Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

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 be retained in the Nutrition program, students must:

• Earn a C or better in Biology 140 or Biology 150 or its equivalent
• Earn a C or better in Chemistry 120A and Chemistry 124A or Chemistry 121A and Chemistry 125A or their equivalents
• Earn a B or better in KIN 275, Introduction to Careers in Nutritional and Exercise Sciences
• Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher

Students in the Nutrition program who are advised in School of Education, Health and Human Behavior Student Services must maintain a 2.75 GPA.  Students that fall below a 2.75 GPA will be first placed on programmatic warning for a semester to increase their GPA. Students will be allowed only one programmatic warning during their academic career.  Following the programmatic warning, students that continue to fall 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 Nutrition (NUTR) 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, they will not be allowed to reapply to the Nutrition program.