553
smbender@iastate.edu

No more than 65 semester credit hours earned at a two-year college can be applied to a baccalaureate degree from ISU. ISU will accept up to 16 semester hours of credit earned in career-technical courses if the sending community college accepts such courses toward its Associate in Art or Associate in Science Degrees. **All courses on this plan do not need to be completed prior to transfer. An emphasis on completing science sequence courses will best help students move through the program at the quickest pace after transfer.

These plans are suggestions only and may need to be adapted to meet individual needs and commitments.

**If you are a part-time student or cannot complete all of the suggested coursework on this plan, consider choosing the science coursework first since this begins the longest sequence of courses. (Begin the science sequence with General/College Chemistry equivalent(s) and Principles of Biology equivalents.)

View links to the course requirements, sample four-year plan, and course sequence flo w chart (shows ISU courses in the Nutritional Science program that have pre-requisites) under the “classes” category on this webpage: http://www.fshn.hs.iastate.edu/ugrad/nutritional.php.

Semester 1 (Fall)
ISU Course #, name (click the linked course number to read a description in the ISU course catalog)	Course credits at ISU	Find an equivalent at a Community College	Find out if a course that you have taken or plan to take will fulfill this requirement	Notes
CHEM 177/177L General Chemistry I	4 (lecture), 1 (lab)	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT (Transit is a system at Iowa State University that allows students to enter transfer courses from 2 and 4 year institutions to find out how the courses will transfer and fulfill requirements for a chosen degree program)
BIOL 211/211L, Principles of Biology	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Library 160, Library Instruction	.5	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Some schools have an equivalent to this course, and some do not. If an equivalent doesn’t exist, this course can easily be fit into a schedule at ISU after transfer
	Total Credits: about 14.5 (will vary based on credits of courses at transfer institution)

Semester 2 (Spring)
ISU Course #, name (click the linked course number to read a description in the ISU course catalog)	Course credits at ISU	Find an equivalent at a Community College	Find out if a course that you have taken or plan to take will fulfill this requirement	Notes
CHEM 178, General Chemistry II	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Select this course only if you selected an equivalent to CHEM 177/177L during Semester 1. Students who selected an equivalent to CHEM 163/L during semester one do not need to select this course.
BIOL 212/212L, Principles of Biology II	3(lecture) 1(lab)	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
	Total Credits: about 13-16 (will vary based on credits of courses at transfer institution)

*Students who are not able to take an equivalent to BIOL 313, Principles of Genetics (see below) at their current institution are encouraged to transfer to Iowa State University prior to the start of the fall semester of their second year.  The reason for this recommendation is that Genetics leads to a fairly lengthy sequence of courses and could impact the timeline for graduation should this not be taken the fall following the completion of the equivalent to BIOL 212/L (Principles of Biology II).

Semester 3 (Fall)
ISU Course #, name (click the linked course number to read a description in the ISU course catalog)	Course credits at ISU	Find an equivalent at a Community College	Find out if a course that you have taken or plan to take will fulfill this requirement	Notes
CHEM 331/331L, Organic Chemistry I	3 (lecture), 1 (lab)	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
BIOL 313, Principles of Genetics	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	*Some community colleges offer equivalents to this course, while others do not. Students who are not able to take a BIOL 313 equivalent at their current institution are encouraged to transfer to Iowa State University before the start of the fall semester, their second year.
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Select an interchangeable course from the list below	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Select this additional course based on your needs/ability to balance your course load this semester.
	Total: about 16 (will vary based on credits of courses at transfer institution)

 

Semester 4 (Spring)

 Typically, at this point in the sequence of courses, it is important that students have transferred to Iowa State University. You should visit with the FS HN transfer advisor to determine the best time for you to transfer based on your specific situation. If possible, early planning is recommended to determine the transfer semester that will result in the timeliest completion of your degree requirements.

Interchangeable Courses

Where the transfer plans says, “select an interchangeable course”, select one of the courses below. All courses must be taken to fulfill requirements for your degree program, but the order of these courses prior to transfer is typically less significant.

Interchangeable Courses
ISU Course #, name (click the linked course number to read a description in the ISU course catalog)	Course credits at ISU	Find an equivalent at a Community College	Find out if a course that you have taken or plan to take will fulfill this requirement	Notes
Math 160, 165 or 181- Calculus course	4	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Take an equivalent to one course from this category
STAT 101, Principles of Statistics or STAT 104, Introduction to Statistics	4,3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Take an equivalent to one of these two courses
ENGL 150, Critical Thinking & Communication	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
ENGL 250, Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Communication	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Usually an equivalent to ENGL 150 is the pre-requisite to an ENGL 250 equivalent
SP CM 212, Speech Communication	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
FS HN 167, Intro. to Human Nutrition	3	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
PHYS 111, General Physics I	4	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT
Humanities course	3-9 credits of humanities are needed for Nutritional Science majors. Consult with the ISU FS HN advisor regarding how many credits of humanities classes you should take prior to transfer.	Course Equivalency Guides	TRANSIT	Courses at ISU that can fulfill Humanities requirements can be found at this link. Additionally, classes listed on the Course Equivalency Guides as HUM 1T**, 2T**, 3T**, 4T** can also serve as humanities.

FAQ’s

• Do I need any electives for this major? What counts as an elective?
• What if I have finished the Biology sequence on this plan (gotten to or finished BIOL 313)?
• What if I have finished all (or most of the interchangeable courses on this list) and am now just working on the science coursework so I don’t have a full time course load? Is there anything else that might transfer?
• I took courses (or want to take courses) that I think should fulfill the requirements of the Nutritional Science degree, but when I entered them on TRANSIT, the courses either weren’t evaluated OR fell into the “elective” category. Is there anything that I can do?

Question: Do I need any electives for this major? What counts as an elective?

Answer: Students in this program must have completed 120.5 credits to graduate. Students usually need to take between 0 and 6 credits, minimum, of electives to get to 120.5 credit hours. You may need a few more or less as a transfer student depending on the number of credits that the courses are at your transfer institution. Any course that is accepted by Iowa State University as a transfer course that isn’t already fulfilling a degree requirement can be considered an elective

Question: What if I have finished the Biology sequence on this plan (gotten to or finished BIOL 313)?

Answer: It’s time to visit with the FS HN transfer academic advisor. It is likely time for you to transfer to Iowa State University so that you can stay on track with your coursework.

Question: What if I have finished all (or most of the interchangeable courses on this list) and am now just working on the science coursework so I don’t have a full time course load? Is there anything else that might transfer?

Answer: Maybe. If you haven’t already, it’s appropriate to be visiting with the FS HN advisor at this point. You might be able to choose additional humanities or social science courses. It might also be appropriate to discuss with the advisor if there is a minor that you could start working toward that would complement your degree selection.

Question: I took courses (or want to take courses) that I think should fulfill the requirements of the Nutritional Science degree, but when I entered them on TRANSIT, the courses either weren’t evaluated OR fell into the “elective” category. Is there anything that I can do?

Answer: Yes. Contact the FS HN transfer academic advisor. Sometimes courses simply haven’t been evaluated yet by Iowa State University or the course can be re-evaluated as a potential substitution by the FS HN department. These requests are evaluated on an individual basis. Often, the advisor will ask you to share the name of the institution where you took (or want to take) the course, the name, number, and credits of the course, the course description, and potentially a course syllabus.