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Nov 20, 2024
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Nutrition Science BS
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When you understand what we eat-and how it can influence our health and other parts of our lives-you can start to influence change. This major is for students whose interests go beyond having a passion for food and cooking, and instead want to focus on nutrition as a science. It’s a program designed for people who like biology and chemistry, and are looking for a degree that can help them stand apart in a wide variety of fields. Whether you want to help people one-on-one or find ways to improve the health of entire communities, this is the place to start.
Visit the Exercise Science academic program page for more information about the academic experience, who you will learn from, opportunities outside of class and what you can do with this degree.
Visit the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences department page for contact information, a brief overview of the department and the curricular options.
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Admission Criteria
Current students wishing to pursue the Nutrition Science BS must follow the instructions on the School of Public Health and Health Professions major application form.
Nutrition Science Core (83 credits)
Upper Level Electives (23 credits minimum)
Total Credits Required for Major: 106
Additional Degree Requirements Include:
- Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
- Elective courses as needed to complete the 126 credit hour total
Total Credits Required for Graduation: 126
Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This should not be used for financial aid purposes.
Academic Requirements
- Minimum major GPA of 2.000 is required. The Nutrition Science major GPA includes all required Nutrition Science coursework in the major and is a cumulative GPA. The student’s HUB Academic Advisement Report includes the Nutrition Science major GPA.
- Students must maintain a 2.00 GPA in required coursework each semester. All students will be monitored each semester to ensure that they are making satisfactory academic progress in the major. Failure to maintain a cumulative UB GPA or Nutrition Science major GPA ≥ 2.000 will result in the student receiving warnings, mandatory advising, and the required completion of an academic workshop. Students who fail to maintain a cumulative UB GPA or Nutrition Science major GPA ≥ 2.000 for three consecutive semesters will be removed from the major.
- Academic reviews are conducted following Fall and Spring semesters only. Courses repeated during the winter and/or summer are not factored into the review. Students must pass all required courses with a D or higher. A student who has been dismissed is not eligible for readmission into the major.
Program Distinction
A student in this major is eligible for Program Distinction upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Program Distinction is noted on the official transcript. Curricular Plan
A Curricular Plan provides a roadmap for completing this academic program and the UB Curriculum on time. Your actual plan may vary depending on point of entry to the university, course placement and/or waivers based on standardized test scores, earned alternative credit and/or college transfer credit.
Fourth Year Spring
- Upper Level Major Elective Credits: 4
- Upper Level Major Elective Credits: 3
- Upper Level Major Elective Credits: 3
- Upper Level Major Elective Credits: 3
Total Credits Required: 126
Note: Some classes may count toward both a major and UB Curriculum requirement.
Learning Outcomes
The Nutrition Science BS will prepare students for a variety of career pathways, including dietetics, food science, and for entry into health profession programs.
Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will be able to:
- Majors will demonstrate competency in basic nutrition knowledge and principles.
- Majors will communicate nutrition principles effectively.
- Majors will discuss the role of nutrition in human health and disease risk and prevention.
- Majors will integrate principles of physiology and biochemistry with decisions about nutrition prescriptions and recommendations.
- Majors will apply principles of microbiology to food safety.
- Majors will discuss the global nutrition infrastructure and disparities in food access and nutrient sufficiency in communities within the US.
- Majors will apply effective written and oral communication skills in translating and disseminating their nutrition science knowledge
- Majors will identify and evaluate various sources of nutrition information to determine credibility and use evidence-based guidelines to make nutrition recommendations to prevent disease and to improve health and human performance.
- Majors will demonstrate proficiency of knowledge in nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, and public health that can be applied to specialized areas of study, such as sport and exercise nutrition or public health nutrition.
- Majors will describe how a background in nutrition science prepares them for a variety of future professional possibilities.
- Majors will demonstrate active participation and collaboration with their peers and with individuals and organizations throughout the UB and Buffalo communities.
- Majors will demonstrate cultural competence and respect for working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and show appreciation for individual perspectives that are different from their own.
- Majors will describe how the fundamental scientific concepts and principles of nutrition apply to improving the health of individuals and how these principles are influenced by biological, environmental and sociocultural factors.
(HEGIS: 04.24 , CIP: 30.1901 Nutrition Sciences)
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