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Nutritional Sciences program requirements

What the Nutritional Sciences Major requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Nutritional Sciences Major

  • Science program
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASMAJ1068

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

First Year: (BIO120H1, BIO130H1); (CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1

Second Year: NFS284H1; BCH210H1; (STA220H1, STA221H1)/ (PSY201H1, PSY202H1)

Third Year: (PSL300H1, PSL301H1)/ PSL302Y1; CSB349H1/ PSL350H1/ BCH311H1; any two of: NFS382H1, NFS386H1, NFS301H1; NFS302H1; NFS310H1, NFS311H1, NFS394Y1

Fourth Year: Any three of: NFS400H1, NFS481H1, NFS482H1, NFS484H1, NFS485H1, NFS486H1, NFS487H1, NFS488H1, NFS489H1, NFS490H1, NFS494Y1

Courses these requirements name

  • BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
  • BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
  • CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
  • CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
  • CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
  • NFS284H1Basic Human Nutrition
  • BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
  • STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
  • STA221H1The Practice of Statistics II
  • PSY201H1Statistics I
  • PSY202H1Statistics II
  • PSL300H1Human Physiology I
  • PSL301H1Human Physiology II
  • PSL302Y1
  • CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
  • PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
  • BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
  • NFS382H1Vitamin and Mineral Metabolism Throughout the Life Cycle
  • NFS386H1Introduction to Food Science
  • NFS301H1Nutrition Literacy: Sorting Science from Snake Oil
  • NFS302H1Nutrition, Athletics, Performance and Behaviour
  • NFS310H1Introduction to Clinical Nutrition
  • NFS311H1Advanced Clinical Nutrition
  • NFS394Y1Research Course in Nutritional Science
  • NFS400H1Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Human Nutrition
  • NFS481H1Advanced Food Science
  • NFS482H1Food Systems Management
  • NFS484H1Advanced Nutrition
  • NFS485H1Diet, Microbiome & Health
  • NFS486H1Obesity: Metabolic and Clinical Aspects
  • NFS487H1Nutrigenomics and Personalized Nutrition
  • NFS488H1Nutritional Toxicology
  • NFS489H1Nutritional Neurosciences
  • NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
  • NFS494Y1Research Projects in Nutritional Sciences
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Requirements are quoted from the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar, which is the official version. Atlas is independent of U of T, so confirm important decisions with your department or college registrar. See how to read program requirements or browse every program.

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