Food Science Major
Major Requirements
Degree Type: B.S. Minimum Credits Required:120
University Degree Requirements
For complete details on these and other university degree requirements, refer to the Degree and Graduation Requirements section in the University Catalog.
- Minimum of 120 semester credits (some programs may exceed this minimum).
- Complete the University General Education requirements.
- Minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at NDSU.
- Minimum of 30 credits in resident at NDSU.
- Minimum of 36 upper level credits (courses numbered 300 or higher).
- Students with transfer credit must meet the NDSU 30 credits in residence (#4). Of these 30 credits in residence, a minimum of 15 credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above, and 15 credits must be in the student's declared major curricula.
University General Education Requirements
A list of university approved general education courses along with the administrative policies governing the requirement and the categories is available here.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Category C: Communication | 12 | |
| Category R: Quantitative Reasoning | 3 | |
| Category S: Science and Technology | 10 | |
| Category A: Humanities and Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Category B: Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Category W: Wellness | 2 | |
| Category D: Cultural Diversity | ||
| Category G: Global Perspectives | ||
| Category L: Digital Literacy | ||
| Total Credits | 39 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses for Food Science | ||
| PLSC 189 | Skills for Academic Success | 1 |
| ANSC 340 | Principles of Meat Science | 3 |
| CFS 210 | Introduction to Food Science and Technology | 3 |
| CFS/ABEN 263 | Biological Materials Processing | 3 |
| CFS 370 | Food Processing I | 3 |
| CFS 450 | Cereal Technology | 3 |
| CFS 452 | Food Laws and Regulations | 3 |
| MICR 453 | Food Microbiology | 2 |
| MICR 453L | Food Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| CFS 460 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
| CFS 461 | Food Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CFS 464 | Food Analysis | 3 |
| CFS 470 | Food Processing II | 3 |
| CFS 471 | Food Processing Laboratory | 1 |
| CFS 473 | Food Safety | 3 |
| CFS 474 | Sensory Science of Foods | 3 |
| CFS 480 | Food Product Development (Capstone) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Elements of Biochemistry | ||
| Foundations of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I and Foundations of Biochemistry I Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 150 | General Biology I | 3 |
| BIOL 151 | General Biology II | 3 |
| CHEM 121 & 121L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory (May satisfy general education category S) | 4 |
| CHEM 122 & 122L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Laboratory (May satisfy general education category S) | 4 |
| CHEM 341 & 341L | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CSCI 114 | Computer Applications (May satisfy general education category S) | 3 |
| or TL 116 | Business Software Applications | |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics (May satisfy general education category B and G) | 3 |
| HNES 250 | Nutrition Science (May satisfy general education category W) | 3 |
| MATH 146 | Applied Calculus I (May satisfy general education category R) | 4 |
| or MATH 165 | Calculus I | |
| MICR 350 & 350L | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Lab | 5 |
| PHYS 211 & 211L | College Physics I and College Physics I Laboratory (May satisfy general education category S) | 4 |
| STAT 330 | Introductory Statistics (May satisfy general education category R) | 3 |
| Total Credits | 88-89 | |
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PLSC189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student. Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take PLSC189.