Minor: Human Nutrition

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to earn minor: 2.0

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None.

Other GPA requirements to earn minor: None.

Contact Information: Susan Sullivan, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, 5735 Hitchner Hall, (207)-581-3130, susan.sullivan@umit.maine.edu

The courses, which make up the minor in Human Nutrition, are to be selected from the following approved list in consultation with a member of the Human Nutrition faculty. Courses will be chosen to complement each student’s academic background and to further individual career goals. The minor does not lead to credentialing in the field of dietetics without further study.

Required Course:

FSN 101 - Introduction to Food and Nutrition Credits: 3

And 15 credits from the following courses:

FSN 103 - Science of Food Preparation Credits: 3
FSN 115 - Vtrim Behavioral Weight Management Credits: 1
FSN 202 - Foodservice Management Credits: 4
FSN 230 - Nutritional and Medical Terminology Credits: 1
FSN 238 - Applied Food Microbiology and Sanitation Credits: 3
FSN 270 - World Food and Nutrition Credits: 3
FSN 301 - Life Cycle Nutrition Credits: 3
FSN 330 - Introduction to Food Science Credits: 3
FSN 401 - Community Nutrition Credits: 4
FSN 410 - Human Nutrition and Metabolism Credits: 3
FSN 412 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I Credits: 2
FSN 420 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II Credits: 4
FSN 430 - Counseling and Diet Therapy Credits: 3
FSN 436 - Food Law Credits: 3
FSN 482 - Food Chemistry Credits: 3