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 | BIOSC 170 Environmental Science | |
| MICR 020 General Bacteriology | BioSc 146 Principles of Microbiology | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | Psych 210 General Psychology | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | MATH 142 Elementary Statistics & Probability | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Core: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | Nutri 160 Nutrition: Science and Applications | |
| 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 120 General College Chemistry AND Chem 121 General College Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | Chem 226 General Organic Chemistry AND Chem 227 General Organic Chemistry | |
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | BioSc 139 Human Anatomy | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | BioSc 140 Introduction to Human Physiology | |
For the emphasis in Nutrition Education, add: | ||
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BioSc 117 Human Biology | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 108 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 109 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry | |
For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add: | ||
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | BioSc 140 Introduction to Human Physiology | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 108 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 109 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry | |
For the emphasis in Food Management, add: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | CULN 153 Safety and Sanitation | |
| NUFS 022 Catering and Beverage Management | CULN 225A-Z Laboratory Topics in Catering and Special Events | |
| NUFS 025 Internship in Foodservice Management | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BioSc 117 Human Biology | |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 108 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 109 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry | |
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | Econ 220 Principles of Macroeconomics | |
| OR | ||
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 221 Principles of Microeconomics | |
| NUFS 012 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control Systems | CULN 190 Purchasing Systems and Operations | |
| OR | ||
| NUFS 023 Culinary Concepts | CULN 120 Fundamentals of Cuisine | |
| OR | ||
| HRTM 023 Culinary Concepts | CULN 120 Fundamentals of Cuisine | |
For the emphasis in Environmental Food and Health Specialist take: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | CULN 153 Safety and Sanitation | |
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 120 General College Chemistry AND Chem 121 General College Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 108 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 109 Introductory Organic & Biochemistry | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 120 General Physics | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 121 General Physics | |
| MATH 008 College Algebra and Trigonometry | Math 191 Precalculus | |
| BIOL 020 Ecological Biology | BioSc 102 Fundamentals of Biological Sciences | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | BioSc 117 Human 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). | Engl 123 Freshman English: Composition & Reading | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent Course | ENGL 126 Critical Thinking: The Shaping of Meaning in Language OR HIST 122 Critical Reasoning in History OR PHILO 130 Critical Thinking: Reasoning in Everyday Life OR SOCIO 122 Critical Thinking About Social & Cultural Issues OR SPCH 121 Persuasion & 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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