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 | Envst 101 Humans and the Environment | |
| MICR 020 General Bacteriology | Biol 128 Microbiology | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | Psych 101 General Psychology | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Math 123 Elementary Statistics | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Core: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | FCS 110 Nutrition Science | |
| 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 150 General Chemistry 1 AND Chem 151 General Chemistry 2 Equivalent only if sequence is complete (CAN SEQ A) | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | Biol 124 Human Anatomy | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | Biol 125 Human Physiology | |
For the emphasis in Nutrition Education, add: | ||
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 120 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 140 Introductory Organic Chemistry | |
For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add: | ||
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | Biol 125 Human Physiology | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 120 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 140 Introductory Organic Chemistry | |
For the emphasis in Food Management, add: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | FCS 124 Sanitation, Safety and Equipment | |
| NUFS 022 Catering and Beverage Management | FCS 118 Beverage Management AND FCS 129 Catering and Events Management | |
| 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 | Chem 120 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 140 Introductory Organic Chemistry | |
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | Econ 101 Principles of Economics: Macro-Economics | |
| OR | ||
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Econ 102 Principles of Economics: Micro-Economics | |
| NUFS 012 Food, Beverage and Labor Cost Control Systems | FCS 126 Food Production Cost, Control and Management | |
| OR | ||
| NUFS 023 Culinary Concepts | FCS 120 Principles of Foods 1 AND FCS 123 Principles of Foods 2 | |
| OR | ||
| HRTM 023 Culinary Concepts | FCS 120 Principles of Foods 1 AND FCS 123 Principles of Foods 2 | |
For the emphasis in Environmental Food and Health Specialist take: | ||
| NUFS 020 Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry | FCS 124 Sanitation, Safety and Equipment | |
| CHEM 1A and CHEM 1B General Chemistry | Chem 150 General Chemistry 1 AND Chem 151 General Chemistry 2 Equivalent only if sequence is complete (CAN SEQ A) | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chem 120 Introductory Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chem 140 Introductory Organic Chemistry | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 141 General Physics 1 | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phys 142 General Physics 2 | |
| MATH 008 College Algebra and Trigonometry | Math 121 Trigonometry AND Math 131 College Algebra | |
| 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). | Engl 102 Freshman Composition: Literature | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent | ENGL 103 Critical Thinking & Composition OR PHILOS 114 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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