Packaging, BS (2021-2022)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (14 units)

MATH 70 - Mathematics for Business
3 unit(s) (B4)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry
3 unit(s) (B1+B3)
NUFS 31 - Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging
1 unit(s)
ENGL 1A - First Year Writing
3 unit(s) (A2)
STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics
OR
PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics
3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Spring Semester (16 units)

MATH 71 - Calculus for Business and Aviation
3 unit(s) (B4)
CHEM 30B - Introductory Chemistry
3 unit(s) (B1+B3)
PHYS 2A - Fundamentals of Physics
4 unit(s) (B1+B3)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
GE Area E 3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 units)

GE Area D+US123 3 unit(s)
COMM 20 - Public Speaking
3 unit(s) (A1)
PKG 141A - Packaging Materials I, Paper, Metal, and Wood Based
3 unit(s)
GE Area C2 3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 or C2 3 unit(s)
Writing Skills Test (WST) - Taken and Passed

Spring Semester (17 units)

GE Area A3 3 unit(s)
GE Area D+US123 3 unit(s)
PKG 141B - Packaging Materials II, Plastics, Composites, and Glass
3 unit(s)
MICR 20 - General Bacteriology
5 unit(s) (B2+B3)
PSYC 1 - Introduction to Psychology
3 unit(s) (D)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

PKG 107 - Principles of Packaging
3 unit(s) *
NUFS 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (Z)
NUFS 103 - Food Processing and Packaging I
2 unit(s)
NUFS 103L - Food Processing Laboratory
1 unit(s)
NUFS 8 - Nutrition for the Health Professions
3 unit(s)
PKG 120 - Artios CAD For Packaging
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

PKG 156 - Packaging Machinery Systems
3 unit(s) *
GE Area F 3 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area V 3 unit(s)
NUFS 139 - Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
3 unit(s) (R) **
PKG 121 - Solidworks For Packaging
3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (14 units)

PKG 146 - Packaging for Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals
3 unit(s) *
PKG 159 - Packaging Material Handling and Distribution
3 unit(s) *
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 5 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area S 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

PKG 170 - Packaging Development and Management
3 unit(s) *
PKG 158 - Protective Package Design and Testing
3 unit(s) *
PKG 169 - Food Packaging and Preservation
3 unit(s) *
NUFS 192 - Field Experience in Nutrition and Food Science and Packaging Technology
4 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

This major requires an International Experience, please consult your major advisor regarding course requirement.

* These classes are not offered every fall/spring. Some are offered every third semester. Please check with your advisor early in the program to be able to schedule your classes.

** NUFS 139 requires passage of the WST and prerequisite or coequisite of NUFS 100W .