Community College students should meet with a counselor as soon as possible to determine the equivalent courses offered at that institution. Students should complete as many as possible of the lower division requirements listed below, prior to transfer.
Lower Division Course Requirements | Community College Course Equivalents | |
| Students may pursue the BS - Nutritional Science without an area of concentration (general degree). This alternate plan will prepare students for careers in Nutrition Science, Sports Nutrition, Food Management, Nutrition Education (does not qualify students to become credentialed teachers). Departmental advising (408-924-3100) is required in order to avoid taking additional supporting courses. These academic plans do not meet the requirements of the American Dietetic Association or the Institute of Food Technologists. | ||
Supporting Courses: | ||
| ENVS 001 Introduction to Environmental Issues | No Current Equivalent | |
| MICR 020 General Bacteriology | BIOL 442 General Bacteriology OR BIOL 440 General Microbiology | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | PSYC 300 General Principles | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | STAT 301 Introduction to Probability and Statistics OR PSYC 330 Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Core: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | NUTRI 300 Nutrition | |
| NUFS 031 Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging | No Current Equivalent | |
Select One Emphasis from the following: | ||
For the emphasis in Nutrition Science, add: | ||
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | CHEM 400 General Chemistry AND CHEM 401 General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | CHEM 423 Organic Chemistry: Short Survey | |
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | No Current Equivalent | |
For the emphasis in Nutrition Education, add: | ||
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BIOL 310 General Biology | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 305 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 306 Introduction to Chemistry | |
For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add: | ||
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 305 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 306 Introduction to Chemistry | |
For the emphasis in Food Management, add: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | HM 310 Sanitation, Safety and Equipment | |
| NUFS 022 Catering and Beverage Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| NUFS 025 Internship in Foodservice Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BIOL 310 General Biology | |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 305 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 306 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | ECON 302 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| OR | ||
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | ECON 304 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| NUFS 012 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control Systems | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| NUFS 023 Culinary Concepts | HM 315 Food Theory and Preparation | |
| OR | ||
| HRTM 023 Culinary Concepts | HM 315 Food Theory and Preparation | |
For the emphasis in Environmental Food and Health Specialist take: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | HM 310 Sanitation, Safety and Equipment | |
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | CHEM 400 General Chemistry AND CHEM 401 General Chemistry Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 305 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | CHEM 306 Introduction to Chemistry | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 350 General Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | PHYS 360 General Physics | |
| MATH 008 College Algebra and Trigonometry | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 020 Ecological Biology | BIOL 350 Environmental Biology OR BIOL 305 Natural History | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BIOL 310 General Biology | |
All students must satisfy the following prerequisite (or equivalent) prior to registering for the WST and 100W courses at SJSU {Academic Senate policy S05-8}: | ||
| ENGL 001B Composition 2 A "C" or better is required in English 1B (a "C-" is not acceptable). | ENGWR 301 College Composition and Literature | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGWR 302 Advanced Composition & Critical Thinking OR ENGWR 481 Honors College Composition & Literature OR ENGWR 482 Honors Advanced Composition & Critical Thinking | |
| A course articulated to SJSU's English 1B is recommended, however any course approved for the IGETC second semester composition area would be accepted to meet this requirement (a grade of "C" or better is required). | ||
Lower Division General Education (39 semester or 58 quarter units) - some of the courses listed above may be approved for general education credit as well as major preparation at your institution. Please see your college counselor/advisor to review your general education in order to receive FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION PRIOR TO TRANSFER to San José State University. You may be required to take additional lower division general education courses if you do not provide SJSU WITH A FULL OR PARTIAL CERTIFICATION OF GENERAL EDUCATION upon transfer.
American Institutions Requirement (3-9 semester or 5-15 quarter units) - may be satisfied within the lower division general education requirements.
Physical Education Requirement (2 courses) - at least 2 different activities.
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