Graduation Requirements Information

Residence Requirements

For all bachelor's degrees, including second baccalaureates, a minimum of 30 units in residence at San José State University must be earned. Of these, 24 units must be earned in Upper division courses, and 12 units must be in the major. Extension credit or credit of evaluation may not be used to fulfill any of the 30 units.

Upper Division Requirements

At least 40 of the total units required for graduation with the bachelor's degree must be upper division. Upper division credit will be allowed by the University and applied toward the baccalaureate degree only for courses numbered 100 or above and for courses from other universities clearly designated as junior or senior level courses. Except under unusual circumstances, freshmen and sophomores are not encouraged to take upper division courses.

Unit Requirements

A minimum of 124 semester units must be earned for graduation with the baccalaureate degree in Nutritional Science. Normally, no more than six units of Individual Studies (NuFS 180) may be counted for the baccalaureate degree. Exceptions require approval from both the NuFS Department and the college dean.

General Education

Every student who earns a baccalaureate degree at SJSU must complete 51 units in General Education. (GE). A maximum of 39 units of the total may be transferred from previous institutions, 9 of the remaining units must be in upper division advanced GE taken at SJSU. Some dietetic coursework satisfies General Education requirements (courses which satisfy the GE requirements are listed in the Schedule of Classes each semester). All courses taken for GE credit must result in a letter grade; Credit/no credit grades are not permitted unless the student earns the grades by examination.