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Pre-Food Science and Technology - Transfer Program
Food Science and Technology students find career opportunities with food processing firms, government agencies, and educational institutions. Positions available to food science and technology graduates include new product development, quality assurance, food plant management, food research, food marketing and sales, food inspection, education, and extension. The curriculum includes a balance of courses in food science, biological sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, social sciences and humanities. Food science courses include food processing, food engineering, food analysis, food chemistry, food microbiology, nutrition and quality assurance. Five options are offered: science, technology, business, food service/nutrition, and international. A major in food technology for companion animals is also offered as a joint program with Animal Sciences. Students may participate in an internship program that provides summer employment in the food industry.
The following list of courses are recommended for the first four semesters of a food science and technology transfer program.
Degree Requirements
Food Science and Technology
FSCI 1310 | Science of Food | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Biology
Chemistry
CHEM 1180 | General Chemistry I | 3 credits |
CHEM 1184 | General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 credit |
CHEM 1190 | General Chemistry II | 3 credits |
CHEM 1194 | General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 credit |
CHEM 2250 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 credits |
| And | |
CHEM 2260 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 credits |
| And | |
CHEM 2274 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 2 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Economics
ECON 2200 | Principles of Economics (Micro) | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
English Composition
Mathematics
MATH 1320 | College Algebra | 3 credits |
MATH 1330 | Trigonometry | 3 credits |
MATH 1530 | Introduction to Applied Probability and Statistics | 3 credits |
| And | |
MATH 1930 | Calculus for the Managerial, Life, and Social Sciences | 3 credits |
| Or | |
MATH 1950 | Calculus I | 5 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9-11 |
Physics
PHYS 1110 | General Physics I with Algebra | 4 credits |
PHYS 1154 | General Physics Laboratory I | 1 credit |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Speech Communications
CMST 1110 | Public Speaking Fundamentals | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
ACE Electives
| ACE 7 Course (Arts) Elective | 3 credits |
| ACE 5 Course (History, Humanities) Elective | 3 credits |
| ACE 9 (Global Awareness) Elective | 3 credits |
| ACE 8 Course (Ethics, Stewardship) Elective | 3 credits |
| Additional Electives Required or Recommended Courses | 4 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Additional Information
MATH 1320. Hours earned in MATH 1320 will not count toward the mathematics requirements for UNL CASNR. Students are encouraged to use MATH 1320 as a free elective for their UNL CASNR program of study if they have an algebra deficiency. Students should complete their mathematics sequence at UNO. Since certain degrees require calculus, the student is encouraged to review the UNL Undergraduate Bulletin for requirements in specific degrees of interest.
Required elective courses correlate to UNL Achievement-Centered Education Program categories; selected UNO courses in these categories should be verified for transfer approval prior to registration.
Total Credit Hours: 65-67