Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements for the Major
Foundations Courses
- ENG 101, 102
- RA 101
- ACS 101 or ACS 103
- QR 101
Breadth Areas
- Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA)
- Humanities (BHUM)
- Information & Communication in Society (BICS)
- Life Science (BLS) - BIOL 140/150, 240A, 240B, 250
- Physical Science (BPS) - CHEM 120A/121A, 120B/121B
- Social Science (BSS) - PSYC 111
Experiences
- Lab (EL) - CHEM 124A/125A, CHEM 124B/125B
- Health (EH) - NUTR 205
- Global Cultures, Race, and Equity Education (EREG) - NUTR 210
- U.S. Race, Gender, and Equity (ERGU) - SOC 111 - Recommend any sociology or anthropology ERGU designated course or students can choose from the approved courses
Interdisciplinary Studies Course
- Any IS course
First Semester Transition (FST) 101 Succeeding & Engaging at SIUE
Major Requirements
- NUTR 205, 210, 250, 319, 327, 401, 408, 409, 410, 411, 421, 464
- KIN 211, 275, 412
- NUTR/KIN 355
Electives (14-16 hours)
Nutrition students may tailor their elective courses to meet their career and graduate school goals. The nutrition program has established pre-professional and graduate school elective suggestions that are commonly required for admission in a wide range of allied health programs that include dietetics, pre-medical, exercise physiology, and health and corporate wellness.
Senior Assignment
Students are required to complete a community based senior assignment project. The nutrition senior assignment challenges students to apply their formal course training into a meaningful and impactful project with a community partner. Nutrition students typically complete their projects at hospital and medical centers, research centers, strength and conditioning organizations, and a wide range of health focused businesses.
Retention
To remain in good standing in the nutrition program, students must:
- Maintain a GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Achieve a grade of C or better in all major courses, including nutrition, kinesiology, chemistry and biology courses
Students falling below the required 2.75 GPA will be placed on departmental probation for one year. Students not regaining the required 2.75 GPA following this period will be dropped from the program and withdrawn from all Applied Health courses. Students may reapply to the nutrition major once their GPA has reached 2.75. Students may only be on departmental probation once during their academic career and if a student’s GPA falls below the required 2.75, he or she will not be allowed to reapply to the nutrition program.