The first question students usually have when investigating a degree program is what are the required courses required for graduation. We have listed the required courses on this page that are currently required for a BS in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging. With this degree you are eligible to apply for career positions of Packaging Engineer, Packaging Technologist or any other positions requiring a BS in Packaging. Please check out the web job sites to get an idea of what type of careers and what companies hire Packaging skills.

Background Courses (# of Units)
Chemistry (6-13)
- Chem 1A, B & 8 (13)
- Chem 30A, B (6) or
- Chem 1A & 30B (8)
Phys 2A (4)
Stat 95 or HS 67 (3)
Math 70 (3) & Math 71 (3)
HPrf 100W or Bus 100W (2-5)
Micro 20 or NuFS 20 (2-5)
ApSc 101 (3)

Major Program Courses (# of Units)
PKG 107 (3) – Introduction to Packaging
PKG 141A (3) & PKG 141B (3) – Packaging Materials
PKG 146 (3) – Medical and Drug Packaging
PKG 156 (3) – Packaging Machinery
PKG 158 (3) – Protective Packaging
PKG 159 (3) – Distribution Packages
PKG 170 (3) – Senior Project
ISE 155 (3) - Supply Chain Management

NuFS Courses (# of Units)
NuFS 3 (1)
NuFS 103 (3)
NuFS 139 (3)
NuFS 133 (3)
NuFS 155 (3)
NuFS 192 (4-6) - Co-op Opportunity

Technical Electives - Complete 11 of the following (# of Units)
NuFS 21, 101A, 117, 118, 122, 150
Bus 130, DSID 129
PKG 196F