2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Human Clinical Nutrition Minor

Human Clinical Nutrition Minor 

Tina Miller, MS, RDN, CDE

Coordinator, Nutrition Minor

Clinical Instructor

Overview/Rationale

The minor in human nutrition is designed to provide students with a background in nutrition to enhance their knowledge of healthcare principles.  Students learn basic concepts of human nutrition and the relationships between nutrition, health, and disease across the lifespan.  The minor offers students required coursework to apply for graduate programs in clinical nutrition or apply principles to future healthcare practice.

Program Requirements

Courses

BI 206Human Anatomy & Physiology I

3

BI 208Human Anatomy & Physiology I Laboratory

1

BI 207Human Anatomy & Physiology II

3

BI 209Human Anatomy & Physiology II Laboratory

1

 

CH 341Biochemistry I

3

or

CH 201Intro Biochemistry Clinical Nutrition

3

 

CH 117General Organic & Biochemistry: An Overview

3

CH 119General Organic & Biochemistry Lab

1

HS 308Fundamentals of Nutrition

3

Exercise Science students can take EX 255 or HS 308.

Elective Courses

Choose one of the following:
HS 318Nutrition and Wellness

3

HS 322Medical Nutrition Therapy

3

HS 340Nutrition Through The Lifespan

3

HS 342Applied Nutrition

3

HS 343Nutrition and Aging

3

Total Credit Hours: 18

Nursing Students

Please choose from the following

CH 117General Organic & Biochemistry: An Overview

3

CH 119General Organic & Biochemistry Lab

1

or

CH 341Biochemistry I

3

CH 343Biochemistry Laboratory I

1