Information on the admission process is available on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website. Applications may be submitted via the Common Application.
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
The George Washington University
800 21st Street NW, Suite 100
Washington, DC 20052
Contact for questions:
gwadm@gwu.edu or 202-994-6040
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 120 total credits, including 26 credits in courses that count toward the University General Education Requirement, 34 credits in nutrition core courses, 18 credits in approved guided elective courses, and 42 credits in general electives.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University General Education Requirement | ||
| One course in critical thinking in the humanities. | ||
| Two courses in critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, or scientific reasoning in the social sciences. For exercise science and nutrition majors, must be satisfied with one of the following: ANTH 1002, ANTH 1003, or ANTH 1004. | ||
| One course that has an approved oral communication component, For exercise science and nutrition majors, must be satisfied with either COMM 1040 or COMM 1041. | ||
| One course in quantitative reasoning. For exercise science and nutrition majors, must be satisfied with one of the following: STAT 1051, STAT 1053, or STAT 1127. | ||
| One course in scientific reasoning with laboratory experience. For exercise science and nutrition majors, must be satisfied with BISC 1111. | ||
| UW 1020 | University Writing | |
or HONR 1015 (Origins and Evolution of Modern Thought) | ||
| After successful completion of UW 1020 or HONR 1015, 6 credits distributed over at least two different Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses taken in separate semesters (summer counts as one semester) are required. WID courses are designated by a "W" appended to the course number. | ||
Approved courses can be found under University General Education Requirement.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required core nutrition courses | ||
| 34 credits in core nutrition courses. Students must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 in nutrition core courses with a minimum grade of C- in each course. | ||
| CHEM 1110 | Fundamentals of Chemistry | |
| EXNS 1109 | Professional Foundations in Nutrition | |
| EXNS 2210 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology I | |
| EXNS 2211 | Applied Anatomy and Physiology II | |
| EXNS 2119 | Introduction to Nutrition Science | |
| EXNS 2120 | Assessment of Nutritional Status | |
| EXNS 2123 | Nutrition and Chronic Disease | |
| EXNS 2124 | Lifecycle Nutrition | |
| EXNS 3111W | Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Research Methods | |
| EXNS 4112 | Nutrition Senior Capstone Seminar | |
| PSYC 1001 | General Psychology | |
| PUBH 1010 | First-Year Experience in Public Health | |
| PUBH 1101 | Introduction to Public Health and Health Services | |
| Note that the ANTH, BISC, COMM, and STAT courses required for the University General Education Requirement do not count toward the 34 credits in nutrition core courses. | ||
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Electives | ||
| 60 credits in elective courses, including 18 credits in courses from the list of preapproved nutrition guided electives, selected in consultation with the advisor; and 42 credits in general electives, which can be additional nutrition guided electives and/or any other undergraduate courses offered by the University. | ||
| No more than 3 credits in Lifestyle, Sport, and Physical Activity (LSPA) courses can be counted toward the 120 credits required for the bachelor's degree. LSPA courses count as general electives. | ||
Nutrition guided electives
The courses listed below have been identified as highly relevant to the BS in nutrition degree program. All guided elective credits must be taken in courses on this list.
Courses offered online can only be taken in the summer term.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 1005 | The Biological Bases of Human Behavior | |
| ANTH 3413 | Evolution of the Human Brain | |
| ANTH 3504 | Illness, Healing, and Culture | |
| Biological Sciences | ||
| BISC 2202 | Cell Biology | |
| BISC 2207 | Genetics | |
| BISC 2213 | Biology of Cancer | |
| BISC 2214 | Developmental Biology | |
| BISC 2220 | Developmental Neurobiology | |
| BISC 2320 | Neural Circuits and Behavior | |
| BISC 2322 | Human Physiology | |
| BISC 2336 | Introductory Microbiology 1 | |
| BISC 2337 | Introductory Microbiology Laboratory 1 | |
| BISC 2581 | Human Gross Anatomy | |
| BISC 2583 | Biology of Proteins | |
| BISC 3165 | Biochemistry I 1,2 | |
| BISC 3209 | Molecular Biology | |
| BISC 3212 | Immunology | |
| BISC 3262 | Biochemistry Laboratory | |
| BISC 3263 | Special Topics in Biochemistry | |
| BISC 3320 | Human Neurobiology | |
| Chemistry | ||
| CHEM 3166 | Biochemistry II | |
| or CHEM 3166W | Biochemistry II | |
| CHEM 3262 | Biochemistry Laboratory | |
| CHEM 3263W | Special Topics in Biochemistry | |
| CHEM 3564 | Lipid Biotechnology | |
| CHEM 4122 | Instrumental Analytical Chemistry | |
| Emergency Health Services | ||
| EHS 1002 | CPR and First Aid | |
| EHS 1040 | Emergency Medical Technician | |
| EHS 1041 | Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory | |
| EHS 1058 | EMT Instructor Development | |
| EHS 2108 | Emergency Medicine Clinical Scribe | |
| EHS 2110 | Emergency Department Critical Care Assessment and Procedures | |
| Exercise and Nutrition Sciences | ||
| EXNS 1113 | Medical Terminology 2 | |
| EXNS 1114 | Community Nutrition 3 | |
| EXNS 2116 | Exercise and Health Psychology 2 | |
| EXNS 2118 | Sport and Nutrition | |
| EXNS 2122 | Food Systems in Public Health 3 | |
| EXNS 2126W | International Nutrition 3 | |
| EXNS 2127 | Introduction to Food Policy 3 | |
| EXNS 3101 | Independent Study 4 | |
| or EXNS 3110 | Field Experience in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences | |
| or EXNS 3995 | Undergraduate Research | |
| EXNS 3311 | Exercise Physiology I | |
| EXNS 3312 | Exercise Physiology II | |
| EXNS 3120 | Experiences in Community Nutrition | |
| EXNS 4199 | Advanced Topics in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences (only in the topic Metabolism in Exercise and Nutrition Science) 5 | |
| Health and Wellness | ||
| HLWL 1102 | Stress Management | |
| HLWL 1106 | Drug Awareness | |
| HLWL 1108 | Weight and Society | |
| HLWL 1114 | Personal Health and Wellness | |
| HLWL 1117 | Lifetime Fitness | |
| Health Sciences | ||
| HSCI 2101 | Psychosocial Aspects of Health and Illness | |
| HSCI 2102 | Pathophysiology | |
| HSCI 2110 | Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Concepts | |
| HSCI 2112W | Writing in the Health Sciences | |
| HSCI 3113 | Health Policy and the Health Care System | |
| Psychology | ||
| PSYC 2011 | Abnormal Psychology | |
| or PSYC 2011W | Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSYC 2013 | Developmental Psychology | |
| PSYC 2014 | Cognitive Psychology | |
| PSYC 2015 | Biological Psychology | |
| PSYC 2570 | Peer Education | |
| PSYC 3128 | Health Psychology | |
| Public Health | ||
| PUBH 1102 | History of Public Health | |
| PUBH 2110 | Public Health Biology | |
| PUBH 2112 | Principles of Health Education and Health Promotion 6 | |
| PUBH 2113 | Impact of Culture upon Health | |
| PUBH 2117 | Service Learning in Public Health | |
| PUBH 2142 | Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health | |
| PUBH 3130 | Health Services Management and Economics | |
| PUBH 3131 | Epidemiology 6 | |
| PUBH 3135W | Health Policy | |
| PUBH 3151W | Current Issues in Bioethics | |
1 Required course for nutrition science concentration.
2 Required course for pre-medical professional concentration.
3 Required course for the applied nutrition concentration
4 Only 3 credits of EXNS 3101, EXNS 3110, or EXNS 3995 count toward the guided elective requirement. Additional credits in these courses count as general electives.
5 Required course for the nutrition science concentration.
6 Required course for applied nutrition concentration.