Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences and College of Agriculture College of Human Sciences College of Agriculture


Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
College of Agriculture and College of Human Sciences
Requirements for 05-07 Catalog Minors

General Requirements
All minors require at least 15 credits including at least 6 credits taken at Iowa State University in courses numbered 300 or above. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other college or university requirement. The same courses may not be applied to two different minors.

The following undergraduate minors are available:

  • Food Safety
  • Food Science
  • Nutrition

Interdepartmental Minor in Food Safety
Course
Credits
FS HN 101 or 272; or HRI 233*
3
FS HN 419 or 420
3
FS HN 403
2
FS HN/An S/Micro/Hri 489
1
Select 3 credits from each of the following areas:
6
Food Microbiology Area**
  FS HN/Micro/Tox 420; FS HN/Micro/Tox 421; FS HN/Micro/An S 407;
FS HN/Micro/Tox 419; Micro 310; VDPAM 522; A E 473
Food Processing Area
  FS HN  405, 471, 472; An S 270, 360, 470; Hort 422; HRI 380 and 380L
*ServSafe certification eligible upon completion of this course.
**Food Science and Microbiology majors may petition to substitute a Consumer/Social Issues course (Econ 135) for a food microbiology elective, since these students will already have taken most of the food microbiology area electives as part of their major.
Total Credits
15

Minor in Food Science
1. For students from outside the department
Course
Credits
FS HN 101 or 272
3
FS HN 167
3
Select 9 credits from at least two of the following areas:
9
Food chemistry area:   FS HN 214 or 311, 410, 411
Food microbiology area:  FS HN 407, 419, 420, 421
Food processing/engineering area:  FS HN 351, 405, 471, 472 
Total Credits
15
2. For students majoring in Dietetics or Nutritional Science
Course
Credits
Select 9 credits from at least two of the following areas:
9
Food chemistry area:   FS HN 214 or 311, 410, 411
Food microbiology area:  FS HN 407, 419, 420, 421
Food processing/engineering area:  FS HN 351, 405, 471, 472
Select additional credits to total 15 from FS HN courses not taken above and
FSHN 272, 403, 406, 412
Total Credits
15

Minor in Nutrition
1. For students from outside the department
Course
Credits
FS HN 101 or 214 or 272
3-5
FS HN 167
3
FS HN 261 or 265
2-3
FS HN 360
3
Select  at least 5 credits from
5
FS HN 361.362,419,461,463,464,466,519,565 
Total Credits
16
2. For students majoring in Food Science
Course
Credits
FS HN 261 or 265
2-3
FS HN 360
3
Select 10 credits from    
10
FS HN 361, 362, 419, 461, 463, 464, 466, 519, 565 
Total Credits
15
Food Science and Human Nutrition