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Program checklist · Biology (BS) / Nutrition and Health Promotion (MS) Program

Biology (BS) / Nutrition and Health Promotion (MS) Program

Simmons University · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
Biology (BS) / Nutrition and Health Promotion (MS) Program
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Students complete this accelerated BS/MS program in five years and receive a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Health Promotion. Graduates of this program will find opportunities and careers in a variety of fields promoting health, which include research, government programs, hospitals, and medical facilities. Application to this program occurs in the second semester of the student’s junior year and submitted to the Director of Admission for the School of Sciences and Health Professions. A grade point average of 3.3 is required, but no GRE scores are necessary. The curriculum for this program is described below. Two graduate courses, NUTR 410 Research Methods and either NUTR 453 Advanced Topics in Preventative Nutrition or NUTR 455 Nutrition, Fitness, and Wellness are taken in the senior year and are counted towards the undergraduate degree credits and also fulfills two of the graduate course requirements, giving the students a significant reduction in tuition costs.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167783
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167783_348e31b3
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Requirements

22 items
  1. BIOL 113
    General Biology
    As published: “BIOL 113”
  2. CHEM 111
    Principles of General Chemistry
    As published: “CHEM 111”
  3. CHEM 113
    General & Quantitative Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 113”
  4. CHEM 216
    General & Quantitative Chemistry II
    As published: “CHEM 216”
  5. BIOL 218
  6. BIOL 221
    Microbiology
    As published: “BIOL 221”
  7. CHEM 224
    Organic Chemistry I
    As published: “CHEM 224”
  8. CHEM 225
    Organic Chemistry II
    As published: “CHEM 225”
  9. BIOL 225
    Cell Biology
    As published: “BIOL 225”
  10. NUTR 112
    Introduction to Nutrition Science
    As published: “NUTR 112”
  11. BIOL 231
    Anatomy and Physiology I
    As published: “BIOL 231”
  12. BIOL 232
    Anatomy and Physiology II
    As published: “BIOL 232”
  13. CHEM 345
    Biochemistry
    As published: “CHEM 345”
  14. STAT 118
    Introductory Statistics
    As published: “STAT 118”
  15. STAT 239
    Regression and Design of Experiments
    As published: “STAT 239”
  16. BIOL 300
    Level Elective
    As published: “BIOL 300-Level”
  17. BIOL 350
    Independent Laboratory Research
    As published: “BIOL 350”
  18. BIOL 370
    (
    As published: “BIOL 370”
    8
  19. NUTR 410
    Research Methods
    As published: “NUTR 410”
  20. NUTR 453
    Advanced Topics in Preventative Nutrition
    As published: “NUTR 453”
  21. NUTR 455
    Nutrition, Fitness and Wellness
    As published: “NUTR 455”
  22. BIOL 350
    Independent Laboratory Research
    As published: “BIOL 350 or BIOL 370: need for Capstone”
    8
Source. Simmons University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://simmons.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/undergraduate-course-catalog/programs-of-study/department-of-biology/biology-bs-nutrition-and-health-promotion-program-ms. Captured page pages/1099.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.