Program: Nutrition and Dietetics (Didactic Program in Dietetics) BS Semester Guide - University of Southern Mississippi - Modern Campus Catalog™

Jul 06, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

Freshman

1st semester (15 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher level MAT course
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. OR
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.

Select 1:

2nd semester (15 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
CHE 106 - General Chemistry I 3 hrs. AND
CHE 106L - General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 hr.
ANT 101 - The Human Experience: A Global Perspective on Human Diversity 3 hrs. or
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.
General Electives 2 hrs.

Select 1:

HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (16 hours)

BSC 250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 3 hrs. AND
BSC 250L - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory 1 hr.
CHE 251 - Elementary Organic Chemistry 3 hrs. AND
CHE 251L - Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory 1 hr.
NFS 272 - Principles of Food Preparation 3 hrs.
ACC 200 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 hrs.
MLS 201 - Medical Terminology 2 hr.

2nd semester (15 hours)

BSC 283 - Microorganisms in Health and Disease 3 hrs.
ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
NFS 362 - Nutrition 3 hrs.
BSC 251 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 3 hrs. AND
BSC 251L - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory 1 hr.
General Electives 2 hrs.

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

DPH 440 - Introduction to Biostatistics 3 hrs. OR
PSY 360 - Introduction to Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences 3 hrs.
NFS 420 - Lifecycle Nutrition 3 hrs. AND
NFS 420L - Lifecycle Nutrition Lab 1 hr.
NFS 365 - Dietetic Professions: Practice and Research 2 hrs.
NFS 455 - Nutrition and Weight Control 3 hrs.
CHE 420 - Principles of Biochemistry 3 hrs.

2nd semester (16 hours)

NFS 330 - Communication Techniques in Nutrition 2 hrs. AND
NFS 330L - Communication Techniques in Nutrition Laboratory 1 hr.
NFS 385 - Diet and Disease 3 hrs.
NFS 430 - Experimental Foods 3 hrs. AND
NFS 430L - Experimental Foods Lab 1 hr.
MGT 300 - Management for Organizations 3 hrs.
General Electives 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (13 hours)

NFS 368 - Food Costing and Purchasing 1 hr.
NFS 463 - Community Nutrition 3 hrs.
NFS 485 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I 2 hrs. AND
NFS 485L - Medical Nutrition Therapy I Laboratory 1 hr.
NFS 410 - Macronutrient Metabolism 3 hrs.
NFS 465 - Seminar 1 hr.
NFS 476 - Food Production Management 2 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)