Minors

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition offers four undergraduate minors:

Culinary Science minor (PDF)

Food Safety minor (PDF)

Food Science minor (PDF)

Nutrition minor (PDF)

General requirements

All minors have the following requirements:

• At least 15 credits must be taken, 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.

Prerequisites: Students must complete prerequisite requirements for courses included in the minor.

To add a minor

Interested students should complete a Request for Minor Form (PDF) and schedule a meeting with a departmental academic adviser for approval of coursework for the minor.

Contacts

To discuss the Culinary Science, Food Science, or Nutrition minors, contact Amber Kargol at 515-294-2553 or stop by the department office in 220 MacKay Hall to sign up for an appointment with an academic adviser.

To discuss the Food Safety Minor, contact Dr. Byron Brehm-Stecher at 515-294-6469.