Nutritional Sciences (BS)

Nutritional Sciences Core Courses (16 Credits)

1. NS 1150

   Nutrition, Health, and Society
   3
2. NS 2450

   Social Science Perspectives on Food and Nutrition
   3
3. NS 3450

   Introduction to Physiochemical and Biological Aspects of Foods
   3
4. NS 3310

   Human Nutrition and Nutrient Metabolism
   4
5. NS 3320

   Methods in Nutritional Sciences
   3

Advanced Electives in Nutrition (9 Credits)

1. NS 3150

   Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight
   3
2. NS 3420

   Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory
   2
3. NS 3600

   Epidemiology
   3
4. NS 4140

   Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health
   3
5. NS 4200

   Diet and the Microbiome
   3
6. NS 4210

   Precision Nutrition and Health
   3
7. NS 4250

   Nutrition Communications and Counseling
   3
8. NS 4300

   Proteins, Transcripts, and Metabolism: Big Data in Molecular Nutrition
   3
9. NS 4330

   Nutrition and the Brain
   3
10. NS 4410

    Nutrition and Disease
    4
11. NS 4420

    Implementation of Nutrition Care
    3
12. NS 4430

    Applied Anatomy and Physiology
    2
13. NS 4450

    Toward a Sustainable Global Food System: Food Policy for Developing Countries
    3
14. NS 4480

    Economics of Food and Malnutrition
    3
15. NS 4500

    Public Health Nutrition
    3
16. NS 4510

    Nutrition and Health Equity
    3
17. NS 4570

    Health, Poverty, and Inequality: A Global Perspective
    3
18. NS 4600

    Explorations in Global and Public Health
    3
19. NS 4880

    Applied Dietetics in Food Service Systems
    4
20. NS 5510

    Nutrition Assessment
    3
21. NS 6310

    Micronutrients: Function, Homeostasis, and Assessment
    2-4
22. NS 6320

    Regulation of Macronutrient Metabolism
    4

Introductory Chemistry (8 Credits)

Select one of the following options:

OPTION A: 2

1. CHEM 2070& CHEM 2071& CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081

   General Chemistry Iand General Chemistry I Laboratoryand General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory

   Not resolved to a course

OPTION B: 2

AP Chemistry score of 5 or IB Chemistry score of 6 or 7 (AND)

1. CHEM 2080& CHEM 2081

   General Chemistry IIand General Chemistry II Laboratory

   Not resolved to a course

OPTION C: 3

AP Chemistry score of 5 or IB Chemistry score of 6 or 7 (AND)

1. CHEM 2150

   Honors General and Inorganic Chemistry
   4

Introductory Biology (8 Credits)

Select one of the following labs:

1. BIOG 1500

   Investigative Biology Laboratory

   or: BIOSM 1500 Investigative Marine Biology Laboratory
   2

Select two out of the three lecture options 4

1. BIOMG 1350

   Introductory Biology: Cell and Developmental Biology
   3
2. BIOG 1440

   Introductory Biology: Comparative Physiology

   As published: “Introductory Biology: Comparative Physiology 5”

   or: BIOG 1445 Introduction to Comparative Anatomy and Physiology, Individualized Instruction
   3
3. BIOEE 1610

   Introductory Biology: Ecology and the Environment

   As published: “Introductory Biology: Ecology and the Environment 5”

   or: BIOEE 1780 An Introduction to Evolutionary Biology and Diversity
   3-4

Organic Chemistry Lecture (3+ Credits)

Select one of the following options:

OPTION A:

1. CHEM 1570

   Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry

   As published: “Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry (not for pre-health)”
   3

OPTION B: 6,7

1. CHEM 3570& CHEM 3580

   Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciencesand Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences

   Not resolved to a course

OPTION C: 6,7

1. CHEM 3590& CHEM 3600

   Honors Organic Chemistry Iand Honors Organic Chemistry II

   Not resolved to a course

Organic Chemistry Lab (2-4 Credits)

1. CHEM 2510

   Introduction to Experimental Organic Chemistry

   or: CHEM 3010 Honors Experimental Chemistry I
   2

Physiology (3-4 Credits)

1. NS 3410

   Human Anatomy and Physiology

   or: BIOAP 3110 Principles of Animal Physiology
   4

Biochemistry (4-6 Credits)

Select one of the following:

1. NS 3200

   Introduction to Human Biochemistry
   4
2. BIOMG 3300

   Principles of Biochemistry, Individualized Instruction
   4
3. BIOMG 3310& BIOMG 3320

   Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismand Principles of Biochemistry: Molecular Biology

   Not resolved to a course
4. BIOMG 3310& BIOMI 2900

   Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins and Metabolismand General Microbiology Lectures

   Not resolved to a course
5. BIOMG 3350

   Principles of Biochemistry: Proteins, Metabolism, and Molecular Biology
   4

First Year Writing Seminars (6 Credits)

Select one of the following options:

OPTION A:

Two FWS Courses

OPTION B:

AP Literature or Language score of 5 or IB Literature or Language score of 7 (AND)

One FWS Course

Calculus/Advanced Math (3-4 Credits)

Select one of the following:

1. MATH 1105

   Finite Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences

   As published: “Finite Mathematics for the Life and Social Sciences 8”
   3
2. MATH 1106

   Modeling with Calculus for the Life Sciences
   4
3. MATH 1110

   Calculus I
   4
4. MATH 1120

   Calculus II
   4

AB or BC Calculus AP Exam 8,9

Statistics (3-4 Credits)

Select one of the following: 10

1. STSCI 2150

   Introductory Statistics for Biology

   As published: “Introductory Statistics for Biology (recommended) 11”
   4
2. STSCI 2200

   Statistics I

   As published: “Statistics I 11”
   4
3. PUBPOL 2100

   Introduction to Statistics
   4
4. AEM 2100

   Introductory Statistics
   4
5. ILRST/STSCI 2100

   Introductory Statistics and Data Science

   Not resolved to a course
6. PSYCH 2500

   Statistics and Research Design
   3
7. SOC 3010

   Statistics for Sociological Research
   4

Outside Nutritional Sciences Requirement (11 Credits)

Students must complete a minimum of 11 total credits from the subject areas listed below: 12,13,14

Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA)

Fiber Science & Apparel Design (FSAD)

Human Development (HD)

Human Ecology non-departmental (HE) at the 1500 level or higher

Public Policy (PUBPOL)

Human Ecology Core Requirement1,2

Core Courses

1. HE 1800

   Blazing Your Trail in Human Ecology

   As published: “Blazing Your Trail in Human Ecology (Required in the first fall semester of matriculation to Human Ecology) 1”
   1
2. HE 1850

   Introduction to Human Ecology

   As published: “Introduction to Human Ecology (Required in the first spring semester of matriculation to Human Ecology)”
   1
3. HE 2000

   Social Justice, Thriving, and the Human Experience

   As published: “Social Justice, Thriving, and the Human Experience 2”
   2

Human Ecology Distribution Requirement

Natural Sciences 3

Courses that carry any of the following distribution codes will count toward the Natural Sciences requirement:

BIO-AG, BIO-AS, BSC-AG, PBS-HE, PHS-AS, PSC-AG

Social Sciences

Courses that carry any of the following distribution codes will count toward the Social Sciences requirement:

ETH-AG, ETM-AS, KCM-AG, KCM-HE, SBA-AG, SBA-HE, SSC-AAP, SSC-AS, SSC-HA

Humanities

Courses that carry any of the following distribution codes will count toward the Humanities requirement:

ALC-AAP, ALC-AS, ALC-HA, CA-AG, CA-HE, HA-AG, HA-HE, HST-AS, LA-AG

Quantitative Analysis

Courses that carry any of the following distribution codes will count toward the Quantitative Analysis requirement:

DLG-AG, DLS-AG, MQL-AG, MQR-AAP, MQR-HE

First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS) - Must be completed during the first two semesters at Cornell 4

Select one of the following options:

Two Knight Program First-Year Writing Seminar (FWS) courses

One Knight Program First-Year Writing Seminar course and a score of 5* on AP English Language or AP English Literature

One Knight Program First-Year Writing Seminar course and a score of 7* on IB English Literature or IB English Language

45 Human Ecology Credit Requirement4,5,6

Students must complete a minimum of 45 credits from the following Human Ecology subject areas:

Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA)

Fiber Science & Apparel Design (FSAD)

Human Development (HD)

Human Ecology non-departmental (HE) at the 1500 level or higher

Nutritional Sciences (NS)

Public Policy (PUBPOL)

Advanced Placement and Advanced Standing Credit

FWS (English Language/English Literature)

AP Credits

Score of 5 = 3 credits; placement out of one First‑Year Writing Seminar

IB Credits

Score of 7 = 3 credits; placement out of one First‑Year Writing Seminar

Psychology

AP Credits

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 6 or 7 accepted

Statistics

AP, IB, A*/A credits not accepted

Economics (Micro/Macro)

AP Credits

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 7 accepted

A-Level Credits

Score of A*/A accepted

Calculus

AP Credits (AB/BC)

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 6 or 7 accepted

A-Level Credits

Score of A*/A accepted

Biology 1

AP Credits

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 6 or 7 accepted

A-Level Credits

Score of A accepted

Chemistry

AP Credits

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 6 or 7 accepted

A-Level Credits

Score of A/A* accepted

Physics

AP Credits

Score of 5 accepted

IB Credits

Score of 6 or 7 accepted

A-level Credits

Score of A/A* accepted