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 | No Current Equivalent | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | No Current Equivalent | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Core: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | No Current Equivalent | |
| 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 | No Current Equivalent | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| 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 | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add: | ||
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
For the emphasis in Food Management, add: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | No Current Equivalent | |
| NUFS 022 Catering and Beverage Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| NUFS 025 Internship in Foodservice Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | EC 202 Principles of Economics | |
| OR | ||
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | EC 201 Principles of Economics | |
| NUFS 012 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control Systems | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| NUFS 023 Culinary Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |
| OR | ||
| HRTM 023 Culinary Concepts | No Current Equivalent | |
For the emphasis in Environmental Food and Health Specialist take: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 121 College Physics AND Phy 122 College Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 122 College Physics AND Phy 123 College Physics | |
| MATH 008 College Algebra and Trigonometry | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 020 Ecological Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
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). | ENG 105 Freshman Enlgish II | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | No Current Equivalent | |
| 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.