Nutritional Science, Food Management Concentration, BS + Nutritional Science MS

Admissions Requirements
Graduate Standing Requirements
Program Requirements (144 units)
Advising Roadmap

The Nutritional Science Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Scholars Program is designed to meet the needs of the student who has a baccalaureate degree and seeks advanced preparation in nutrition science, nutrition education, geriatric nutrition, and foodservice/restaurant management. The program is intended to prepare candidates to assume leadership roles in their profession and communities and to provide the opportunity to acquire a foundation for doctoral study.

Our Nutritional Science, MS graduates have earned doctorates, become college and university faculty, been employed in private, federal, and state research institutions, and have established their own private practice or consulting business.

The Nutritional Science SAGE Program enables qualified students in the Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science program to simultaneously complete the requirements for both the baccalaureate and master’s degrees. Students can progress from undergraduate to graduate status seamlessly, with a simplified application process and no application fee, and complete both degrees in a year’s less time as compared to completing them separately. This will provide significant cost savings to the student.

Total SAGE Program Units (BS + MS) 144

For more information, contact the SAGE Scholars Program Coordinator Dr. Xi Feng.

Admissions Requirements

Be enrolled in or have completed the undergraduate Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (100W/GWAR) prior to admission into the SAGE Scholars program;
Successfully completed a minimum of 60 Nutritional Science BS applicable units and not more than 120 undergraduate degree applicable units at the time of admission in the program;
Completed NUFS 106A and NUFS 100W with grades of “C” or better;
Minimum 3.0 cumulative SJSU GPA at time of admission.

Graduate Standing Requirements

Requirements for program continuation and advancement to candidacy in the graduate program, include:

Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students in the first four years of the program who do not maintain these standards will be removed from the SAGE Scholars program and returned to the non-SAGE BS in Nutritional Science program.
Students may apply for the master’s program at that point like any other non-SAGE Scholars applicant.
Students are converted to graduate status when they have completed 120 SAGE program-applicable units. The following University Requirements are satisfied with required courses in the major: GE Area 5 and GE UD Area 4. Alternate courses that may satisfy these requirements are not counted in the calculation of the 120 SAGE program-applicable units.
Completed all lower-division work (designated 1-99, including lower-division general education courses and American Institutions courses).

Program Requirements (144 units)

Nutritional Science, Food Management Concentration (120 units)

Students must satisfy all of the major and Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements , which includes unit, GPA, and residency requirements as well as the below identified General Education , American Institutions, Graduation Writing Assessment, and Physical Education requirements. Courses that meet Undergraduate University Graduation Requirements are noted with an area designation (see Course Note Abbreviations ).

University Requirements (17 units)

The Lower and Upper Division General Education requirements may be satisfied by coursework outlined below. To satisfy the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) , students must pass NUFS 100W or PH 100W with a grade of “C” or better (“C-” not accepted).

GE Areas (15 units)
Physical Education (2 units)

Major Preparation (21 units)

BIOL 66 - Human Physiology 5 unit(s) (GE Area 5B and 5C / Formerly Area B2 and B3)
CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry 4 unit(s) (GE Area 5A and 5C / Formerly Area B1 and B3)
CHEM 30B - Introductory Chemistry 3 unit(s)
NUFS 100W - Writing Workshop 3 unit(s) (WID)
PSYC 1 - Introduction to Psychology 3 unit(s) (GE Area 4 / Formerly Area D)
Complete one course:
- STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics 3 unit(s) (B4)
- PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics 3 unit(s) (B4)

Major Requirements (73 units)

Major Core (40 units)

NUFS 8 - Nutrition for the Health Professions 3 unit(s)
NUFS 20 - Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry 2 unit(s)
NUFS 21 - Culinary Principles and Practice 3 unit(s)
NUFS 31 - Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging 1 unit(s)
NUFS 101A - Food Science 4 unit(s)
NUFS 103 - Food Processing and Packaging I 2 unit(s)
NUFS 106A - Human Nutrition in the Life Span 3 unit(s)
NUFS 106B - Research Methodology in Nutrition and Food Science 3 unit(s)
NUFS 111 - Foodservice Production Management 3 unit(s)
NUFS 134 - Multicultural Complementary and Alternative Medicine 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4 / Formerly Area S)
NUFS 139 - Hunger and Environmental Nutrition 3 unit(s)
NUFS 144 - Food Culture: Consuming Passions 3 unit(s)
NUFS 151 - Food Microbiology 2 unit(s)
NUFS 192 - Field Experience in Nutrition and Food Science and Packaging Technology 1-6 unit(s)
PKG 107 - Principles of Packaging 3 unit(s)

Food Management Concentration (33 units)

BUS1 20N - Survey of Accounting 3 unit(s)
NUFS 10 - Basic Life Skills 3 unit(s)
NUFS 22 - Catering and Beverage Management 3 unit(s)
NUFS 25 - Internship in Foodservice Management 1-2 unit(s) (2 units required)
NUFS 104A - Cultural Aspects of Food 3 unit(s)
NUFS 113 - Foodservice Systems: Mgmt & Proc 3 unit(s)
NUFS 114A - Community Nutrition for Majors 3 unit(s)
NUFS 190 - Nutrition Education and Counseling 3 unit(s)

Major Electives

Complete 10 units from the following (or by advisement):

NUFS 103L - Food Processing Laboratory 1 unit(s)
NUFS 105 - Current Issues in Nutrition 3 unit(s)
NUFS 116 - Aging and Nutrition 3 unit(s)
NUFS 117 - Food Evaluation Techniques 3 unit(s)
NUFS 150 - Food and Nutritional Toxicology 2 unit(s)
NUFS 194 - Entrepreneurial Nutrition 1 unit(s)
PKG 169 - Food Packaging and Preservation 3 unit(s)
SPAN 1A - Elementary Spanish 4 unit(s) (GE Area 3B / Formerly Area C2) OR SPAN 4A - Basic Spanish I 4 unit(s)

University Electives (9 units)

Nutritional Science, MS (24 units)

Core Courses (12 units)

NUFS 201 - Colloquium in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging 3 unit(s)
NUFS 217 - Issues in Nutrition, Food and Packaging 3 unit(s) (GWAR)
NUFS 257 - Biostatistics in Research 3 unit(s)
NUFS 295A - Research Methodology 3 unit(s)
Complete three courses (9 units):
- NUFS 219A - Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism 3 unit(s)
- NUFS 219B - Seminar in Advanced Topics in Human Nutrition & Dietetics 3 unit(s)
- NUFS 220A - Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy 3 unit(s)
- NUFS 242 - Advanced Foodservice/Restaurant Management 3 unit(s)
- NUFS 243 - Nutrition and Dietetics Leadership 3 unit(s)
- NUFS 260 - Multidisciplinary Health Promotion in Later Life 3 unit(s)
- PKG 270 - Package Design for End Use 3 unit(s)

Culminating Experience (3 units)

Program departments are required to certify when Plan B has been completed satisfactorily via the Verification of Culminating Experience form.

Plan B (Project)

For this plan, the student is required to complete NUFS 298 - Special Studies in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging and submit a written project in publication format. A bound copy of the project must be submitted to the Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging Department and to the student’s project advisor.

NUFS 298 Special Studies in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging (3 units required)

Plan B (Comprehensive Exam)

All graduate students opting for the courses-only option must pass the Comprehensive Exam (given once a semester) to earn the MS in Nutritional Science degree. The Comprehensive Exam is the student’s opportunity to demonstrate mastery and integration of the knowledge and skills of the MS in Nutritional Science curriculum. The comprehensive exam is a written exam that is administered on campus in the department computer lab.

NUFS 298 Special Studies in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging (3 units required)

Total Units Required (144 units)

The standalone Nutritional Science, MS program requires 3-6 units of elective courses. Students satisfy this requirement in this SAGE Scholars Program by completing 6 units from NUFS 104A , 111 , 113 , 114A , and 190 in the Nutritional Science, Food Management Concentration BS program. These 6 credits are considered to count toward both the graduate and undergraduate degrees, thus allowing SAGE students to meet the minimum unit requirements for both degrees.

To support student success, the SAGE program allows for extended enrollment to accommodate unforeseen circumstances or personal commitments. Students have the option to add an additional semester to ensure they complete all program requirements.