The pre-healthcare concentration in nutrition is an excellent option for students preparing for professional careers in the medical or health care field (pre-med, physician assistant, dentistry, etc.). Extensive research supports the role of diet in health and disease states. Please check with the Pre-Health office on campus regarding requirements of the programs to which you aspire, to be sure you are meeting all prerequisites while enrolled in the nutrition sciences Pre-Health option. You may petition for changes to the science course requirements if there is a discrepancy.

Requirements for a Concentration in Pre-Health Care

Students must also complete all requirements for the Nutrition Sciences major, including the HHS BS Core.

Please ensure careful review of General Education requirements specific to this concentration, as deviations from the HHS BS Core are concentration-specific.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
NUTR 3288	Introduction to the Nutrition Care Process	2
NUTR 3388	Introduction to Medical Nutrition Therapy	3
Restricted Electives
Select 15 semester hours from the following:		15
NUTR 4352	World Nutrition
NUTR 4386	Nutrition for Sport and Fitness
NUTR 4387	Advanced Nutrition
NUTR 4388	Medical Nutrition Therapy
CFS 2355	Child Development
CFS 3358	Infant and Toddler Development
CFS 4363	Middle Childhood and Adolescent Development
HP 3312	Introduction to Standardized Patient Methodology
PUBH 3325	Maternal and Infant Health
PUBH 3351	Epidemiology/Vital Statistics
PUBH 4327	Dying and Death Education
MH 4372	End-of-Life Care & Bereavement
MH 4382	U.S. Health Care System
Required Courses in Other Fields
BIO 1305 & BIO 1105	Modern Concepts of Bioscience and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory	4
BIO 1306 & BIO 1106	Modern Concepts of Bioscience, continued and Modern Concepts of Bioscience Laboratory	4
HED 2420 & HED 2421	Anatomy & Physiology for Healthcare Professionals: Structure, Movement & Neural Control and Anatomy & Physiology for Healthcare Professionals: Circulation, Metabolism & Reproduction	8
CHE 1302 & CHE 1102	Basic Principles of Modern Chemistry II and General Chemistry Laboratory II	4
CHE 1341 & CHE 1146	Introductory Organic Biochemistry and Introductory Organic Biochemistry Laboratory	4
or CHE 3332 & CHE 3238	Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory
CHE 3341	Biochemistry of Nutrition	3-6
or CHE 4341 & CHE 4342	General Biochemistry and Topics in Human Biochemistry
A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses used to complete a B.S. in Nutrition Sciences with a Pre-Health Care concentration.
Please also check requirements specific to the health field that you plan to enter, in consultation with the Pre-Health Advising office on campus.
Pre-Health Advising
Total Hours		47-50