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 212/L, MICRO 201/L or 302/L, or 177/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 101 (or HSP M 233) | 3 |
| FS HN 420 | 3 |
| FS HN 403 | 2 |
| FS HN/AN S/HSP M/VDPAM 489 (May substitute HSP M 133 or 233 IF FS HN 101 is selected instead of HSP 233.) | 1 |
| Select 3 additional credits from each of the following areas: -Food Microbiology Area*** FS HN/MICRO 421; FS HN/MICRO 407; MICRO 310 -Food Processing Area FS HN 207, 305, FS HN 471, 472; AN S 270 and 270L; AN S 360 | 6 |
| Total Credits: | 15 |
***Food Science and Microbiology majors may petition to substitute a Consumer/Social Issues course (Econ 135) 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 101 | High school biology and chemistry or 3 credits of each |
| FS HN 403 | 3 credits in food science coursework at 200 level or above |
| FS HN 471 | A B E 451 or CH E 357 or FS HN 351 |
| FS HN 472 | FS HN 471 |
| FS HN/MICRO/Tox 420 | MICRO 201 or 302 |
| FS HN/MICRO 421 | MICRO 201 or 302; MICRO 201L or 302L; credit or enrollment in FS HN/MICRO 420 |
| FS HN/MICRO 407 | MICRO 201 or 302 |
| AN S 270 and 270L | BIOL 212, CHEM 163, CHEM 167 or CHEM 177 |
| AN S 360 | AN S 270; (BBMB 221 or CHEM 331) |
| HSP M 233 | None |
| MICRO 310 | MICRO 302 (or MICRO 201 if a B or better was obtained) |