Food Sciences - Food Technology Option, B.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (44 units) and Additional Requirements (31 units)

FSC 1 - Introduction to Food Science and Technology Units: 3
FSC 41 - Introduction to Food and Dairy Processing Units: 3
FSC 100 - Sensory Evaluation Units: 3
FSC 112 - Food and Dairy Chemistry Units: 4
FSC 115 - Food Analysis Units: 3
FSC 120 - Quality Assurance in the Food and Dairy Industries Units: 3
FSC 125 - Food and Dairy Microbiology Units: 4
FSC 141 - Fruit, Vegetable, and Edible Oil Processing Units: 4
FSC 142 - Dairy Processing Units: 4
FSC 144 - Food Engineering Units: 3
FSC 178 - Food Laws, Regulations, Inspection, and Grading Units: 3
FSC 199 - Senior Seminar Units: 1
NUTR 53 - Nutrition and Health: Realities and Controversies Units: 3 [GE E1]

Select 3 Units of Electives from the Following List:

ASCI 172 - Meat Technology Units: 3
CULG 65 - Culinary Science III Units: 3
CULG 151
ENOL 163 - Fermentation Units: 3
FSC 190 - Independent Study Units: 1-3
FSC 193I - Supervised Work Experience Units: 1-6
FSM 60 - Food Safety for Foodservice Professionals Units: 1
IT 105 - Fundamentals of Citrus Processing Lines Units: 3
or courses approved by the food science program coordinator.

Additional Requirements (31 units)*

CHEM 1A - General Chemistry 1A Units: 3
CHEM 1AL - General Chemistry Laboratory 1A Units: 2 [GE B1]
CHEM 1B - General Chemistry 1B Units: 3
CHEM 1BL - General Chemistry Laboratory 1B Units: 2
CHEM 8 - Elementary Organic Chemistry Units: 3
CHEM 150 - General Biochemistry Units: 3
MATH 11 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3
MATH 75 - Calculus I Units: 4 [GE B4]
BIOL 20 - Introductory Microbiology Units: 4
PHYS 2A - General Physics Units: 4

General Education Requirements (48 units)

Other Requirements (9 units)

American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2 ), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing

Total Units: 120

* Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)

* This total indicates that 10 units of required courses may be used to satisfy General Education: MATH 11 or MATH 75 (3 units B4), CHEM 1A /CHEM 1AL or PHYS 2A (4 units B1), and NUTR 53 (3 units E). See advisor for details.

Advising Notes

Students should contact the program coordinator to schedule an academic advising appointment each semester. Since many courses are sequential in nature, it is important for new, transfer, or returning students to contact the program coordinator one semester prior to intended enrollment. Note: A minimum 2.3 GPA is required for on campus entry of the department options.
CR/NC grading is not permitted for courses included in the major and additional requirements, except work experience (FSC 193; FSM 193; and NUTR 193).
Grade Policy - all courses listed under major and additional requirements require a grade of C or better.
General Education courses designated as required by the department are prerequisite to many courses in the program of study.
For further information related to the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Career Specialty, see the Food Science and Nutrition Department Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Student Handbook: https://www.fresnostate.edu/jcast/fsn/degrees-programs/dietetics/index.html