Nutrition & Food, Minor College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

The Department of Nutrition offers three minor programs open to students majoring in other disciplines who wish to complement their study programs with a concentration in the area of food and nutrition.

Graduate Study

Programs of study leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are available in Nutritional Biology Graduate Group. For information on graduate study, contact the Nutritional Biology Graduate Group.

Minor Advisor

3202 Meyer Hall; 530-752-2512; 530-752-7094

Note: If the student’s major program requires the same course in biochemistry and physiology, only one of the courses may duplicate credit toward the minor. The program lists replacement courses below which can be used to fulfill the minimum unit requirement.
Preparation
Plan in advance to include the required course prerequisites.
Nutrition
NUT 111AYIntroduction to Nutrition & Metabolism3
NUT 111BRecommendations & Standards for Human Nutrition2
NUT 120ANNutritional Anthropology4
or NUT 120BN Nutritional Geography
Food Science & Technology
FST 100AFood Chemistry4
FST 100BFood Properties4
Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior
NPB 101Systemic Physiology5
Replacement Courses
See note above
Developmental Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition Practicum
Clinical Nutrition Practicum
Total Units22