Recommended High School Courses

Recommended High School Courses for Students Interested in the Nutrition and Dietetics Major (This major is a good choice for students who wish to become Registered Dietitians, Public Health Nutrition Counselors, or Food Service Managers in Health Care)

At least 3 (preferably 4) years of college-preparatory level science (biology, chemistry, physics)
Four years of college-preparatory math, including at least trigonometry or pre-calculus. AP statistics is very helpful.
Students who take less science than this in high school may benefit from college algebra or/and an introduction to chemistry course at a community college before beginning at Messiah.

Recommended High School Courses for Students Interested in the Nutrition Science Major (This strongly science-oriented major is a good choice for students who wish to become nutrition scientists, physicians, or physician assistants.)

Four years of college-preparatory level science (biology, chemistry physics) including at least 1 AP course in the sciences.
Four years of college-preparatory math, including at least applied calculus. AP statistics and AP calculus are very helpful.

Recommended High School Courses for Students Interested in the Nutrition and Food Services Management Major

Three years of college-preparatory level science (biology, chemistry, physics)
Four years of college-preparatory math
Work experience in Food Service is helpful but not required