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 | Bio 7 General Microbiology OR Bio 27 Principles of Microbiology | |
| PSYC 001 General Psychology | Psy 1A General Psychology OR PSY 2 General Psychology | |
| STAT 095 Elementary Statistics | Mat 13 Elementary Statistics | |
| OR | ||
| HS 067 Introductory Health Statistics | No Current Equivalent | |
Major Core: | ||
| NUFS 008 Nutrition for the Health Professions | FCS 23 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 | Chm 1A General Chemistry I AND Chm 1B General Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 008 Organic Chemistry | CHM 12A Organic Chemistry I AND CHM 12B Organic Chemistry II | |
| BIOL 065 Human Anatomy | Bio 5 Human Anatomy | |
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | Bio 6 Introductory Physiology AND Bio 6L Physiology Lab | |
For the emphasis in Nutrition Education, add: | ||
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | Bio 11 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chm 22 The Science of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chm 23 Organic & Biologic Chemistry for Health Sciences | |
For the emphasis in Sports Nutrition, add: | ||
| BIOL 066 Human Physiology | Bio 6 Introductory Physiology AND Bio 6L Physiology Lab | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chm 22 The Science of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chm 23 Organic & Biologic Chemistry for Health Sciences | |
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 | Bio 11 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
| BUS 020N Survey of Accounting | No Current Equivalent | |
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chm 22 The Science of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chm 23 Organic & Biologic Chemistry for Health Sciences | |
| ECON 001A Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics | Eco 1 Principles of Economics- Macro | |
| OR | ||
| ECON 001B Principles of Economics: Microeconomics | Eco 5 Principles of Economics- Micro | |
| 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 | Chm 1A General Chemistry I AND Chm 1B General Chemistry II Equivalent only if sequence is complete | |
| Sequence must be complete | ||
| CHEM 030A Introductory Chemistry | Chm 22 The Science of Chemistry | |
| CHEM 030B Introductory Chemistry | Chm 23 Organic & Biologic Chemistry for Health Sciences | |
| PHYS 002A Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 2A College Physics I | |
| PHYS 002B Fundamentals of Physics | Phy 2B College Physics II | |
| MATH 008 College Algebra and Trigonometry | No Current Equivalent | |
| BIOL 020 Ecological Biology | Bio 47 Ecology | |
| BIOL 021 Human Biology | Bio 11 Introductory Human Anatomy and Physiology | |
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 1B College Literature and Composition | |
| or | ||
| Second Semester English Composition Equivalent | ENG 2 Critical Thinking & Writing | |
| 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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