This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
- 2022 Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, B.S./Food Science Option
- 2023 Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, B.S./Food Science Option
- 2024 Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, B.S./Food Science Option
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L (meets GE B2 Life Science & GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity)* | 3/1 |
| CHEM 103 and CHEM 103L (meets GE B1 Physical Science)* | 3/1 |
| MATH 140 (meets GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning) | 4 |
| GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CHEM 104 and CHEM 104L* | 3/1 |
| FCS 207 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning & Information Competence) or HSCI 337 (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning, or GE E Lifelong Learning) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| BIOL 281 | 3 |
| CHEM 235/L* | 3/1 |
| FCS 201/L | 2/1 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| BIOL 215/L | 2/2 |
| GE C1 Arts | 3 |
| GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals | 3 |
| GE D1 Social Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 301 | 3 |
| FCS 307 | 3 |
| FCS 321/L | 2/1 |
| GE C2 Humanities | 3 |
| GE Upper Division F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 306 | 3 |
| FCS 380 | 3 |
| FCS 400 | 3 |
| FCS 401/L | 2/1 |
| GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 302 | 2 |
| FCS 404/L | 2/1 |
| Food Science Option Elective** | 3 |
| GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Electives | 4 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 494 and FCS 494I | 2/1 |
| Food Science Option Elective** | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
*BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L or BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L and BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L
CHEM 103 and CHEM 103L or CHEM 101 and CHEM 101L and CHEM 101D
CHEM 104 and CHEM 104L or CHEM 102 and CHEM 102L and CHEM 102D
CHEM 235/L or CHEM 333/L and CHEM 333D and CHEM 334/L
**Food Science Option Electives: BIOL 285, BIOL 431/L, BLAW 280***, EOH 456, FCS 308, FCS 323***, FCS 324***, FCS 428, JOUR 100***, JOUR 110/L, JOUR 310, JOUR 350, JOUR 460, MATH 150A, PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL, PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL, SUST 310***, SUS 500
***FCS 323 or FCS 324 may count for GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning & Information Competence, or GE E Lifelong Learning & Information Competence; BLAW 280, JOUR 100 or SUST 310 may count for GE E Lifelong Learning.