The minor in Nutrition provides a rigorous and flexible curriculum for students interested in various aspects of nutrition. The minor can enhance students' understanding of nutrition and broaden career opportunities for students in any discipline. Flexibility of the minor allows students to tailor the curriculum toward numerous aspects of nutrition, including sports nutrition, clinical nutrition, nutrition and health equity, community and public health nutrition, childhood nutrition, and nutrition and aging.

Learn more about the Minor in Nutrition on the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition website.

Effective Fall 2023

Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.

Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.

Required Courses:
BMS 300Principles of Human Physiology4
or HES 300 Physiology for Clinical Health Professions
FSHN 150Survey of Human Nutrition3
FSHN 350Human Nutrition3
FSHN 459Nutrition in the Life Cycle3
Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following:9
Food as Preventive Medicine
Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Teaching and Counseling Techniques
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Community Nutrition
Food Systems--Impact on Health/Food Security
International Nutrition and Health
Integrative Nutrition and Metabolism
Program Total Credits:22