The Nutrition and Fitness concentration prepares students for employment as nutrition and fitness counselors and personal lifestyle coaches in health care settings, commercial establishments, public health settings, or private practice. The curriculum blends a strong science base with course work in nutrition, exercise science, teaching, and counseling. The concentration also provides an excellent background for a graduate program. By the addition of several elective courses, students can meet the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) didactic course requirements if they meet requirements for FSHN 392.
Please note: To become a registered dietitian, one must: 1) complete the required ACEND coursework and obtain the B.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science; 2) complete an 8-12 month accredited dietetic internship AFTER finishing the B.S. degree; and 3) earn a master’s degree (effective January 2024). Internships are facilitated separately from obtaining the B.S. degree, and all internships require a vigorous application process. Earning the B.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science at CSU along with the additional didactic courses requirements established by ACEND, is one step toward becoming a registered dietitian. But it is insufficient without then completing the internship and earning a master’s degree. After completion of an internship and master's degree, one is then eligible to take the registration exam, the final step toward becoming a registered dietitian. The registered dietitian credential is awarded after successfully passing the registration exam and is facilitated by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND).
Learn more about the Nutrition and Fitness concentration on the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition website.
Effective Fall 2022
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 4 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| Select one group from the following: | 5-8 | ||
Group A: | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
Group B: | |||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | 3A | ||
| General Chemistry II | |||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| BUS 150 or CS 110 | Business Computing Concepts and Applications Personal Computing | 3-4 | |
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| MATH 125 | Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 |
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| BMS 300 | Principles of Human Physiology | 4 | |
| BMS 302 | Laboratory in Principles of Physiology | 2 | |
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 | |
| CHEM 246 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | |
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | 3 | |
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | 2 | |
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |
| OT 215 | Medical Terminology | 1 | |
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
| Foundations and Perspectives1 | 3B, 3D | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | ||
| Junior | |||
| BC 351 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
| FSHN 350 | Human Nutrition | 3 | |
| HES 207 | Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 | |
| HES 232 | Techniques of Teaching Group Exercise | 1 | |
| HES 403 | Physiology of Exercise | 4 | |
| LIFE 205 | Microbial Biology | 3 | |
| LIFE 206 | Microbial Biology Laboratory | 2 | |
| STAT 201 or 204 | General Statistics (GT-MA1) Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| FSHN 360 | Nutrition Assessment | 2 | |
| FSHN 428 | Nutrition Teaching and Counseling Techniques | 3 | |
| FSHN 450 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | 4B | 5 |
| FSHN 451 | Community Nutrition | 4A | 3 |
| FSHN 459 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 | |
| FSHN 470 | Integrative Nutrition and Metabolism | 3 | |
| FSHN 492 | Seminar in Dietetics and Nutrition | 4C | 2 |
| HES 340 | Exercise Prescription | 3 | |
| HES 434 | Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 | |
| Electives2 | 2 | ||
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||
- 1
Select one course from the list in category 3D and two courses from category 3B of the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC).
- 2
Select enough elective credits to bring the program to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level).
| Freshman | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3-4 | ||||
| Business Computing Concepts and Applications | |||||
| Personal Computing | |||||
| Select one group from the following: | 4 | ||||
Group A: | |||||
| Principles of Animal Biology (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Animal Biology Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
Group B: | |||||
| Attributes of Living Systems (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| FSHN 150 | Survey of Human Nutrition | X | 3 | ||
| MATH 117 | College Algebra in Context I (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 118 | College Algebra in Context II (GT-MA1) | X | 1B | 1 | |
| MATH 125 | Numerical Trigonometry (GT-MA1) | 1B | 1 | ||
| PSY 100 | General Psychology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| If taking CHEM 111, CHEM 112, CHEM 113 sequence | 5 | ||||
| General Chemistry I (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| General Chemistry Lab I (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| Select one group from the following: | 3-5 | ||||
Group A: | |||||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry (GT-SC2) | X | 3A | |||
| Fundamentals of Chemistry Laboratory (GT-SC1) | X | 3A | |||
| Group B: | |||||
| General Chemistry II | X | ||||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CHEM 245 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | X | 4 | ||
| CHEM 246 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Laboratory | X | 1 | ||
| FSHN 300 | Food Principles and Applications | X | 3 | ||
| FSHN 301 | Food Principles and Applications Laboratory | X | 2 | ||
| OT 215 | Medical Terminology | 1 | |||
| Foundations and Perspectives | 3B, 3D | 6 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BMS 300 | Principles of Human Physiology | X | 4 | ||
| BMS 302 | Laboratory in Principles of Physiology | X | 2 | ||
| HES 145 | Health and Wellness | 3 | |||
| SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
| Foundations and Perspectives | 3B, 3D | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| BC 351 | Principles of Biochemistry | X | 4 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| Writing Arguments (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| Strategic Writing and Communication (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
| FSHN 350 | Human Nutrition | X | 3 | ||
| HES 207 | Anatomical Kinesiology | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 13 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HES 232 | Techniques of Teaching Group Exercise | 1 | |||
| HES 403 | Physiology of Exercise | X | 4 | ||
| LIFE 205 | Microbial Biology | X | 3 | ||
| LIFE 206 | Microbial Biology Laboratory | X | 2 | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
| General Statistics (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Statistics With Business Applications (GT-MA1) | 1B | ||||
| Elective | 3 | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FSHN 450 | Medical Nutrition Therapy | X | 4B | 5 | |
| FSHN 451 | Community Nutrition | X | 4A | 3 | |
| FSHN 459 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | X | 3 | ||
| HES 434 | Physical Activity Throughout the Lifespan | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| FSHN 360 | Nutrition Assessment | X | 2 | ||
| FSHN 428 | Nutrition Teaching and Counseling Techniques | X | 3 | ||
| FSHN 470 | Integrative Nutrition and Metabolism | X | 3 | ||
| FSHN 492 | Seminar in Dietetics and Nutrition | X | 4C | 2 | |
| HES 340 | Exercise Prescription | 3 | |||
| Electives | X | 2 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||