Academic Planning Worksheet: Food Systems, Nutrition & Health

Preparation for your intended major is a factor in the review of your UW transfer application. Use this worksheet to help you plan for admission to your intended major and for UW general education requirements.


Department admission information

This major has minimum admission requirements.

Suggested first- and second-year courses: anthropology, economics, environmental science and studies, geography, introduction to nutrition, political science, sociology, sciences (like biology and chemistry, statistics, composition or writing) and distribution of general education courses as offered by the Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) associate degree.

  • Minimum 45 college credits required
  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA required

Departmental application is due the third Friday of each quarter. See department website for more information.


Courses required for admission to major

Directions: Record the courses you have taken, are taking or plan to take prior to UW enrollment that you believe are equivalent to the UW course requirements listed below. Not sure? Use the transfer course equivalency guide.


UW Course Dept. Prefix & Number Term/Year
Example: MATH 124 – Calculus I MATH 151 AUT 08
English Composition
NUTR 200 – Nutrition for Today (or equivalent)

Entering transfer information

Total undergraduates, as of autumn 2019: 140

Total from Washington community colleges: 13

  • Entering transfer GPA (from WA community colleges):
  • 3.75 – 4.00: 2
  • 3.50 – 3.74: 2
  • 3.25 – 3.49: 2
  • 3.00 – 3.24: 4
  • 2.75 – 2.99: 1
  • 2.50 – 2.74: 0
  • 2.49 and below2
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