NFSC (Dietetics) - Posted Sp 2025, Updated 8-1-2025

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1	NFSC (Dietetics Option- 1307D)
2	General Education Requirements				Major Requirements
3	(Grade of (C-) or higher is required in major required courses which satisfy a GenEd requirement as well.)				The cumulative average of these courses must be a 2.0 Grade of (C-) or higher is required in each course.
4	Requirements: 15 credits	Course	Credits	Grade	Requirements	Credits	Grade
5	Fundamental Studies				Core NFSC Requirements	30	credits
6	Academic Writing AW		3		NFSC 100	3
7	Professional Writing PW		3		NFSC 112	3
8	Oral Comm. OC				BSCI170/171	4
9	Math MA	MATH113 or MATH115	3		BSCI 223	4
10	Analytic Reasoning AR	EDMS451 or BIOM301	3		CHEM 131/132	4
11	Distributive Studies				CHEM231/132	4
12	Natural Sciences Lab NL	CHEM131/132	4		CHEM 241/242	4
13	Natural Sciences NS	NFSC100	3		CHEM 271/272	4
14	History/Social Sciences HS	PSYC100	3		Dietetics concentration requirements	57	credits
15	History/Social Sciences HS	SOCY100	3		NFSC315	3
16	Humanities HU		3		NFSC350	3
17	Humanities HU		3		NFSC380	4
18	Scholarship in Practice SP	NFSC470	3		NFSC440	4
19	SinP (non major)		3		NFSC470	4
20	Big Questions Courses (formerly called I-Series, IS)				NFSC455	4
21	Normally double counted with Distributive Studies				NFSC456	4
22	Big Questions Course 1 (IS)	BSCI223	3		NFSC491	3
23	Big Questions Course 2 (IS)		3		BCHM461	3
24	Diversity				BCHM462	3
25	(overlap permitted with Distributive Studies and/or I-series)				BMGT364	3
26	Understanding Plural Soc. UP		3		BSCI330	4
27	Cultural Competence CC	NSFC470	3		BSCI450	3
28	Experiential Learning- optional				MATH113 or 115	3
29	(overlap permitted with other requirements/courses)				PSYC100	3
30					SOCY100	3
31	Benchmarks				EDMS451 or BIOM301	3
32	Benchmarks are courses that need to be completed by certain checkpoints.				Option-specific requirements	12	credits
33	Benchmark 1 Requirements: By completion of 2 semesters				Dietetics Restricted Elective #1
34	CHEM231/232		4		Dietetics Restricted Elective #2
35	BSCI 170/171		4		Dietetics Restricted Elective #3
36	NFSC 100		3		Dietetics Restricted Elective #4
37	Benchmark 2 Requirements: By completion of 4 semesters				Restricted electives are listed here.
38	CHEM272/272		4		Requirements for Graduation
39	BSCI223		4		____ Students must earn a minimum of 120 credits.
40	NFSC315		3		____ At least 30 credits must be earned at UMD
41	Benchmark 3 Requirements: By completion of 6 semesters				____ 15 of the final 30 credits must be earned at the 300-400 level
42	BSCI450		3		____ 12 upper level major credits must be earned at UMD
43	BCHM462		3
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47	Taken from:
48	https://academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/agriculture-natural-resources/nutrition-food-science/nutrition-food-science-major/#requirementstext
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