Nutrition plays an integral role in nearly all aspects of human life. The minor in nutrition complements the opportunities for students planning to enter the medical, health and human service-related professions. The nutrition minor strengthens other academic majors including those seeking employment in the food industry.

The completion of this minor does not satisfy state licensing requirements for dietitians or the academic requirements of the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of The American Dietetic Association (ADA). Students interested in becoming Registered Dietitians need to complete the comprehensive major in Dietetics, complete a post-baccalaureate CADE-accredited supervised practice program, and pass a national examination by the Commission on Dietetic registration. For further information, visit the web page on the Dietetics major at Missouri State University.

List of Required and Elective Courses: 20 credit hours

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Required Courses: 6 hours:

BMS 240 Introduction to Nutrition 3(3-0) F,S
BMS 333 Nutrition Throughout the Life Span 3(3-0) F

Elective Courses to Bring the Total to 20 hours:

BMS 300 Service Learning in Biomedical Sciences 1 F,S
BMS 330 Food Selection and Preparation for Health 3(2-2) F,S
BMS 331 Food Science 4(2-4) S
BMS 332 Food and Culture 2(2-0) F,S
BMS 335 Nutritional Assessment 3(2-2) F
BMS 340 Nutrition Education and Communications 2(1-2) F
BMS 432 Human Nutrition and Metabolism 3(3-0) F,S
BMS 430 Sports Nutrition and Exercise Physiology 3(3-0) F
BMS 497 Topics in Biomedical Sciences 1 1-3 F,S

No more than 3 hours of BMS 497 may be applied to the nutrition minor.

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For Advisement and More Information

Contact the following dietetics faculty members for more information on the nutrition minor:

Dr. Cynthia Heiss (417) 836-5321

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO 65897
(417) 836-5603