Nutrition Major, BS in Health and Human Sciences – Community Nutrition Concentration

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ² Arts and Humanities  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ¹ Unrestricted Elective 1 Credit Hours

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• NUTR 100 - Introductory Nutrition 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select a lecture and corresponding lab:

• CHEM 102 - Principles of Chemistry 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 103 - Principles of Chemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

• or

• CHEM 122 - General Chemistry I 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 123 - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ³ Quantitative Reasoning  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ² Expanded Perspectives  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)

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• Select a lecture and corresponding lab:

• CHEM 112 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 113 - Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

• or

• CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II 3 Credit Hours * and
• CHEM 133 - General Chemistry II Laboratory 1 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• PSYC 110 - General Psychology 3 Credit Hours *
• PSYC 117 - Honors: General Psychology 3 Credit Hours *

Term 3

• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• BCMB 230 - Human Physiology 5 Credit Hours
• PUBH 201 - Introduction to Public Health 3 Credit Hours *

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• Select one course:

• CMST 240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *
• CMST 247 - Honors: Business and Professional Communication 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ¹ Unrestricted Elective 2 Credit Hours

• NUTR 200 - Introduction to Sports Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
• NUTR 216 - World Foods 3 Credit Hours *
• PUBH 202 - Introductory Epidemiology 3 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• STAT 201 - Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *
• STAT 207 - Honors: Introduction to Statistics 3 Credit Hours *

Term 5

• ⁵ PUBH Elective 3 Credit Hours

• NUTR 220 - Diet & Disease 3 Credit Hours *
• NUTR 272 - Chocolate, Cheese, and Wine 3 Credit Hours *
• NUTR 285 - Fundamentals of Human Lactation 3 Credit Hours *
• PUBH 320 - Social and Behavioral Theories in Public Health 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁶  NUTR 302 - Life Span Nutrition 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶  NUTR 320 - Nutrition Research Design and Methods I 2 Credit Hours
• ⁶  NUTR 321 - Vitamins in Human Nutrition 1.5 Credit Hours
• ⁶  NUTR 322 - Minerals in Human Nutrition 1.5 Credit Hours
• ^6,7  NUTR 493 - Directed Study: Nutrition 1-3 Credit Hours (2 hours)

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• Select one course:

• ENGL 295 - Writing in the Workplace 3 Credit Hours *
• ENGL 360 - Technical and Professional Writing 3 Credit Hours *

Term 7

• ⁵ PUBH Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁶  NUTR 412 - Food and Nutrition in the Community 3 Credit Hours
• ⁶  NUTR 413S - Food and Nutrition in the Community Practicum 1 Credit Hours *
• ⁶  NUTR 473 - Wellness Education & Coaching 3 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ² Global Citizenship – US  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours
• ⁴ Professional Elective 3 Credit Hours

• ⁶  NUTR 420 - Nutrition Research Design & Methods II 2 Credit Hours *
• ^6,7  NUTR 493 - Directed Study: Nutrition 1-3 Credit Hours (1 hour)

Total Credit Hours 120

Footnotes

1. Select any courses not already required for the major.
2. Select courses from the Volunteer Core * list.  
3. Select any Quantitative Reasoning * course from the Volunteer Core * list that is not already required for the major.
4. Professional Electives (12 credit hours): Choose from the list of Professional Electives in Nutrition (below) and/or complete coursework in any of the Suggested Focus Areas (below). Students may choose to complete a minor in any of the suggested focus areas or may take selected courses across the focus areas to fulfill the 21-hour requirement. Professional Electives in Nutrition: NUTR 311 , NUTR 314 *, NUTR 415 *, NUTR 416 *, NUTR 450 . Unrestricted electives may be used to fulfill prerequisites. Suggested Focus Areas: Agricultural Leadership; Business; Communication Studies; Child and Family Studies; Culinary Arts; Food and Agriculture Business; Food Science; Journalism and Electronic Media; One Health; Psychology; Public Policy Analytics; Retail and Consumer Sciences; Sustainability; Social Justice; Tourism and Hospitality Management.
   Courses approved from these Suggested Focus Areas: ACCT 200 ; AGNR 101 , AGNR 180 , AGNR 217 , and AGNR 480 ; ALEC 102 , ALEC 150 , ALEC 202 , ALEC 211 , ALEC 303 , ALEC 340 , ALEC 441 , ALEC 450 , ALEC 483 , and ALEC 485 ; ANSC 150 ; AREC 201 , AREC 212 , AREC 270 , AREC 342 , AREC 345 , AREC 350 , and AREC 470 ; BCPP 101 , BCPP 480 , and BCPP 481 ; BIOL 105 ; BUAD 202 ; CCI 150 ; CFS 210 , CFS 211 , CFS 213 , CFS 220 , CFS 240 , CFS 320 , CFS 330 , CFS 345 , CFS 360 , and CFS 385 ; CMST 235 , CMST 250 , CMST 312 , CMST 342 , CMST 410 , CMST 412 , CMST 414 , CMST 416 , CMST 419 , CMST 426 , CMST 429 , CMST 442 , CMST 444 , CMST 446 , and CMST 449 ; ECON 201 , ECON 211 , ECON 311 , ECON 331 , ECON 362 , ECON 381 , ECON 421 , ECON 436 , ECON 441 , ECON 471 , and ECON 472 ; EEB 306  and EEB 450 ; EPP 123 , EPP 201 , EPP 313 , EPP 410 , EPP 411 , and EPP 425 ; ESS 110 , ESS 220 , ESS 454 , and ESS 462 ; FDSC 100 , FDSC 150 , FDSC 241 , FDSC 410  (or FDSC 418 ), and FDSC 421  (or FDSC 428 ); FINC 300 ; FORS 335  and FORS 422 ; FWF 250 , FWF 320 , and FWF 420 ; GEOG 204 , GEOG 206 , GEOG 333 , GEOG 345 , GEOG 346 , GEOG 430 , GEOG 433 , GEOG 436 , GEOG 443 , GEOG 446 , and GEOG 451 ; GEOL 202S , GEOL 206 , GEOL 454 , GEOL 456 ; HIAF 480 ; HIAF 480 ; HIEU 430  and HIEU 432 ; HIST 365  and HIST 410 ; HIUS 443 ; HTM 101 , HTM 210 , HTM 212 , HTM 225 , HTM 311 , HTM 335 , HTM 435 , HTM 445 , HTM 450 , and HTM 484 ; JREM 175 , JREM 200 , JREM 230 , JREM 367 , JREM 400 , JREM 410 , JREM 455 , JREM 456 , and JREM 466 ; MARK 300 ; MICR 330 , MICR 420 , MICR 431 , MICR 459 , and MICR 470 ; MGT 300 ; PHIL 346  and PHIL 441 ; PLSC 115  and PLSC 250 ; POLS 240 , POLS 311 , POLS 350 , POLS 366 , POLS 370 , POLS 441 , POLS 442 , POLS 456 , POLS 461 , POLS 463 , POLS 470 , POLS 473 , and POLS 479 ; PSYC 211 , PSYC 235 , PSYC 301 , PSYC 335 , PSYC 360 , PSYC 409 , PSYC 434 , PSYC 435 , PSYC 471 , and PSYC 491 ; PUBH 330 , PUBH 401 , and PUBH 420 ; RMM 210 , RMM 225 , RMM 310 , RMM 311 , RMM 320 , RMM 341 , RMM 346 , RMM 376 , RMM 411 , RMM 412 , RMM 421 , RMM 425 , RMM 435 , and RMM 441 ; SOCI 110 , SOCI 341 , SOCI 343 , SOCI 345 , SOCI 360 , SOCI 361 , SOCI 363 , SOCI 375 , SOCI 442 , SOCI 446 , SOCI 449 , SOCI 452 , SOCI 456 , SOCI 460 , SOCI 461 , SOCI 465 , and SOCI 472 ; SOWK 200 , SOWK 250 , SOWK 314 , SOWK 316 , SOWK 318 , SOWK 324 , SOWK 416 , SOWK 418 , and SOWK 444 ; WGS 370 .
5. Select from PUBH 215 , PUBH 315 , PUBH 330 , PUBH 336 , PUBH 340 , PUBH 350 , PUBH 400 , PUBH 401 , PUBH 420 , PUBH 430 , PUBH 440 .
6. Must be taken at UTK.
7. Directed study with a faculty member in Public Health Nutrition for 6 hours per week in Term 6 and 3 hours per week in Term 8.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .