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Nutrition Minor
Department
of Food Science
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Description
| Requirements | Required Courses
| Elective Courses | Admissions/Certification
of Minor | Contact
Description
The Minor in Nutrition will provide knowledge of the principles of nutrition
that are needed to formulate balanced diets and to evaluate information
and policies conderning foods and dietary practices. Students may select
courses to emphasize human or animal nutrition or a combination of these.
The objectives for students pursuing the Nutrition Minor are to:
- acquire an understanding of the functions of the nutrients in the
health of humans and/or animals,
- to learn to formulate nutritionally balanced diets for humans and/or
animals, and
- to learn to apply nutritional principles in the evaluation of information
and policies concerning foods and dietary practices.
Requirements
- Knowledge of biochemistry is the key to comprehending nutrition.
- Students are encouraged to schedule BCH 451 as soon as possible.
- Must complete a minimum of 16 credit hours from the list provided
below and
- A grade of 'C' or better in these courses is required in order to
receive a Minor in Nutrition.
Required
Courses
BCH
451 Principles of Biochemistry (4 credit hrs)
NTR
490 Nutrition Seminar (1 credit hrs) OR NTR
390 Nutrition Seminar
Elective Courses
Students must choose at least 11 credits from the following:
ANS
230 Nutrition of Domestic Animals (4 credit hrs) OR
FS
201 Food Science and the Consumer (3 credit hrs)
NTR
(FS,ANS) 301 Introduction to Human Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR
(FS) 400/500 Principles of Human Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR
(ANS, PO) 415 Comparative Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR
(ANS) 419 Human Nutrition in Health and Disease (3 credit hrs)
PO
(ANS) 425 Feed Mill Management and Feed Formulation (3 credit hrs)
FN
429 (Meredith College) Clinical Dietetics (3 credit hrs)
NTR
492 External Learning Experience (1-6 credit hrs)*
NTR
493 Special Problems in Nutrition (1-6 credit hrs)*
NTR
495 Special Topics in Nutrition (1-3 credit hrs)
ANS
550 Applied Ruminant Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR
554 (ANS 454) Lactation, Milk and Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR/FS
555 Exercise Nutrition (3 credit hrs)
NTR
594 Special Topics in Nutrition (1-3 credit hrs)
NTR
624 Topical Problems in Nutrition (1-3 credit hrs)
* Not more than 3 hours from NTR 492 and NTR 493 may count toward the
8 hours of elective nutrition courses.
Admissions and Certification of Minor
Admissions
The student must consult a Nutrition Program faculty member who will
serve as their adviser for the minor program. Students, with the help
of their major adviser, or with the help of the Coordinator of the Nutrition
Program, may contact a Nutrition faculty member and request that person
serve as a Minor Adviser. The student must submit an Application
for Minor to the Coordinator of the Nutrition Program. A printed
copy of this form must be signed and submitted prior to graduation,
but a preliminary registration may be submitted electronically at any
time.
Certification
The student must submit an Application for Minor in Nutrition to the Coordinator of the Nutrition Program, as listed below, prior to the preregistration
deadline for the student's final semester. The contact person below will verify that
the requirements have been met and certify the minor program prior to
the first 2 weeks of the student's final semester.
Contact Person
Sarah Ash
218E Schaub Hall
919.515.4043
sarah_ash@ncsu.edu
last updated: December 8, 2005
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