Food Science Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Science in Food Science
Year One
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AGSC 1111, The Ag. Industry | 1 | AAEC 2305, Fund. Ag. & Appl. Eco. | 3 |
| BIOL 1402, Biol. of Animals | 4 | CHEM 1308, Prin. Chem. II | 3 |
| MATH 1330 or 1351 (Math 1320 or 1330 req. for Industry) |
3 | CHEM 1108, Prin. Chem. II (Lab.) | 1 |
| ENGL 1301, Ess. Coll. Rhetoric | 3 | ENGL 1302, Adv. Coll. Rhetoric (CHEM 1308, 1108 req. for Sci. Emp.) |
3 |
| CHEM 1307, Prin. of Chem. I | 3 | **Approved Electives | 3 |
| CHEM 1107, Prin. Chem. I (Lab.) | 1 | ANSC 1401, Gen. Animal Science | 4 |
| Total Number of Hours | 18 | 17 |
Year Two
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEM 3305, Organic Chemistry | 3 | **Approved Electives | 6 |
| CHEM 3105, Organic Chemistry Lab (CHEM 2303, 2103 may be used for Industry Emphasis) |
1 | FDT 2302, Elem. Anal. Foods | 3 |
|
MATH 1331 or 1352 |
3 | HIST 2301, Hist. of U.S. Since 1877 | 3 |
| FDSC 2300, Prin. Food Science | 3 | *Humanities/Multicultural | 3 |
| COMS 2300, Public Speaking | 3 | ENGL 2311, Patt. of Reports | 3 |
| HIST 2300, Hist. of U.S. to 1877 | 3 | ||
| Total Number of Hours | 16 | 18 |
Year Three
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 1301, Amer. Govt. Org. | 3 | **Approved Electives | 8 |
| F&N 3340, Human Nutrition | 3 | POLS 2302, Amer. Pub. Policy | 3 |
|
FDT 3100 Food Science Seminar |
1 | FDT 3301, Food Microbiology or FDT 4305 | 3 |
| FDT 3302, Adv. Food Anal or FDT 4303 | 3 | FDT 3303, Food Sanitation or FDT 3309, Food Safety | 3 |
| MBIO 3400, Microbiology | 4 | ||
| *Approved Elective | 3 | ||
| Total Number of Hours | 17 | 17 |
Year Four
| Fall | Spring | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| FDT 4303 or FDT 3302 | 3 | FDT 4306, Dairy Prod. Mfg. | 3 |
| FDT 4303, Field Studies | 3 | FDT 4305, Proc. Oilseed & Cer. Grains or FDT 3301 | 3 |
| AAEC 3401, Ag. Statistics | 4 | **Approved Elective | 3 |
| *Visual and Performing Arts | 3 | Elective | 7 |
| Electives | 4 | ||
| Total Number of Hours | 17 | 16 |
Minimum hours required for graduation—134. (Students must fulfill the university multicultural requirement.)
*Choose from Core Curriculum requirements.
**Students will select one of the emphases listed below according to their area of interest:
Science: 27 hours of the 36 hours of electives must be selected from Adv. CHEM, PHYS 1306 and 1103, CHEM 3251 and 3351, 9 hours of approved science electives, 3 hours of approved departmental electives, and 3 hours of basic agriculture courses.
Industry: 23-24 hours of the 35-36 hours of electives must be selected from ACCT 2300 or Adv. CHEM, FD T 3304; 3 hours from ANSC 3403 or PSS 2311; 6 hours of basic agriculture courses; and 9 hours of approved departmental electives.
Preveterinary Medicine Option. Although Texas Tech does not offer a degree in preveterinary medicine, students may still prepare for veterinary school by completing the minimum admission requirement of 64 credit hours. The following courses are included in the minimum admission requirement: ANSC 3301; BIOL 1402; CHEM 1307, 1107, 1308, 1108, 2305, 2105, 4303; COMS 2300; ENGL 1302, 2301, 2311; MATH 2300 or 1351; MBIO 3401; PHYS 1306, 1103, 1307, 1104; PSS 3421; and at least 11 credit hours of electives. A preveterinary medicine advisor is available to assist students in selecting courses and degree programs.