Food and Nutrition Science
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2025 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
The undergraduate student majoring in Food and Nutrition Science is usually preparing for an advanced degree with specialization in Food Science or Nutrition and a career in university teaching and/or research, medicine, the food industry, or government. With proper advising, this program can also serve as a pre-medical curriculum.
Mapping Coordinator: Amy Sanderson
Email: aesanderson@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
| Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
| ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
| MAC1105 College Algebra 3 |
| HSC 1xxx Introduction to Food & Nutrition Science1 |
| BSC 2010 Biological Science I and Lab4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 1 |
| Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 1st GE Math ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete BSC2010 and BSC2010L ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
| ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
| MAC1140 Pre-Calculus Algebra 3 |
| CHM1045 General Chemistry I and Lab4 |
| BSC 2011 Biological Science II and Lab4 |
| Required Milestones: Term 2 |
| Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete 2nd GE Math ( ≥ C minus ) |
| Complete CHM1045 and CHM1045L (≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete BSC2011 and BSC2011L ( ≥ C minus in each) |
| Summer hrs |
| CHM1046 General Chemistry II and Lab4 |
| MAC1114 Analytic Trigonometry3 |
| Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
| MAC2311 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I4 |
| HUN1201 Science of Nutrition3 |
| CoreFSU Social Science3 |
| CoreFSU Requirement3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 3 |
| Complete MAC2311 (≥ C minus) |
| Complete CHM1046 and Lab (≥ C minus) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
| CHM2210 Organic Chemistry I3 |
| STA2122 Applied Statistics or STA2023 Business Statistics3 |
| CoreFSU Requirement3 |
| CoreFSU Requirement3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 4 |
| Complete HUN1201 (≥ C minus) |
| Complete CHM2210 (≥ C minus) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
| PET3322 Functional Anatomy & Physiology I 3 |
| PET3322L Functional Anatomy & Physiology I Lab 1 |
| FOS3026 Foods and FOS3026 Lab4 |
| HUN 2125 (or approved elective)3 |
| Oral Communication Competency3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 5 |
| Complete STA2122 (≥ C minus) |
| Civic Literacy requirement |
| Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
| HUN3224 Intermediary Metabolism I3 |
| MCB2004 General Microbiology3 |
| MCB2004L General Microbiology Lab1 |
| CHM2211 Organic Chemistry II3 |
| HUN4362 Functional Food & Human Health3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 6 |
| Complete FOS3026 and FOS3026L (≥ C minus in each) |
| Complete HUN3224 (≥ C minus) |
| Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
| BCH 3023C Introduction to Biochemistry or BCH4053 Human Biochemistry4 |
| CHM2211L Organic Chemistry II Lab3 |
| FOS4209 Food Safety and Quality3 |
| HUN3226 Intermediary Metabolism II3 |
| Required Milestones: Term 7 |
| Complete HUN3226 (≥ C minus) |
| Complete a pre-graduation check |
| Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
| FOS4114C Food Science4 |
| PHY2053C College Physics A (with Lab)4 |
| Electives at 3/4000 level6 |
| Required Milestones: Term 8 |
| Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
| Complete at least 45 credit hours at the 3000/4000 level |
| FSU GPA ≥ 2.00 |
Employment Information
Salary Information: For more information go to: National Association of Colleges and Employers (www.naceweb.org) or the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm) provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Food Scientist, Nutritionist, Food Editor, Product Development, Quality Control Analyst, or Researcher.
Representative Employers: Hospitals, Hotels and Restaurants, Colleges and Universities, State and Federal Food Laboratories, Social Service Agencies, Pharmaceutical Companies, Trade Associations, Food Companies.
