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Program Requirements
Complete with a minimum GPA of 2.50. (To meet DPD requirements each course must show a grade of 'C' or better.)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Physical and Biological Sciences | ||
| Biochemistry must have been completed within the past 10 years. | ||
| BIOL 243 | Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 255 | Survey of Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 113 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 130 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 270 | Fundamentals of Biochemistry | 5 |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | ||
| NUFD 153 | Dynamics of Food and Society | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Food | ||
| NUFD 150 | Food Composition and Scientific Preparation | 3 |
| NUFD 240 | Sanitation Management and Food Microbiology: Certification | 1 |
| NUFD 255 | Meal Design and Management | 3 |
| Nutrition | ||
| NUFD 192 | Nutrition with Laboratory | 4 |
| NUFD 381 | Applied Nutrition in the Lifecycle | 3 |
| NUFD 382 | Advanced Nutrition 1 | 4 |
| or NUFD 501 | Principles of Nutrition | |
| NUFD 383 | Applied Community Nutrition | 3 |
| NUFD 398 | Dietetics Professional Seminar | 1 |
| NUFD 399 | Medical Nutrition Applications | 3 |
| NUFD 403 | Planning and Evaluating Programs | 3 |
| NUFD 488 | Medical Nutrition Therapy I 1 | 4 |
| Communication | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| WRIT 105 | College Writing I | 3 |
| NUFD 482 | Nutrition Counseling | 3 |
| Learning Theory | ||
| NUFD 412 | Nutrition Education Techniques 1 | 3 |
| or NUFD 581 | Nutrition Education | |
| Math and Data Processing/Evaluation | ||
| STAT 109 | Statistics | 3 |
| NUFD 404 | Introduction to Research 1 | 3 |
| or NUFD 505 | Research in Nutrition and Food Science | |
| Food Service System Management | ||
| NUFD 450 | Quantity Food Applications 1 | 3 |
| or NUFD 550 | Advanced Quantity Food Applications | |
| NUFD 452 | Organization and Management of Foodservice Systems 1 | 3 |
| or NUFD 588 | Organizational Behavior in Food Businesses | |
| Total Credits | 83 | |
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Must be taken at Montclair State University.
Recommended Roadmap to Program Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their program requirements within three years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NUFD 150 | 3 | NUFD 153 | 3 |
| NUFD 192 | 4 | NUFD 240 | 1 |
| CHEM 113 | 4 | CHEM 130 | 4 |
| WRIT 105 | 3 | CMST 101 | 3 |
| STAT 109 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NUFD 255 | 3 | NUFD 381 | 3 |
| NUFD 383 | 3 | NUFD 403 | 3 |
| BIOL 243 | 4 | CHEM 270 | 5 |
| BIOL 255 | 4 | PSYC 101 | 3 |
| 14 | 14 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| NUFD 382 or 501 | 4 | NUFD 398 | 1 |
| NUFD 399 | 3 | NUFD 404 or 505 | 3 |
| NUFD 412 or 581 | 3 | NUFD 452 or 588 | 3 |
| NUFD 450 or 550 | 3 | NUFD 482 | 3 |
| NUFD 488 | 4 | ||
| 13 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 83 | |||