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Nutrition - Preventive Wellness  B.S. - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Science in Nutrition with a concentration in preventive wellness may suit you if you want to focus on nutrition but are not interested in becoming a registered dietitian. Upon graduation, you might work as a public health nutritionist in government agencies dedicated to improving the nutritional health of various groups, such as pregnant women, infants, young children or the elderly.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 3 ______ BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 ______
Communication Core 3 ______ Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 5 ______
NUTR 1322 Introductory Nutrition 3 ______ LIBR 1101 Intro to Library Research 1 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 16 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
PSYC 2317
or MATH 1342
 Introduction to Statistical Methods 
or Elementary Statistical Methods
 3 ______ Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 ______
Creative Arts Core 3 ______ BIOL 2421 Microbiology for Science Majors 4 ______
BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II 4 ______ NUTR 2316 Nutrition and Fitness 3 ______
Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 3 ______ Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 3 ______
  Hours 16 ______   Hours 16 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
NUTR 3320 Advanced Nutrition 3 ______ NUTR 3329 Preventive Nutrition and Wellnes 3 ______
NUTR 3301 Global Nutrition 3 ______ NUTR 3350 Nutrition Assessment 3 ______
NUTR 3328 Community Nutrition 3 ______ Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 6 ______
Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 6 ______ Upper-Level Elective 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
NUTR 4307 Lifecycle Nutrition 3 ______ NHHS 4301 Professional Development 3 ______
NUTR 4331
or NUTR 5325
 Nutr Education and Counseling 
or Nutrition Education and Counseling
 3 ______ Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 6 ______
Elective, Transfer Credit or Minor 3 ______ Upper-Level Electives or NUTR Graduate courses 6 ______
Upper-Level Elective 3 ______ ______
  Hours 12 ______   Hours 15 ______