Program Description

Students who complete the Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer degree will be ensured preferential and seamless transfer status to CSUs for Nutrition and Dietetics majors and majors in related disciplines. This program prepares students with strong foundational knowledge in the science of human nutrition, as well as with the skills and knowledge to be successful in upper division coursework at CSUs. Students are advised, however, to meet with a counselor to assess the course requirements for specific CSUs. Students may also review ASSIST to determine whether their desired university destination requires additional coursework (e.g., organic chemistry).

Learn more about the program on the Biology website.

Program Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to utilize knowledge from the physical and biological sciences as a basis for understanding the role of food and nutrients in health and disease processes.
• Students will be able to use their knowledge from the physical and biological sciences to critically evaluate nutrition information.
• Students will be able to discuss how nutrition intersects with race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors to impact human health.
• Students will be able to consider the impacts of dietary choices on the environment.

Units Required

• Major: 39-51

Associate Degree Requirements

Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer requires completion of a minimum of 90 units, including:

• Core and support courses for the major (39-51 units)¹
• California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)² (45 units) (full certification is required)
• Transferable electives necessary to meet the 90-unit minimum requirement

¹

Some units from the core and support courses may be used to satisfy the GE requirement. Please see a counselor for more information.

²

Cal-GETC began in Fall Quarter 2025. Students with catalog rights for Summer Session 2025 and previous catalog years may be able to use IGETC or CSU GE Breadth. Please see a counselor for more information.

Note: All courses pertaining to the major must be completed with a grade of "C" (or "P") or better. In addition, the student must obtain a minimum GPA of 2.0.

Core and Support Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Courses
BIOL 41	MICROBIOLOGY	6
BIOL 45	INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN NUTRITION	4
CHEM 1A	GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
CHEM 1B	GENERAL CHEMISTRY	5
CHEM 1C	GENERAL CHEMISTRY & QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS	5
PSYC C1000	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	5
or PSYC C1000H	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY - HONORS
Support Courses
List A
Complete one of the following from List A:		5-15
BIOL 40A & BIOL 40B & BIOL 40C	HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II and HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY III 1
STAT C1000	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
or MATH 17	INTEGRATED STATISTICS II
or PSYC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
or SOC 7	STATISTICS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
List B
And complete one course from List B:		4-6
BIOL 1A	PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY
BIOL 10	GENERAL BIOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES
BIOL 14	HUMAN BIOLOGY
MATH 1A	CALCULUS
or MATH 1AH	HONORS CALCULUS I
MATH 12	CALCULUS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
POLS C1000	AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
PSYC 14	CHILD & ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
PSYC 40	HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 1	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
or SOC 1H	HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
Total Units		39-51

¹

All three courses must be completed to fulfill the requirement.