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Nutrition Minor

The Department of Nutrition & Integrative Physiology at the University of Utah offers a minor in Nutrition. Graduates will gain an increased appreciation of the science of nutrition, becoming ethical stewards of the nutrition literature and advocates for the importance of nutrition in a healthy lifestyle. 

Nutrition Minor

CONTACT US

Laura Gerner

Academic Advisor, Nutrition Minor

Center for Student Success

laura.gerner@utah.edu

Admission Requirements

  1. Successful completion of BIOL 1610 (Principles of Biology or AP Biology) with a "C" or better
  2. Completed registration form with the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Prerequisites

COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
BIO 1610 or AP Bio Principles of Biology 4

Program Core Courses

COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS

NUIP 1020

or 

NURS 3010

Scientific Foundations of Nutrition & Health

 

Nutrition Intervention in Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Disease

3*

 

4**

NUIP 4440

Advance Human Nutrition

4

TOTAL 7-8
ELECTIVES (see courses below) 9

*Concurrent enrollment in BIOL 1610 and NUIP 1020 may be possible with special permission from Academic Adviser.

**Nursing Majors may substitute NURS 3010 for NUIP 1020 to meet the Core Course Requirements.

 

Electives

Select minimum of 9 credit hours.

COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE CREDIT HOURS OFFERED

NUIP 2020

Applied Nutrition through the Life Cycle (formerly known as NUIP 5420) 3 F/S
NUIP 3020 Nutrition for Exercise and Sport (formerly known as NUIP 5320) 3 S
HEDU 3350 Understanding Eating Disorders and Body Image 3 F/S/SU
NUIP 3620 Cultural Aspects of Food 3 F/S/SU
NUIP 3850 Special Projects: 1020 Foods Lab (Spanish) (permission required) 1 F/S
NUIP 5100 Pediatric Nutrition 3 S
NUIP 5300 Maximizing Human Performance 3 F
NUIP 6440 Macronutrient Metabolism (permission required) 4 F

Other elective courses may be possible if student petitions for approval by the NUIP Director of Undergraduate Studies, thunder.jalili@utah.edu.

NOTE: Fall(F)/Spring(S)/Summer(SU). Courses not currently offered, but taken previously, will count towards the minor (NUIP 3550, HEDU 4180*, NUIP 5230, NUIP 5320, NUIP 5340, NUIP 5350, NUIP 5380, NUIP 5420)

*HEDU 4180 accepted if it was taken up to Summer 2022, not accepting starting Fall 2022

GRADUATION

  1. Completed registration form with the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology at least one semester before graduation
  2. A grade "C" or better is required in each individual course
  3. Must be in good standing with the University of Utah (evidenced by official transcripts)
  4. All undergraduate students must apply in advance for graduation to receive a degree from the University of Utah. Before applying to graduate, students must meet with their academic advisor(s) and complete the following checklist

Contact Us

Laura Gerner

Academic Adviser, Nutrition Minor

Thunder Jalili, PhD

Director of Undergraduate Studies