Nutrition and Dietetics (AS-T Degree S0422)

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Degree S0422

The Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer introduces students to the principles and methodologies used in the study of nutrition and dietetics. Students will acquire the foundational knowledge necessary to pursue post-secondary degrees in nutrition and dietetics.

To earn an Associate in Arts in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU system that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of 18 units more. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses if the course was taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

Required Courses

Course Prefix Course Name Units
Core Courses15-16
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I - Honors
Principles of Microbiology
Microbiology
Introduction to Nutrition Science
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Psychology - Honors
List A7-10
Choose two courses from the following:7-8
Introductory Human Anatomy
Introductory Human Physiology
Applied Business Statistics
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to Statistics
Introduction to Statistics - Honors
General Chemistry II
General Chemistry II - Honors
Organic Chemistry I
List B3-5
Choose one course from the following:
General Biology
Biology for Majors
Biology for Majors - Honors
Contemporary Health Issues
Chemistry for Allied Health Majors
Introductory Organic and Biochemistry
Introduction to General Chemistry
College Algebra
Precalculus Mathematics
Principles of Foods with Laboratory
Cultural and Ethnic Foods
Introduction to Food Science Technologies
Introduction to Global Public Health
Total Units for Major25-31
General Education (Cal-GETC) units 134
Total Units60
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Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.

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