COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2017-2018
BACHELOR of SCIENCE in HUMAN SCIENCES
MAJOR: Nutritional Sciences
OPTION: Community Nutrition
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 120*
(cumulative graduation/retention GPA)
Other GPA requirements, see below.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 69 HOURS**
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: 43 HOURS
Area
Hours
CORE COURSE REQUIREMENTS –41 HOURS
ENGL 1113 (or 1313) and
ENGL 1213 (or 1413 or 3323)
English Composition
6
American History & Government
6
HIST 1103 or 1483 or 1493 and
POLS 1113
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A)
3
MATH 1513
Humanities (H)
6
Courses designated (H)
Natural Sciences (N)
Must include one Laboratory
Science (L) course.
9
CHEM 1215 or 1314 and
CHEM 1225 or 1515
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S)
3
Course designated (S)
10
BIOL 1114 and
SPCH 2713 or 3723 and
STAT 2013 or 2023
Additional General Education
2.50 GPA is required for Major Requirements
To be selected from:
NSCI
BIOL
CHEM
HRAD
(See Academic Regulation 3.5 in Catalog)
EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS – 28 HOURS
Nutrition & Exercise (NUEX): Includes prerequisites for MS in Athletic Training
HHP 2654, 2802, 3114, 3663, 4773, PHYS 1114, MATH 1613 or 1715, plus 3-5 hours
Controlled Electives
Nutrition Education (NUED): Student must declare a minor in HEPR.
HLTH 2213, 2603, 3613, 3643, 4973; HHP 2654, 3114 plus 5 hours Controlled Electives
School Nutrition & Food Service Management (SNFSM):
HRAD 2283, 3473, 3623, 3783, 4213, MICR 2123, 2132, MKTG 3213, NSCI 4331, 4573
plus one hour Controlled Elective
Food, Nutrition & the Public (FNP):
Select 28 hours of Controlled Electives working with adviser to identify courses which
support the NSCI major and a clearly articulated career path. This may be accomplished
by the addition of an OSU minor.
Career paths may include: Cooperative Extension, Food Sales, Public Policy,
Communications and International Nutrition. Plan must be approved by department
head.
DIVERSITY(D) & INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION(I)
May be completed in any part of the degree plan.
At least one Diversity (D) course. Students are encouraged to meet the requirement in their
selection of (H) course work.
At least one International Dimension (I) course
Note: Care must be taken not to include credit hours twice under different sections of the degree
sheet.
Ensure that enough upper-division controlled electives are taken to meet the 40 hour
upper-division Regents requirement.
COLLEGE/DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS: 8 HOURS**
Human Sciences
5
HS 1112 or 3112 and
HDFS 2113
Nutritional Sciences
3
NSCI 3011, 3021, and 4021
2114, 3223, 3440 (1 hour), 3543, 4023, 4123, 4143, 4733
3204
3015
1113, 2153, 3213
This degree program does not meet all the Didactic Program in Dietetics academic
course requirements. See the NSCI Major/Dietetics Option sheet for courses to be
added.
Other Requirements:
* 40 upper-division hours required.
** A 2.50 Major GPA is required. This includes all courses in College/Departmental and Major Requirements.
A grade of “C” or better is required in all NSCI 3000- and 4000-level courses.
Transfer Admission Requirement: 2.50 GPA.
Additional State/OSU Requirements – At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field
completed at OSU. Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit
hours being added or do not delay graduation. Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2023.
Signature on file in the Office of the Registrar
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DEAN
Signature on file in the Office of the Registrar
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DEPARTMENT HEAD
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