First Year Courses

Regardless of the concentration, Food Science majors should take the following courses in their first year:

First Semester

CHEM 111 General Chemistry I*

ENGLWRIT 112 College Writing

MATH (depending on concentration)

FD SCI 103 Introduction to Food Science

Second Semester

CHEM 112 General Chemistry II

BIOLOGY 110 ** Introductory Biology for Science Majors

*CHEM 111 requires MATH 104 or a score of 20 on the math placement exam. Students should take MATH 104 first semester if needed and register for CHEM 111 second semester.

**BIOLOGY 110 is only offered during the Spring semester. Food Science requires ONE biology course. Students wishing to go into medical or dental school should take the two-semester biology sequence: BIOLOGY 151 (Fall), then BIOLOGY 152 and 153 (Spring).