Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 128
Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0
Minimum number of credits to complete the major: 72
School: School of Nursing and Health Sciences
Department: Nutrition and Public Health
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The Nutritional Sciences major introduces students to the important role that nutrition plays in human health and wellness. Required courses explore the fundamentals of nutritional science, the public health applications of nutrition in the community, the clinical dimensions of human nutrition, and nutritional perspectives within the food services industry. Students enrolled in the Nutritional Sciences major are prepared for entry-level positions in the health and wellness and food services fields.
Graduates of this major are encouraged to continue their education in graduate programs designed to maximize career options and mobility in the growing field of human nutrition. For those with advanced degrees, employment opportunities exist in the dietetics, research, teaching, food service, community and clinical nutrition fields, with growing prospects in the public health and nutrition education areas.