Nutrition & Food Science Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Nutrition and Food Science emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the field of nutrition and food sciences. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UNFS

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^*
PSYC 1030 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 ^**
-OR- SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credits: 3 ^**
-OR- SOCI 2010 - Marriage and Family Credits: 3 ^**
-OR- ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3 ^**
-OR- ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 ^**
History Electives Credits: 6^{* ***}
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4 ^****
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4 ^****
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^*****

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 4
BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 4
HPED 220 - Principles of Nutrition Credits: 3
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
General Electives Credits: 5^******

Total: 60 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^**Students should consult the catalog of their transfer institution in selecting the Social/Behavioral Science elective.

^***Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville are strongly encouraged to take non-U.S. history courses to fulfill the general education history requirement.

^****Students who plan to transfer to UT Martin should take CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I and CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II, then CHEM 2010 - Organic Chemistry I.

^*****Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville should complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-based Probability and Statistics. The University of Memphis requires a B or better to satisfy this requirement. If MATH 2050 is needed, take MATH 1830 or MATH 1910 as a prerequisite.

^*****General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives. Students should refer to the transfer institution’s program and concentration for recommended additional science and/or mathematics electives to meet entry requirements. Recommended courses for MTSU: SOCI 2010: Marriage and Family and BIOIL 2230: Microbiology. Recommended course for UT Knoxville Dietetics Program: CHEM 2010. If MATH 2050 is needed, take MATH 1830 or MATH 1910 as a prerequisite.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.