Cape Breton University offers courses in Nutrition, Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, Mathematics, and Business, and social sciences and humanities electives that will generally allow students to complete the first two years towards a degree in Human Nutrition at other Universities in the Atlantic Region.  Students interested in the Nutrition option are responsible for confirming with the institution at which they plan to finish the degree, the transferability of their CBU courses. Students wishing to complete an Honours Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Human Nutrition, in a total of 120 credit, must ensure with the receiving university that the courses stated below will allow this.

 

Cape Breton University has articulation transfer agreements in Human Nutrition with  St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.  For more information please contract Dr. Edward Barre, Professor of Human Nutrition (E: ed_barre@cbu.ca; T: 902-563-1921).

 

Admission Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition (Transfer)

 

Admission Requirements

 

Five grade 12 academic or advanced courses including English; Math (any grade 12 academic or advanced math is suitable), two of Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Food Science, Geology, or Physics; one other academic or advanced course with an average of at least 65%. Chemistry and one of Biology or Food Science is recommended. Students may substitute one Grade 12 open course for the one other academic or advanced course.

 

Students are responsible for ensuring that they have taken the pre-requisite course (s) for all CBU courses required for the Nutrition transfer option, prior to registration. Please contact Dr. Barre for details.  Ed_Barre@cbu.ca

 

Program Requirements for Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition (Transfer)

 

YEAR I

BIOL1101                Cell and Molecular Biology I

BIOL2203              Human Anatomy

CHEM1104           General Chemistry I

CHEM1105           General Chemistry II

MATH1109            Introductory Statistics I

NUTR1101             Community Nutrition or a non-Nutrition elective or additional Statistics course*

NUTR2107            Introduction to Sport Nutrition or a non- Nutrition elective*

**Humanities or Social Science (9 credits required)

 

YEAR II

BIOL3203              Human Physiology

CHEM2301          Introduction to Organic Chemistry I

CHEM2601          Introduction to Biochemistry I

*MGMT1601 or MGMT2604         Introduction to Business or Organizational Behaviour

MICR2101             Introductory Microbiology

NUTR2104          Introduction to Nutrition

**NUTR2106     Principles of Nutrition in Human Metabolism

**Humanities or Social Science (9 credits required)

 

Please Note:

 

*Students entering into the Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition (transfer) option must contact Dr. Edward Barre for advising. Please contact his office at (902) 563-1921: or by email; Ed_Barre@cbu.ca

 

** Humanities: English, French, History, Religious Studies, Philosophy, Spanish, Celtic Studies.

 

** Social Sciences:  Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science.

 

** Students are required to have 12 credits (6 + 6 pair of social science – ie. 6 credits of 1000 level psychology plus another 6 credits of a different psychology at 2000 level or above) plus 6 credits of humanities or 12 credits of a humanities (6+6 pair of humanities) e.g. 6 credits of philosophy the 1000 level plus another 6 credits of a different philosophy at the 2000 level or above) plus 6 credits of a social sciences prior to entering their third year at another specified university. Students may choose from either 6 credit or 3 credit courses.

 

Students must be counselled by Dr. Barre before choosing any Humanities or Social Science course.

 

Students are responsible for ensuring that they have taken the pre-requisite course(s) for all CBU courses required for the Nutrition transfer option, prior to attempting to register for any such courses requiring one or more pre-requisite course(s).

 

MICR2101 - Introduction to Microbiology

Offered in 2nd year of program.  Students are advised to register for MICR2101 for the Winter (Jan- April) term.

 

BIOL2203 and BIOL3203       Human Anatomy and Human Physiology

Students are strongly encouraged to register for BIOL2203 and BIOL3203 as soon as possible.

 

 

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