{"id":10290,"date":"2025-08-26T10:19:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/?page_id=10290"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:26:43","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/b-s-nutrition\/pre-health-track\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading entry-title\">B.S. in Nutrition &#8211; Pre-Health Track<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"BSN Pre-Health\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-bsn-pre-health\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-10401\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10401\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/b-s-nutrition\/pre-health-track\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-10405\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10405\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/b-s-nutrition\/pre-health-track\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-10404\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-10404\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/b-s-nutrition\/pre-health-track\/mission-and-goals\/\">Mission and Goals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The curriculum in the B.S. in Nutrition &#8211; Pre-Health Track is designed to provide you with the required coursework to apply for post-graduate studies as a Physician&#8217;s Assistant, Medical Doctor, or Dentist. This degree track will provide you with a strong understanding of nutrition, chemistry, biochemistry, human biology, anatomy, physiology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 120 credits are required to graduate. Students must earn a 3.0 average in all required courses (science courses, NUT courses, and the additional degree requirements).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-year Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All NUT courses are offered only in the semester where they are listed below,&nbsp;<em>with the exception of NUT 207 General Nutrition and NUT 212G Public Health Nutrition.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/course-descriptions\/\" title=\"Course Descriptions\">Course Descriptions<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/nutrition-b-s\/\" title=\"Curriculum Sheets\">Curriculum Sheets<\/a>\n\n<a class=\"cl-button  block-level prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nutrition\/academics\/b-s-nutrition\/mission-and-goals\/\" title=\"Learning Outcomes\">Learning OUtcomes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-tabs-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-tabs  \">\n<section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Year 1<\/h1>\n\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-73\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-73 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Fall<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 110<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Principles of Biology I*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Principles of Biology I Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">MTH 103<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Applied Precalculus*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 207<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Nutrition<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 210<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Nutrition Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">URI 101<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Academic Success<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">WRT 104<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Writing to Inform and Explain*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<br><br>\n<table id=\"tablepress-74\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-74 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Spring<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 102<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Principles of Biology II*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 104<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Principles of Biology II Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 101<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Chemistry I*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 102<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Chemistry I Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">COM 100<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Communications*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 110<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Intro to Nutrition\/Dietetics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 212G<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Public Health Nutrition*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Year 2<\/h1>\n\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-75\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-75 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Fall<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 220<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anatomy + Physiology I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 221<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anatomy + Physiology I Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 112<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Chemistry II*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 114<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Chemistry II Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 375<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Foodservice Management I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">PSY 113<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Psychology*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Free Elective<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<br><br>\n<table id=\"tablepress-76\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-76 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Spring<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 222<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anatomy + Physiology II<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">BIO 223<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Anatomy + Physiology II Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CHM 227<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Organic Chemistry<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Education*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Education*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Free Elective<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Year 3<\/h1>\n\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-77\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-77 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Fall<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CMB 311<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Biochemistry<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 336<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Scientific Principles of Food I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 394<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nutrition in the Life Cycle I<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 441<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Micronutrient Nutrition<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">STA 308<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Introductory Statistics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>\n<table id=\"tablepress-78\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-78 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Spring<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CMB 201<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Intro Medical Microbiology<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CMB 202<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Intro Medical Microbiology Lab<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 395<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nutrition in the Life Cycle II<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 440<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Macronutrient Metabolism<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Additional NUT Course<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Free Elective<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"cl-tab \"><h1>Year 4<\/h1>\n\n<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-79\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-79 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Fall<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 410<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Professional Issues Nutr.\/Diet.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">NUT 458<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Nutrition Education*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Additional NUT Course<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Education*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Free Elective<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<br><br>\n<table id=\"tablepress-80\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-80 chs-no-borders tbody-has-connected-cells\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td colspan=\"3\" class=\"column-1\"><h2>Fall<\/h2><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><strong>Course Number<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><strong>Course Name<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><strong>Credit<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CMB 352<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General Genetics<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">General 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