Nutrition - A.A. Degree (Transfer)
An Arts and Sciences Area of Study
For curriculum information, contact the Health Sciences Division—Room HS-236—443-518-1560.
This curriculum allows students seamless transfer to the University of Maryland College Park (UMD) Nutrition and Food Science bachelor’s degree program. Students have their choice of concentrating in one of three tracks: Dietetics, Food Science, and Nutritional Science. Descriptions of each track are provided below.
General Education Core
Students enrolled in transfer patterns must take a minimum of 30 credits in General Education. Each student’s total of general education and required courses must equal at least 60 semester hours of credit.
Composition
Humanities, Arts and Literature
One Humanities Core Course (3 credits), plus one Arts Core Course (3 credits), plus one Literature Core Course (3 credits) satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement, OR a World Language Sequence (8 credits), plus another Humanities, Arts, and Literature Core (3 credits) in a second discipline other than a world language satisfies the Humanities, Arts and Literature Core requirement.
Social Sciences
One History Core Course is required and may be taken as either a Social and Behavioral Sciences Core or a Humanities Core. No more than 6 credits may be taken in History to meet Humanities Core and Social and Behavioral Sciences Core requirements.
Science
| BIOL-101 | General Biology I | 4 credits |
| CHEM-101 | General Inorganic Chemistry I | 4 credits |
Mathematics
Interdisciplinary
Dietetics Track
Choose one of the tracks and complete all courses listed for the track.
Application Code 251A
Graduates transfer to the UMD Nutrition and Food Science: Dietetics program where they are trained as Registered Dietitians (R.D.s). R.D.s–nutrition experts who focus on the treatment and prevention of disease–work in a variety of settings, including clinical and community nutrition, nutrition counseling, nutrition education and research, wellness, government, public health, and food service management.
Total Credit Hours: 60-62
Food Science Track
Choose one of the tracks and complete all courses listed for the track.
Application Code 251B
Graduates transfer to the UMD Nutrition and Food Science: Food Science program. Food Scientists work in areas of food safety, food quality control, food product development, production, management, technical sales and service, ingredient management, research and teaching.
Total Credit Hours: 61-63
Nutritional Science Track
Choose one of the tracks and complete all courses listed for the track.
Application Code 251C
Graduates transfer to the UMD Department of Nutrition and Food Science: Nutritional Science program. Nutritional scientists focus on the physiological and biological aspects of food and nutrients, and work as researchers in hospitals, laboratories, and industry.
Total Credit Hours: 61-63