Food Safety
Interdepartmental Minor in Food Safety
The minor requires at least 15 credits, including at least 6 credits taken at Iowa State University in courses numbered 300 or above. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other college or university requirement. All courses must be taken for a grade.
Along with the courses listed below, students must meet all of the corresponding pre-requisites*
Typical courses needed to meet pre-requisites for the Food Safety Minor can include, but are not limited to: BIOL 2120/L, MICRO 2010/L or 3020/L, or 1770/L, a Physics course, and/or FS HN, MICRO, HORT, AN S, or HSP M courses. Students should carefully check the Iowa State University Catalog to ensure that they know course prerequisites, understand the sequence of the courses, and develop a plan for completing all pre-requisites and requirements by their planned graduation dates.
2023-2024 Catalog requirements
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| FS HN 1010 (or HSP M 2330) | 3 |
| FS HN 4200 | 3 |
| FS HN 4030 | 2 |
| FS HN/AN S/HSP M/VDPAM 4890 (May substitute HSP M 1330 or 2330 IF FS HN 1010 is selected instead of HSP 2330.) | 1 |
| Select 3 additional credits from each of the following areas: -Food Microbiology Area*** FS HN/MICRO 4210; FS HN/MICRO 4070; MICRO 3100 -Food Processing Area FS HN 2070, 3050, FS HN 4710, 4720; AN S 2700 and 2700L; AN S 3600 | 6 |
| Total Credits: | 15 |
***Food Science and Microbiology majors may petition to substitute a Consumer/Social Issues course (Econ 1350) for a food Microbiology elective since these students will already have taken most of the food Microbiology area electives as part of their major.
Prerequisite guide for courses included in the minor:
| Course | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|
| FS HN 1010 | High school biology and chemistry or 3 credits of each |
| FS HN 4030 | 3 credits in food science coursework at 2000 level or above |
| FS HN 4710 | A B E 4510 or CH E 3570 or FS HN 3510 |
| FS HN 4720 | FS HN 4710 |
| FS HN/MICRO/Tox 4200 | MICRO 2010 or 3020 |
| FS HN/MICRO 4210 | MICRO 2010 or 3020; MICRO 2010L or 3020L; credit or enrollment in FS HN/MICRO 4200 |
| FS HN/MICRO 4070 | MICRO 2010 or 3020 |
| AN S 2700 and 2700L | BIOL 2120, CHEM 1630, CHEM 1670 or CHEM 1770 |
| AN S 3600 | AN S 2700; (BBMB 2210 or CHEM 3310) |
| HSP M 2330 | None |
| MICRO 3100 | MICRO 3020 (or MICRO 2010 if a B or better was obtained) |