Nutrition and Dietetics
AS-T Degree Nutrition · Mt. San Antonio College · 2026-2027 Catalog
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Culinary, Hospitality, Nutrition & Foods Department
The Associate in Science in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer introduces students to the principles and methodologies used in the study of nutrition and dietetics. Students will acquire the foundational knowledge necessary to pursue post-secondary degrees in nutrition and dietetics.
To earn an Associate in Arts in Nutrition and Dietetics for Transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU system that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern and a major of 18 units more. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. A “P” (Pass) grade is also an acceptable grade for courses if the course was taken on a Pass or No Pass basis. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.
Correction: Under list A statistic courses, added omitted option SOC 23. 9/15/2025
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 15-16 | |
| CHEM 50 | General Chemistry I | |
| orCHEM 50H | General Chemistry I - Honors | |
| MICR 1 | Medical Microbiology | |
| orMICR 22 | Microbiology | |
| NF 25 | Introduction to Nutrition Science | |
| PSYC C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | |
| orPSYC C1000H | Introduction to Psychology - Honors | |
| List A | 7-10 | |
| Choose two courses from the following: | 7-8 | |
| ANAT 10A | Introductory Human Anatomy | |
| orANAT 10B | Introductory Human Physiology | |
| CHEM 51 | General Chemistry II | |
| orCHEM 51H | General Chemistry II - Honors | |
| CHEM 80 | Organic Chemistry I | |
| ECON 17 | Applied Business Statistics | |
| orPSYC 10 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| orSTAT C1000 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| orSTAT C1000H | Introduction to Statistics - Honors | |
| orSOC 23 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences | |
| List B | 3-5 | |
| Choose one course from the following: | ||
| BIOL 1 | General Biology | |
| BIOL 4 | Biology for Majors | |
| orBIOL 4H | Biology for Majors - Honors | |
| BIOL 5 | Contemporary Health Issues | |
| CHEM 10 | Chemistry for Allied Health Majors | |
| CHEM 20 | Introductory Organic and Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 40 | Introduction to General Chemistry | |
| MATH 130 | College Algebra | |
| MATH 160 | Precalculus Mathematics | |
| NF 20 | Principles of Foods with Laboratory | |
| NF 28 | Cultural and Ethnic Foods | |
| NF 30 | Introduction to Food Science Technologies | |
| PUBH 26 | Introduction to Global Public Health | |
| Total Units for Major | 25-31 | |
| General Education (Cal-GETC) units | 34 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
- Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.
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