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| Nutrition and Dietetics (AS-T) |
Health Sciences |
Total Units: 26 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2025
Description:
The Nutrition & Dietetics major provides education in nutrition science and the relationship of the human diet to health and lifestyle-related diseases. The purpose of the Nutrition & Dietetics major is to provide students with education and training in the areas of nutritional sciences and dietetics and to prepare for transfer. This major provides the opportunity for students to begin their career path in the field of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Students will have to fulfill the following requirements to earn this degree.
- Completion of 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following:
a) The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal GETC); and
b) A minimum of 26 semester units as required for the Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer Major.
- Obtainment of an overall minimum grade point average of 2.0.
- Earn a grade of C or better (or P) in all courses required for the Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer Major.
A maximum of 12 units are allowed with a P grade for students earning an Associate Degree. For detailed information, please refer to the SRJC Grading Policy.
Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:
- Identify the role of nutrients and healthy food preparations for optimal health and well-being;
- Select appropriate foods for a healthy diet and disease risk reduction;
- Clearly communicate nutrition concepts in oral and written formats;
- Use critical thinking to analyze and interpret information from various media sources and draw scientifically-based conclusions; and
- Transfer to a four-year program in Nutrition, Dietetics, and/or Food Science.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Nutrition and Dietetics (AS-T) program are:
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Complete 26 units from
- Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer Core Requirements
- Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer List A
- Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer List B
| Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer Core Requirements - complete 15.00 units |
| FDNT 10 | Elementary Nutrition | 3.00 |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3.00 |
Complete a combination totaling at least 5.00 units from the following:
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CHEM 3A AND
| General Chemistry Part 1: Lecture | 3.00 |
| CHEM 3AL | General Chemistry Part 1: Lab | 2.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
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| MICR 5 | General Microbiology | 5.00 |
| MICR 60 | Fundamentals of Microbiology | 4.00 |
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| Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer List A - complete 8.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 8.00 units from the following:
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| CHEM 12A | Organic Chemistry | 5.00 |
| Select ANAT 1 or PHYZ 1 |
| ANAT 1 | General Human Anatomy | 5.00 |
| PHYZ 1 | Human Physiology | 5.00 |
| Select STAT C1000 or PSYC 9 |
| STAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | 4.00 |
| PSYC 9 | Introduction to Behavioral Sciences Statistics | 3.00 |
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| Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer List B - complete 3.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
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| ANTH 3 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3.00 |
| ART 19 | Beginning Black and White Photography--Darkroom | 3.00 |
| BIO 2.1 | Fundamentals of Biology (Cell and Molecular) | 5.00 |
| BIO 2.2 | Fundamentals of Biology (Evolution, Genetics, and Zoology) | 5.00 |
| CHEM 8 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 5.00 |
| COMM 6 | Interpersonal Communication | 3.00 |
| COMM 7 | Intercultural Communication | 3.00 |
| COUN 20 | Sex and Gender | 3.00 |
| CS 57.11 | Social Media, the Internet, and Society | 3.00 |
| FDNT 62 | Nutrition and Diet Therapy | 3.00 |
| FDNT 70 | Introduction to Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Service | 1.00 |
| GEOG 7 | Introduction to Human Geography | 3.00 |
| JOUR 1 | Introduction to Journalism | 3.00 |
| JOUR 2 | News Gathering and News Writing | 3.00 |
| MATH 1A | Calculus, First Course | 5.00 |
| MATH 1B | Calculus, Second Course | 5.00 |
| MATH 25 | Precalculus Algebra | 4.00 |
| MATH 27 | Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 6.00 |
| POLS C1000 | American Government and Politics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 4 | Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3.00 |
| SOC 1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.00 |
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Term Effective:
Fall 2025
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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