Nutrition and Dietetics is an interdisciplinary science that studies factors that affect our food choices, the chemical and physiological processes involved in processing and delivering the chemical components of those foods to the body. Students will focus their studies in nutritional science including chemistry and physiology as well as institutional nutrition, community nutrition, food production, management of foodservice operations. The courses within this program are designed to provide students with applicable skills useful in a vast range of occupations.
The Associate in Science for Transfer (AS-T) degree is intended for students who plan to complete a bachelor's degree in a similar major at a CSU campus. Students completing the AS-T are guaranteed admission to the CSU system, but not to a particular campus or major.
To earn this Nutrition and Dietetics AS-T degree, students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of the following major requirements with a minimum grade of "C" (or "P").
- Certified completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC), which requires a minimum of 34 units; and
- Completion of a minimum 60 Cal-GETC transferrable semester units with a minimum “C” grade required in each course. A “C” is defined as a minimum of 2.0 grade points on a 4.0 scale.
Students planning on transferring to a four-year institution and major in Nutrition and Dietetics should consult with a counselor regarding the transfer process and lower division requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| FN 162 | Introduction to Food and Nutrition | 3 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors | |
| CHEM 150 | General Chemistry I | 5 |
| BIOL 270 | Microbiology | 5 |
| List A - One to two courses from the following: | ||
| CHEM 151 | General Chemistry II | 5 |
| CHEM 212 | Organic Chemistry I | 5 |
| One Biology Course Sequence: | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology II 1 | ||
| Human Anatomy and Human Physiology | ||
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4 |
| or STAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| or ECON 208 | Business and Economic Statistics | |
| or PSYC 105 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| List B - One course from the following: | ||
| HOSP 160 | Culinary Production and Kitchen Operations | 3 |
| CHEM 104 | Introduction to Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 105 | Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry | 5 |
| CHEM 213 | Organic Chemistry II | 5 |
| MATH 102 | College Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 103 | Plane Trigonometry | 4 |
| MATH 151 | Precalculus | 4 |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Major Total | 27-30 | |
| Total Units That May Be Double Counted | 13 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) Units | 34 | |
| Elective Units | 9-12 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Credit will only be awarded for one of the following courses/sequence: BIOL 250 and BIOL 251 or BIOL 260 or BIOL 261.
See Section on Degree, Certificate, and Transfer Information for additional information on the Associate Degrees for Transfer.
To earn an SBVC Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) students must complete the following General Education (GE) pattern:
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Outline the overall nutritional needs of children and adults and develop comprehensive food plans to ensure nutritional needs are being met.
- Recognize the sources and functions of macronutrients and micronutrients.
- Compare canned/packaged food products using the information on the Nutrition Facts Panel, ingredient list, and Daily Values.
- Analyze a three-day dietary intake by food groups and/or by nutrients using Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) and write recommendations based on the data gleaned from the analysis.