Oct 31, 2025

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Nutritional Science, Applied Nutrition and Food Sciences Concentration, BS (2024-2025)

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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 (15 units)

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry
5 unit(s) (B1+B3)
GE Area A2 (recommend ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
NUFS 31 - Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging
1 unit(s)
GE Area A1 3 unit(s)
Concentration Course (recommend NUFS 10 (E)) 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (16 units)

NUFS 8 - Nutrition for the Health Professions
3 unit(s)
CHEM 30B - Introductory Chemistry
3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
GE Area A3 3 unit(s)
STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics OR PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics 3 unit(s) (B4)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 units)

GE Area F 3 unit(s)
University Electives 3 unit(s)
GE Area C2 3 unit(s)
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History , AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II , OR CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 unit(s) (D)
GE Area C1 or C2 3 unit(s)
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (14 units)

NUFS 20 - Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry
2 unit(s)
BIOL 66 - Human Physiology
5 unit(s) (B2+B3)
Concentration Course 3 unit(s) (B2+B3)
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government , AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II , OR CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government 3 unit(s) (D+US123)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

NUFS 101A - Food Science
4 unit(s)
NUFS 106A - Human Nutrition in the Life Span
3 unit(s) *
PKG 107 - Principles of Packaging
3 unit(s)
NUFS 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (WID)
NUFS 103 - Food Processing and Packaging I
2 unit(s)

Spring Semester (17 units)

NUFS 106B - Research Methodology in Nutrition and Food Science
3 unit(s)
NUFS 134 - Multicultural Complementary and Alternative Medicine 3 unit(s) (S)
Concentration Courses 6 unit(s)
NUFS 111 - Foodservice Production Management
3 unit(s)
NUFS 151 - Food Microbiology 2 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (14 units)

NUFS 144 - Food Culture: Consuming Passions ** 3 unit(s) (R) OR NUFS 139 - Hunger and Environmental Nutrition ** 3 unit(s) (V)
Concentration Courses 11 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

SJSU Studies Area R OR Area V 3 unit(s)
Concentration Courses 9 unit(s)
NUFS 192 - Field Experience in Nutrition and Food Science and Packaging Technology
2 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

* NUFS 106A requires NUFS 8 (with a grade of “C” or better) and corequisite or prerequisite NUFS 100W , NUFS 31 .

** NUFS 139 and NUFS 144 require upper division standing.

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