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The minimum number of credit hours required towards graduation by Miami University is 124.

*Miami Plan options: Fine Arts, Humanities, Global Perspectives or Thematic Sequence

First Year

First Semester
Course	Credits
ENG 111 College Comp & Lit. (GMPF I)	3
KNH 104 Intro to Food Science & Meal Mgmt OR KNH 102 Fundamentals of Nutrition AND/OR KNH 103 Intro to the Profession of Dietetics	3 3 2
PSY 111 Intro to Psychology (GMPF IIC) AND PSY 112 Foundational Experiences in Psychology OR EDP 101 Psychology of the Learner	4 3
MBI 111 Microorganisms & H.D. (GMPF IVA)	4
Total Hours	14-20

Second Semester
Course	Credits
ENG 112 College Comp & Lit. (GMPF I)	3
KNH 104 Intro to Food Science & Meal Mgmt OR KNH 102 Fundamentals of Nutrition AND/OR KNH 103 Intro to the Profession of Dietetics	3 3 2
KNH Matrix	3
BIO 161 (GMPF IVA)	4
Total Hours	15-19

Second Year

First Semester
Course	Credits
KNH 203 Nutrition in Disease Prevention Mgmt.	3
CHM 141 College Chemistry (GMPF IVB)	3
CHM 144 College Chemistry Lab (GMPF IVB)	2
*Miami Plan options, KNH Matrix, Elective	7-8
Total Hours	15-16

Second Semester
Course	Credits
KNH 213 Global & Community Nutrition (Spring only)	3
KNH Matrix	3
CHM 142 College Chemistry (GMP T)	3
CHM 145 College Chemistry Lab (GMP T)	2
*Miami Plan options, KNH Matrix, Elective	3-6
Total Hours	14-17

Third Year

First Semester
Course	Credits
KNH 303 Food Systems Management (Fall only)	3
KNH 304 Advanced Nutrition	3
CHM 231 Fund. of Organic Chem. (Fall only) (GMP T)	4
MGT 111 Introduction to Business OR MGT 291 Intro to Leadership & Mgmt OR MGT 303 Human Resource Management	3 3 3
Total Hours	13

Second Semester
Course	Credits
CHM 332 Outlines of Biochemistry (Fall only) (GMP T) AND CHM 332L Outlines of Biochemistry Lab	4
KNH Matrix	3
STA 261 Statistics	4
*Miami Plan options, KNH Matrix, Elective	3
Total Hours	14

Fourth Year

First Semester
Course	Credits
KNH 403 Professional Practices in Dietetics (Fall only)	3
KNH 404 Advanced Food Science	4
KNH 411 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (Fall only)	3
Miami Plan Capstone OR Elective OR KNH 420G Dietetics Field Experience (minimum 2 hrs) KNH 453R Career Development in Nutrition and Dietetics	3 3 2-4 1
Total Hours	16-17

Second Semester
Course	Credits
KNH 413 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (Spring only)	3
KNH 432 Nutrition Across the Life Span	3
Miami Plan Capstone OR Elective OR KNH 420G Dietetic Field Experience (minimum 2 hrs)	3 3 2-4
Total Hours	12-16