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Program checklist · B.S.

Food Science

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley · Center Valley, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
11.0401
Credits (computed from items)
98
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214670
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214670_7bcc9be1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    19 items
    1. BIOL 110
      Biology: Basic Concepts and Biodiversity
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. BMB 211
      3
    3. BMB 212
      1
    4. CHEM 110
      Chemical Principles I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    5. CHEM 111
      Experimental Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    6. CHEM 112
      Chemical Principles II
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. CHEM 113
      Experimental Chemistry II
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    8. CHEM 202
      Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. FDSC 409
      Laboratory in Food Microbiology
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    10. FDSC 410
      Food Chemistry and Analysis (II)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    11. FDSC 411
      Managing Food Quality
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    12. FDSC 413
      Science and Technology of Plant Foods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    13. FDSC 414
      Science and Technology of Dairy Foods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    14. FDSC 415
      Science and Technology of Muscle Foods
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    15. FDSC 417
      Food Laws and Regulations
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    16. FDSC 450
      Food Innovation and Product Design
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    17. MICRB 201
      3
    18. MICRB 202
      2
    19. PHYS 250
      Introductory Physics I
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    9 items
    1. CAS 100
      Effective Speech
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    2. ENGL 15
      Rhetoric and Composition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    3. FDSC 200
      Introductory Food Science
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    4. FDSC 201
      Introductory Food Science Practicum
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. FDSC 400
      Food Chemistry and Analysis (I)
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    6. FDSC 405
      Food Engineering Principles
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    7. FDSC 406W
      Physiology of Nutrition
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    8. FDSC 408
      Food Microbiology
      Not resolved to a course
      3
    9. STAT 250
      Introduction to Biostatistics
      Not resolved to a course
      3

    Additional Courses

    1 item
    1. FDSC 403
      Sensory Data Collection & Analysis
      Not resolved to a course
      or: FDSC 404 Sensory Evaluation of Foods
      3

    Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

    2 items
    1. ENGL 202C
      Effective Writing: Technical Writing
      Not resolved to a course
      or: ENGL 202D Effective Writing: Business Writing
      3
    2. MATH 110
      Techniques of Calculus I
      Not resolved to a course
      or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
      or: MATH 140B Calculus and Biology I
      4

    Supporting Courses and Related Areas

    1 item
    1. To reflect the student's career interests, select 12 credits from department list or in consultation with adviser
      Not resolved to a course
      12
    Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/agricultural-sciences/food-science-bs/. Captured page pages/0809.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.