Nutrition minor
Nutrition Undergraduate Program
The nutrition minor is an excellent addition for food science and technology or kinesiology students wanting a good foundation in basic nutritional principles.
Corvallis Campus
The nutrition minor is an excellent addition for food science and technology or kinesiology students wanting a good foundation in basic nutritional principles.
This is a rigorous minor, requiring a year of general chemistry and two terms of organic chemistry as pre-requisites to BB 350 Elementary Biochemistry in addition to the courses listed below. This minor will not prepare you to become a dietitian (RDs).
Eligibility requirements
All majors, except nutrition majors, may add the nutrition minor.
- Have a minimum OSU GPA of 2.0
- All courses must be taken for a letter (A-F) grade
- No more than two attempts at any course or pre-requisite
- Have a minimum C- grade in any course or pre-requisite
Required courses
The following courses must be competed satisfactorily (see above) to fulfill the NUTR minor
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| Course | Prerequisites | Credit hours |
|---|---|---|
| BB 350 Elementary Biochemistry | CH 121-123 or equivalent, CH 331 and CH 332 (or concurrent enrollment) | 4 |
| BI 231, BI 232, BI 233 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 9 | |
| NUTR 240 Human Nutrition | CH 121 | 3 |
| NUTR 241 Applications in Human Nutrition | NUTR 240 (may be taken concurrently) | 1 |
| NUTR 312 Issues in Nutrition and Health | NUTR 225 or NUTR 240 | 3 |
| NUTR 325 Nutrition Through the Life Cycle | (NUTR 240 or NUTR 225) and NUTR 241 | 3 |
| NUTR 417 Human Nutrition Science | BB 350 | 4 |
| NUTR 418 Human Nutrition Science | NUTR 417 | 4 |
| NUTR 423 Community Nutrition | NUTR 325 | 4 |
Total = 35 credits
Also see academic catalog page for this undergrad minor.