College of Health and Human Services Pre-Med Track Nutrition Sciences

This is not an exhaustive list of pre-requisite courses. See additional requirements for individual professional programs.

Year 1
Fall Term
Spring Term
General Chemistry:
CHEM 1230/1240 or CHEM 1350
Prereq: High School Chem or CHEM 1090.
Math 1220 or Math Placement Score of 41
5 General Chemistry and General
Chemistry Laboratory:
CHEM 1270 or CHEM 1370 and
CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 1250/1350
4+1
PreCalculus: MATH 1280
Math 1200 or 1220 or Math Placement Score
of 41
5 Calculus and Analytic Geometry:
MATH 1310*
Prereq: MATH 1280, 1290, or 1300 or
Placement score of 61
5
Introduction to Academic Writing:
GSW 1110
Prereq: Placement Score
3 Academic Writing: GSW 1120
Prereq: Placement Score or GSW 1110
3
Biology Today: BIOL 2000 1 Fundamentals of Food Science:
FN 2100
3
TOTAL 14 TOTAL 16
Year 2
Fall Term Spring Term
Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3410
Prereq: CHEM 1270 or 1370 and CHEM 1280
or 1380
5 Organic Chemistry: CHEM 3440
and Organic Chemistry Laboratory:
CHEM 3460
Prereq: C or better in CHEM 3410
3+1
Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or
Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050
4 Concepts in Biology I: BIOL 2040 or
Concepts in Biology II: BIOL 2050
4
Statistics: STAT 2000 or 2110 3 Quantitative Chemical Analysis:
CHEM 2010
Prereq: CHEM 1270 and CHEM 1280
3
Introduction to Human Nutrition and
Lab: FN 2070 and FN 2080
3+1 BGP Humanities & Arts* 3
  BGP Social & Behavioral* 3
TOTAL 16 TOTAL 17
Year 3
Fall Term Spring Term
Human Anatomy and Physiology I:
BIOL 3310
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050
4 General Biochemistry and Lab: CHEM
3080 & 3090
3+1
College Physics I: PHYS 2010 or 2110
Prereq 2010: Math Placement or C or better in
MATH 1200 or higher
5 College Physics II: PHYS 2020 or 2120
Prereq 2020: PHYS 2010
5
Research Methods in Nutrition, Foods,
and Dietetics: FN 4400
Prereq: FN 3100, FN 4320 or CHEM 3080,
MATH 1150 or equivalent (STAT 2000)
3 Nutritional Assessment and
Counseling: FN 3100
Prereq: FN 2070
3
Introduction to Public Speaking:
COMM 1020
3 Advanced Nutrition: FN 4320
Prereq: FN 4320, FN 2070, CHEM 3060
3
TOTAL 15 TOTAL 15
Year 4
Fall Term Spring Term
Cell Biology: BIOL 4070
Prereq: Two Biology courses 2000-level or
higher. CHEM 1280 or CHEM 1380.
4 Microbiology: BIOL 3130
Prereq: CHEM 1250/1350 and BIOL 2050
4
Human Anatomy and Physiology II:
BIOL 3320
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050
4 Biology of Aging: BIOL 3100
Prereq: BIOL 1040 or BIOL 2050
3
Principles and Practice of Food
Protection: FN 3350
3 Experimental Foods: FN 4310
Prereq: FN 2100, CHEM 3060
3
BGP Social & Behavioral* 3 Laboratory Methods in Food and
Nutrition: FN 4420
Prereq: FN 2100, FN 3100, FN 4320
4
BGP Humanities & Arts* or Life Cycle
Nutrition—Infancy to Adolescence:
FN 4350
Prereq: FN 2070, FN 3100
3 BGP Humanities & Arts* or Life Cycle
Nutrition—Middle and Late Years:
FN 4360
Prereq: FN 2070, FN 3100
3
TOTAL 17 TOTAL 17

*An International Perspective (IP) course and a Cultural Diversity (CD) course need to be completed. Designated courses can simultaneously fulfill the IP or CD requirement and a BGP Arts & Humanities or BGP Social Science requirement.

A total of 122 units need to be completed for graduation.

A foreign language requirement needs to be fulfilled either through high school credits or completion of appropriate BGSU courses.

Two approved BGP courses in the Arts and Humanities need to be completed.

Two approved BGP courses in the Social Sciences need to be completed. These requirements can be fulfilled with SOC 1010 and PSYC 1010 which should be taken for MCAT preparation.

A total of 40 units at the 3000/4000 level needs to be completed for graduation.

Updated: 06/10/2020 01:49PM