Pre-Food Science Program (for UNL)
The UNK pre-Food Science program is designed to meet the UNL Department of Food Science and Technology
degree program requirements. For full-time students, the program is designed to take courses for 2 years at UNK, then transfer to
UNL for degree completion. Consult advisor to ensure that social science and humanities electives meet UNL Essential Studies
requirements. Students who enter this program but later decide to pursue another UNK degree should consult their advisor to ensure
that all UNK General Studies are met before graduation.
Minimum hours to complete Pre-Food Science program = 73-75
- First Year (37-39 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 160GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 160LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- CHEM 161GS, General Chemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 161LGS, General Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours
- ENG 101, Introduction to Academic Writing - 3 hours
- MATH 102GS*, College Algebra - 3 hours
- MATH 103GS*, Plane Trigonometry - 3 hours
- *Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would have required
General Studies hours reduced.
- SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
- Electives (Social Sciences & Humanities) - 6 hours
- Take 1 course from:
- Take 1 course from**:
- MATH 115, Calculus I with Analytic Geometry - 5 hours
- MATH 123GS, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours
- **Only required for some UNL Food Science and Technology degree programs.
- Second Year (36 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- CHEM 351, Biochemistry - 3 hours
- CHEM 351L, Biochemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- BIOL 400, Microbiology - 4 hours
- PHYS 205GS, General Physics I - 4 hours
- PHYS 205LGS, Physics I Laboratory - 1 hour
- Electives (Social Sciences & Humanities) - 12 hours
- Take ONE of the following options:
- Take 2 courses:
- CHEM 250, Elementary Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 250L, Elementary Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- OR take 2 courses:
- CHEM 360, Organic Chemistry - 4 hours
- CHEM 360L, Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 hour
- Take 1 course from:
- ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours
- ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours
- Take 1 course from:
