Nutrition and Dietetics Major (NTDT), BS

Requirements

Liberal Arts: 35 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• FCS 205  
• MATH 151  
• MATH 200  
• BIOL 113  
• POLS 205  
• PSY 201  

Note:

• Do not take PHS 111 , PHS 112 , PHS 113 , PHS 115 , PHS 116 . The Liberal Arts requirement for PHS is satisfied by CHEM 121 , also counted below in the hours required for the major.

Major: 87 hours

FCS Program Core: 6 Hours

• FCS 100 - Family and Consumer Sciences as a Profession 
• FCS 205 - Families in Global Society 
• FCS 400 - Professional Image Development 

Nutrition and Dietetics Core: 81 Hours

• BIOL 113 - Human Structure and Function Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL 271 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 121 - College Chemistry I Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 122 - College Chemistry II Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 215 - Organic and Biological Chemistry Credit Hours: 3
• CHEM 216 - Organic and Biological Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
• CHEM 324 - Biochemistry I Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 102 - Food Science Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 240 - Family Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 300 - Dietetics Practicum Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 330 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 1
• FCS 331 - Human Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 380 - Community Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 415 - Nutrition Education Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 420 - Medical Nutrition Therapy Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 424 - Pathophysiology and Nutrition Care Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 431 - Advanced Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 433 - Advanced Food Science Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 434 - Food Service Purchasing Credit Hours: 2
• FCS 435 - Quantity Food Production Credit Hours: 3
• FCS 436 - Food Service Systems Management Credit Hours: 3
• IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
• KINS 407 - Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application K-12 Credit Hours: 3

• or EXSS 411 - Physiology of Exercise I Credit Hours: 3 

• MATH 151 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
• MATH 200 - Elementary Statistics Credit Hours: 3
• MKTG 240 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
• PSY 201 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 205 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3

Remaining Bible/Electives: 8 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .

Total Hours: 130