Nutrition
In the Department of Health and Behavior Studies

Prerequisites

If your goal is to complete only the master's degree at Teachers College, you are required to successfully complete the following six master's prerequisite courses:

1) general chemistry with lab (one comprehensive semester)
2) organic chemistry with lab (one comprehensive semester)
3) biochemistry without lab (one comprehensive semester)
4) human physiology without lab (one comprehensive semester)
5) introductory nutrition
6) statistics

If your goal is to complete both the master's degree and Dietetic Internship Program (to become a registered dietitian), you are required to successfully complete the following seven master's prerequisite courses:

1) general chemistry with lab (one comprehensive semester)
2) organic chemistry with lab (one comprehensive semester)
3) biochemistry without lab (one comprehensive semester)
4) anatomy & physiology I with lab*
5) anatomy & physiology II with lab*
6) introductory nutrition
7) statistics

* A suitable substitute for anatomy & physiology I and II with labs are two semesters of human biology with labs PLUS one comprehensive semester of human physiology without lab.

These undergraduate-level master's prerequisites may be completed at any 2-year or 4-year accredited college or university.

For those who would like to complete prerequisite courses,the following list provides a few examples of colleges and universities and specific courses that have been pre-approved to satisfy master's prerequisites.Included within the list are a few options for online courses. If you wish to complete master's prerequisites at other colleges or universities in NewYork or elsewhere throughout the country and would like to gain approval forcourse selections, please cut-and-paste the name of the college/university,course title and course description into an email and send it to Dr. Lora Sporny. Dr. Sporny is the advisor to prospective students and will assist youas you complete prerequisite courses and compile an application for admission to the Nutrition Program. Dr. Sporny can be reached at golora@msn.com.

The sample list that follows also contains examples ofcolleges and universities offering undergraduate courses in food science, foodservice management, and microbiology. This information is to assist those whowish to enter a Dietetic Internship Program to become a registered dietitian.These courses are required for Internship eligibility, but are not required forthe master's degree. Students admitted to the Nutrition Program are welcome tocomplete these courses alongside master's courses.

Sample list of prerequisite courses at colleges and universities that have been pre-approved by the Teachers College faculty:

Nutrition I
NFS 141
3 credits
Hunter College

Nutrition & Health
E33.0119
3 credits
New York University

Nutrition
SCI 150
3 credits
Borough of Manhattan Community College

Nutrition in Health (online)
NSD 225-U800 - Class No. 40443
3 credits
Syracuse University

Basic Nutrition (online)
HN 132 - Class No. 15969
3 credits
Kansas State University

Principles of Health and Nutrition (online)
HSES 330
3 credits
University of Kansas

General Chemistry withLab

Fundamentals of Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHE 118
4 credits
Borough of Manhattan Community College

Fundamentals of General, Organic & BiologicalChemistry I: Lecture & Lab
CHE 121 (To be followed by CHE 122, which satisfiesorganic chemistry with lab)
4 credits
Borough of Manhattan Community College 

Essentials of General Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHE 114 & 115
4.5 credits
Lehman College

Essentials of General Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHEM 100 & 101
4 credits
Hunter College

Organic Chemistry withLab

Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHE 120
4 credits
Borough of Manhattan Community College 

Fundamentals of General, Organic & BiologicalChemistry II: Lecture & Lab
CHE 122
4 credits
Borough of Manhattan Community Collge 

Essentials of Organic Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHE 120 & 121
4.5 credits
Lehman College

Essentials of Organic Chemistry: Lecture & Lab
CHEM 120 & 121
4 credits
Hunter College

Biochemisty without lab

Biochemistry of Health and Nutrition
BIOL 280
3 credits
Hunter College

Introduction to Biochemistry
CHE 244
3 credits
Lehman College

Nutritional Biochemistry
E33.1064.001
3 credits
New York University

Introductory Biochemistry (online)
X105
3 credits
UC Berkeley Extension

Anatomy &Physiology

Anatomy & Physiology I & II: Lectures & Labs
BIO 425 & BIO 426
4 credits each
Borough of Manhattan Community College 

Anatomy & Physiology I & II: Lectures & Labs
BIOL 120 & BIOL 122
4 credits each
Hunter College

Anatomy & Physiology I & II: Lectures & Labs
BIO 181 & 182
4 credits each
Lehman College

Nutrition-Focused Human Physiology
(one comprehensive semester without lab)
E33.1068
3 credits
New York University

The Nature & Science of Food: Lecture & Lab
DFN 120
3 credits
Lehman College

Introduction to Foods & Food Science: Lecture &Lab
E33.0085.001
E33.0085.002
4 credits
New York University

Food Service Management

Food Management Theory
E33.0091.001
3 credits
New York University

Food Service Systems
NFS 435
3 credits
Hunter College

Food Service Management
DFN 661
3 credits
Lehman College

Food Service Management (online)
HT-MGT 250
3 credits
University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Microbiology without Lab

Food Microbiology & Sanitation
E33.1023.001
3 credits
New York University

Microbiology
BIO 230
4 credits
Lehman College

Microbiology
BIO 230
3 credits
Hunter College

Microbiology of Food (online)
FDSCI 600 - No.15854
2 credits
Kansas State University