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Public Health
The mission of Public Health is to preserve, promote, and improve the health and well being of populations, communities, and individuals. To fulfill this mission, we foster collaborations among public health students and the health professions in education, research, and service.
Please visit the Public Health website or contact the SoHE Advising Center for more information about the program.
Fall 2025 Course Schedule Updates
The following courses are set to be offered in Fall 2025. The prerequisites for these courses are as follows:
- PBH 337: Comprehensive Sex Education in Global Settings
- Prerequisite: Upper-division standing (open to all majors)
- PBH 337: Program Evaluation in Health and Human Services
- Prerequisite: Upper-division standing (open to all majors)
- PBH 368: Maternal/Child/Family Health (formerly PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health)
- Prerequisite: Upper-division standing (open to all majors)
- PBH 365: Public Health Informatics
- Prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each: Public Health 354 and Statistics and Data Sciences 320E or 320H (or credit for Statistics and Data Science 328M).
Foreign Culture Requirement
Students pursuing the BS in Public Health are required to complete foreign language and/or a foreign culture courses for their degree.
There are three ways that students can satisfy this degree requirement.
- 2nd semester proficiency in a single foreign language (ex. Spanish 1 and Spanish 2)
- 1st semester proficiency and a foreign culture course from the same language area (ex. Spanish 1 and a Central and South America culture course)
- Two foreign culture courses from a single foreign culture category (ex. Two courses from the Central and South America culture category)
Students can take their foreign language at UT, outside of UT, or can claim foreign language credit gained through advanced placement or credit-by-exam.
If students plan to take foreign culture courses, they must be taken from the pre-approved Natural Sciences Foreign Culture category lists.
The CNS website has a full list of languages and foreign culture courses in each area.
Foreign Language/Culture Categories
- Africa
- American Sign
- Central and South America (Spanish & Portuguese)
- France
- Germany & Scandinavian Countries
- Greece
- Italy
- Japan
- Korea
- Latin (Roman)
- Middle East
- Russia & Slavic Countries
- South Asia
Foreign Culture Courses offered Spring 2025:
American Sign Foreign Culture List
Central and South American Foreign Culture List
Germany and Scandinavian Foreign Culture List
Latin and Roman Foreign Culture List
Middle Eastern Foreign Culture List
South Asia Foreign Culture List
Russia and Slavic Foreign Culture List
(Updated October 16, 2024)
Concentration Lists (20-22 and earlier catalogs)
For 2020-2022 and earlier catalogs, the Public Health major offers six concentrations: Biostatistics and Public Health Informatics, Environmental Health Science, Health Policy and Management, Infectious Disease and Microbiology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Nutrition.
The concentration requirement for the PBH degree requires at least 9 hours of coursework from approved concentration lists. The concentration hours can be completed by taking courses from a single approved concentration list, or through taking approved upper-division PBH courses. Students can choose to take all 9 hours from one approved list, some from an approved list and some from upper-division PBH courses, or all 9 hours from the upper-division PBH courses. The concentration does not need to be “declared” and the concentration you choose will not be noted on your transcript.
The approved concentration course lists do not guarantee availability of courses. If you have questions about registering for a course that is outside of the School of Human Ecology, please reach out to the department offering the class for more information about registration. The Human Ecology Advising Center will not be able to help students register for courses outside of SoHE.
Concentration Lists
The following lists contain the approved courses for the 18-20 and 20-22 catalogs. You must choose at least 9 hours of coursework to fulfill the concentration. Courses must be taken from the same list.
**Students on the 22-24 catalog and later catalogs do NOT have to take concentration courses. Students are instead required to take PBH 363 and 6 hours of additional upper-division Public Health courses (excluding the core foundation PBH 354, 356, 358D, 334, 338). These courses can be chosen from the above list.**
20-22 and earlier catalog concentration lists:
Biostatistics Public Health Informatics
Infectious Diseases Microbiology
Additional options for any Concentration list:
Students can also count any of the Upper-Division PBH classes listed below towards any concentration list. There is no maximum, and you can fulfill your entire concentration requirement with just Upper-Division PBH courses:
- PBH 341R Public Health Research (internship program, details here.)
- PBH 337: Comprehensive Sex Education in Global Settings
- PBH 337: Program Evaluation in Health and Human Services
- PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health
- PBH 362 Epidemiology II
- PBH 363 Project Management, Planning and Evaluation
- PBH 364 Field Epidemiology
- PBH 365 Public Health Informatics
- PBH 366 Global Health in Action
- PBH 367 Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
Please note:
- Concentration courses CANNOT satisfy other major requirements
- ALWAYS confirm prerequisites, restrictions, and flags in course schedule
FAQs
Public Health Advising FAQs:
What catalog am I on?
Your catalog typically corresponds with the year you began taking college courses after high school graduation. Your Interactive Degree Audit will indicate which catalog you are currently on (2020-2022, 2022-2024, 2024-2026, etc.). If you have questions about what catalog you are on or are eligible for, please contact your assigned academic advisor.
What is the concentration requirement?
For students on the 20-22 catalog or earlier, the concentration requirement for the PBH degree requires at least 9 hours of coursework from approved concentration lists. The concentration hours can be completed by taking courses from a single approved concentration list, or through taking approved upper-division PBH courses. Students can choose to take all 9 hours from one approved list, some from an approved list and some from upper-division PBH courses, or all 9 hours from the upper-division PBH courses. Please see the website linked above for details and the concentration options. The concentration does not need to be “declared” and the concentration you choose will not be noted on your transcript.
If you are on the 22-24 catalog or later, you will not take concentration courses.
I want to take XYZ course for my concentration, but it is reserved/closed/has pre-requisites. How do I take this class?
Only for students on the 20-22 catalog or earlier: The approved concentration course lists do not guarantee availability of courses. If you have questions about registering for a course that is outside of the SoHE, please reach out to the department offering the class for more information about registration. SoHE Advising Center will not be able to help students register for courses outside of SoHE.
Can I take two PBH 337 courses?
Yes; PBH 337 is what is sometimes called a “topics course”, where a course will have the same number but cover different material and topics. As long as the courses are different “topics”, or different titles, PBH 337 can be counted more than once. Two PBH 337 courses can be taken at the same time, and can count for the concentration.
Do I need writing flags? What courses can I take for a writing flag?
PBH students need at least two writing flags: one needs to be from an upper-division course, while the other can be either upper or lower-division. Upper division writing flags will need to be taken at UT, but writing flags can be taken over the summer at UT. The only course that can transfer with a writing flag is RHE 309J, which is a lower-division course.
(3 hours of courses with a writing flag that are not used elsewhere in the core curriculum are required, so sometimes additional writing flag hours are necessary. Please reach out to headvising@austin.utexas.edu if you are unsure if you may need an additional writing flag.)
Students can either take degree requirement courses that carry writing flags, or can take an elective to meet the writing flag requirement. The public health degree does not include specific coursework with a writing flag. Below are some common requirements that could be met with a course that also carries a writing flag (please note that course availability varies):
- Foreign language and culture requirement
- Core VAPA requirement - the course schedule can be searched by using the “3 core curriculum” drop-down menu
- Concentration course - please note that very few concentration courses carry a writing flag, and that they may be reserved by the department or have pre-requisites
- Minor/certificate - if you are completing a minor or certificate, there may be a writing flag course opportunity available
Core Public Health Sequence
Certain courses required for a Public Health degree must be taken in a specific order. These courses are known as the “Public Health Core” and include:
- PBH 354: Epidemiology I
- Prerequisite: PBH 317 with a grade of at least C-;
- Credit with a grade of at least C- or registration for BIO 325 or 325H, and SDS 320E
- PBH 334: Global Health (Global Cultures Flag)
- Prerequisite: Grade of at least C- in each: PBH 354, BIO 325 or 325H, and SDS 320E or 320H (or credit for SDS 328M)
- PBH 338: Environmental Health
- Prerequisite: Grade of at least C- in each: PBH 354, BIO 325 or 325H, and SDS 320E or 320H (or credit for SDS 328M)
- PBH 356: Health Behavior Theory and Practice (Cultural Diversity Flag)
- Prerequisite: Grade of at least C- in each: PBH 354, BIO 325 or 325H, and SDS 320E or 320H (or credit for SDS 328M)
- PBH 358D: Health Policy and Health Systems
- Prerequisite: Grade of at least C- in each: PBH 354, BIO 325 or 325H, and SDS 320E or 320H (or credit for SDS 328M)
This sequence requires at least 3 semesters to complete.
Beginning in Spring 2025, Public Health students may choose the order of core courses taken following PBH 354: Epidemiology I. No core course may be taken concurrently with PBH 354: Epidemiology.
**No more than two core courses may be taken in a single semester**
To begin the Public Health Core sequence, the following courses must be completed with at least a C-:
- PBH 317: Introduction to Public Health
- SDS 320E: Elements of Statistics (can be taken with PBH 354)
- BIO 325: Genetics (can be taken with PBH 354)
- Prerequisites: BIO 311C + BIO 311D + CH 301
- Recommended completion of: CH 302, CH 204 or CH 104M + 104N
Advanced/Upper Division Public Health Electives (22-24 and later catalogs)
Beginning with the 22-24 catalog, Option I Public Health students are required to complete 9 hours of advanced PBH courses. PBH 363 is required as part of these 9 hours. Students must choose 6 hours of advanced/upper-division Public Health courses from the list below.
Some upper-division PBH courses are eligible to count toward either the capstone requirement or the 6 hours of advanced PBH courses. These courses may not count toward both requirements simultaneously; individual public health courses only count toward one degree requirement.
REQUIRED – PBH 363: Project Management, Planning, and Evaluation
Choose 2 courses/6 hours from this list:
- PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health
- PBH 368 and PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health may not both be counted
- PBH 337: Diverse Communities and Health Equity (no longer offered as of Fall 2024)
- PBH 337: Comprehensive Sex Education in Global Settings
- PBH 337: Program Evaluation in Health and Human Services
- *PBH 341R: Public Health Research (eligible for capstone credit)
- PBH 362: Epidemiology II
- PBH 364: Field Epidemiology
- PBH 365: Public Health Informatics
- *PBH 366: Global Health in Action (eligible for capstone credit)
- PBH 367: Emerging/Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases
- PBH 368: Maternal/Child/Family Health (formerly PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health)
- PBH 368 and PBH 337: Maternal and Child Health may not both be counted
*Can count toward the capstone requirement or advanced/upper-division PBH courses.
Capstone Requirement (22-24 and later catalogs)
Public Health students following the 22-24 and later catalogs are required to complete a cumulative, integrative scholarly or applied experience or inquiry project as a capstone to the education experience. This is known as the Capstone Requirement. More information may be found on the Public Health Course Overview website.
Courses that can complete this requirement are as followed:
- PBH 137: Senior Seminar in Public Health (E-Portfolio) – Spring Only
Prerequisite: Must have completed two of the following with a grade of at least C- in each: PBH 363, PBH 356, PBH 358D, PBH 334, PBH 338. Must also have completed the following with a grade of at least C- in each: PBH 317, PBH 354, SDS 320E.
Students will complete a cumulative, integrative, and inquiry project. They will work with an invited public health client (a local non-profit) to address a real-world problem through which students will apply theories, concepts, and skills developed throughout the public health curricula. Students will reflect and capture their progress through an e-portfolio.
In addition, students will reflect on and improve upon deliverables from previous public health courses and add polished work and reflections to their e-portfolio; thus, this course is intended to be taken after completing all public health core courses.
- PBH 341R: Public Health Research (Research) – Application Required
Prerequisite: PBH 354 with a grade of at least C- and consent of the instructor
May not count toward the capstone requirement and 6 hours of advanced/upper-division PBH electives.
PBH 341R is a research internship course for undergraduate public health students at UT Austin. An application is required to participate, which is released around registration time. Students will be matched to internships based on their interests and skillsets. The course is offered in the spring, summer, and fall. Interns must complete 180 hours of work throughout the semester (about 12 hours/week in spring/fall and 16 hours/week in the summer). Additional information about this program can be found on the Public Health Internships website.
- PBH 366: Global Health in Action (Practice)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and the following coursework with a grade of at least C- in each: PBH 354, SDS 320E or 320H
May not count toward the capstone requirement and 6 hours of advanced/upper-division PBH electives.
Interact with non-profit organizations to improve social determinants of health in communities globally. Participate in activities including needs assessments; Internal Review Board (IRB) applications; data collection, management, analysis, and visualization; report preparation; and resource identification as well as gain cultural understanding of the community.
- PBH 379H: Honors Tutorial Course – Application Required
Conduct individual research on a special topic in public health, leading to an honors thesis and an oral presentation. Research may be based on laboratory, library, or field research directly connected to public health.
Human Development & Family Sciences
Registration Updates
Updated on 03/26/2025
FALL 2025:
Reserved Classes:
- HDF 304H is reserved for HAHDFS students. If you are a non-HDF CNS honors student, speak to your advisor if you are interested in the class
Upper Division HDF Courses with a Writing Flag (Fall 2025):
- HDF 353 (Longevity in the 21st Century) TTH 9:30-11:00 AM
- HDF 343 (Human Development in Minority/Immigrant Families) MW 9:30-11:00 AM
- HDF 378K (Contextual Influence on Individual/Family Development) MW 2:00-3:30 PM
Lab before Lecture - HDF 313 & 113L Child Development and Lab
- You must be registered for HDF 113L before you can register for HDF 313
- If you are on a waitlist for HDF 113L and get into the lab, you are guaranteed a spot in HDF 313
Pre-requisite Corrections:
- HDF 266C and 266L: C- or better in HDF 313 and 113L; registration in both HDF 266C and 266L
- “Consent of the instructor”: only required for practicum, field experience, and honors classes
HDF Practicum Information
Visit the Department website to learn more about the HDF Practicum requirement.
Support Course List (20-22 and earlier catalogs)
Students on a BS HDFS Plan (2020-2022 or earlier) have a supporting coursework requirement of 9 credit hours. View the current HDFS Support Course List (updated Spring 2021) and check with your advisor if you have any questions.
HDFS Second Math Requirement
HDFS Students can take any of the following options SDS 320E, SDS 322E, SDS 324E, M 408N, M 408R, or M 408C to fulfill their second math requirement for HDF.
**SDS 324E has a prereq of SDS 320E or SDS 322E**
Nutrition
Registration News
Course Schedule Changes - Summer & Fall 2025
- Summer: NTR 312 is cancelled
- Fall: NTR 343 Vitamins & Minerals is cancelled. It will be available Spring 2026.
- If graduating in December 2025, please reach out to your advisor if you need 343 credit
SDS 324E Substitution Options - Summer & Fall 2025
All Nutrition degrees require SDS 302F (or 320E) and SDS 324E. Exceptions: the Integrated Coordinated Program in Dietetics (ICPD) does not require a second statistics course due to the graduate courses included in the program. The 20-22 and earlier catalogs allow calculus as an alternative to SDS 324E.
Due to a recent prerequisite change for SDS 324E, most Nutrition majors will no longer be able to take SDS 324E.
The following are approved substitutions to fulfill the SDS 324E requirement this Summer or Fall 2025, or you may take this requirement later. These approved substitutions are subject to change in the future, but students won't need to take an extra course to meet the new prereqs for 324E.
If you took SDS 320E (instead of 302F) for your first stats, then you are still able to take SDS 324E or you can choose SDS 322E.
Choose one of the following to fulfill the ‘SDS 324' requirement:
- SDS 320E Elements of Statistics (also offered web-based summer!)
- SDS 322E Elements of Data Science
- SDS 324E Regression Analysis (if you took SDS 320E for your first stats and therefore meet the new prereq)
Course Number Change Reminders:
- NTR 317L Intro Nutrition Assessment & Education
previously 218/118L - NTR 327L Advanced Food Science Lab (Wr and II flags)
previously NTR 324 & 124L
- NTR 330L Advanced Nutrition Assessment & Counseling
previously NTR 330 - NTR 339L Exp Methods & Design (this is not a lab)
previously NTR 337
"Reserved" Classes:
Priority is given to Nutrition majors into open seats for "reserved" classes. If needed, add yourself to a waitlist (screenshot example).
The following courses require pre-approval with supervising professor to register during initial registration cycle or add/drop time. See the BS Nutrition Research Requirement tab for registration instructions.
- NTR 355 Undergrad Research in Nutrition
- NTR 352 Field Experience in Nutrition
NTR 365 Busting Myths topic: reserved for Liberal Arts Plan II students only.
Prerequisite Waivers:
A Prerequisite Waiver must be requested in these situations to avoid issues during registration.
Email headvising@austin.utexas.edu before or during registration.
Subject Line: Prereq Waiver for [Course You Are Adding] - Name & EID
- Claimed AP or transferred Statistics credit ("SDS 301"), and you need to register for:
Applicable to 20-22 and prior catalog students only. 22-24 catalog requires SDS 302F (or 320E).- NTR 312 Intro Nutritional Sciences
- NTR 338W Issues in Nutrition & Health
- Took NTR 306 with grade A (before becoming a NTR major) and need to register for:
- NTR 307: add yourself to 107L lab first
- NTR 317L Intro Assessment
- NTR 326 Intermediate Metabolism
- NTR 334 Foodservice Mgmt: add yourself to NTR 234L lab first
Lecture & Lab Registration:
Add lab first, then lecture. Must be taken in same semester. Waitlist for lab first as needed.
- NTR 307 & 107L Food Science
- NTR 334 & 234L Foodservice Systems Mgmt
Biology Registration tips
- BIO 311D: The BIO 206L lab pre/co-requisites is not enforced for NTR majors.
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"Reserved" Classes: ex. MBS 226L Microbio Lab will be open to all CNS majors usually on the last Friday of registration and during add/drops.
Chemistry: CH 120K Health Professions Organic Chemistry Lab
- This is a newer one-credit hour Organic Chemistry lab designed for health professions students who only need one semester of Organic lecture and lab (ex. pre-PA students).
- To request registration access for CH 120K:
Email your EID to Chemistry Student Services office before/during registration.- It is reserved unless you email your EID to request access.
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If your health professions pathway requires 8 hours of organic chemistry with lab (two semesters CH 320M & CH 320N and CH 220C two-hour lab), then please avoid taking CH 120K.
NTR Prerequisite Updates
Prerequisite Updates - Fall 2025
A few courses have outdated prerequisites on the Course Schedule or have modified prereqs for the Summer. See Course Schedule for all other course offerings and prerequisites.
No waiver is required to register for the following. The prereqs listed below will be enforced & checked after registration.
- NTR 365 Sports Nutrition (Fall only):
NTR 326 with C- or better
- NTR 327L Advanced Food Science Lab
(Wr & II Flag):
C- or better NTR 307, 107L, upper-div standing- The NTR 337 prereq is NOT enforced
- The NTR 337 prereq is NOT enforced
- NTR 342 Adv Nutritional Sciences:
C- or better NTR 326, credit BCH 369- Strongly recommend BCH 369 completed before NTR 342.
- BIO 325 prereq is NOT enforced.
- NTR 162 Standards, Ethics, Credentialing for Dietetic Practice:
Credit or concurrent NTR 317L
- NTR 365L Exp Learning in Community Engagement
NTR 312 or 306 with C- or better
Note this is a two-semester sequence with Fall & Spring required. See details here!
BS Nutrition Research Requirement
All BS Nutrition degrees have a Nutrition Research requirement (3 or 6 credit hours), except the Integrated Coordinated Program in Dietetics (ICPD). Your specific degree option and catalog year determine the requirement and approved course options. See your Degree Audit and reference below for more information!
For BSA: these NTR courses can count for upper-division/additional NTR hours.
Note for BS Nutrition Option 1, Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): Beginning with 2022-2024 and later catalogs, 6 credit hours are required selected from two specific options. For 20-22 and earlier catalogs, 3 credit hours are required from an approved list. See Degree Audit.
Note ICPD does not have this research requirement, so this could be delayed if you plan to apply. However, gaining some research experience with a faculty lab, even as a volunteer without credit, can be very helpful for your application!
- (A) NTR 327L Advanced Food Science (Writing flag) and one course from a list: one NTR 365 topic, NTR 355 Undergrad Research, 355H, 379H, or 353. See tabs below for more info.
- (B) NTR 365 Topic 5 and NTR 365L Community Engagement sequence ("Gardening Class")
- Two-semester sequence begins Fall semesters only. See promo video from last year and the NTR 365 tab below for details! Note this typically conflicts with NTR 334/234L Foodservice Mgmt, so plan accordingly in separate years.
- Two-semester sequence begins Fall semesters only. See promo video from last year and the NTR 365 tab below for details! Note this typically conflicts with NTR 334/234L Foodservice Mgmt, so plan accordingly in separate years.
NTR Courses
See Interactive Degree Audit for requirement and approved classes for your degree option.
NTR 355 Undergraduate Research in Nutrition:
Pre-Approval Required to Register
- Restricted: pre-approval required via email from supervising faculty to gain registration access. Course can be added later during add/drop times as needed.
- Forward confirmation email from your supervising professor to Human Ecology Advising (headvising@austin.utexas.edu).
- Must include your EID and semester that you are approved to register for NTR 355.
- Look up NTR Faculty Research Areas. Initiate contact via email to ask if they have any opportunities for you to help in their lab for NTR 355 credit. Become familiar with their research before reaching out, and consider being available to volunteer a bit before doing it for credit.
- Depending on the nature of the lab, extensive training may be involved and there may or may not be availability for a one-semester commitment. Typically "wet labs" (ex. cancer cell research) may prefer that you have multiple semesters available to be in their lab.
- BS Dietetics (20-22 and earlier): NTR 355 is allowed to count for 3 hrs Nutrition Research.
NTR 366L Research Methods in Nutritional Sciences
- Prereq: NTR 126L with C- or better
- Typically offered Fall and Spring. No pre-approval required.
- BS Option II Nutritional Sciences (20-22 and later catalogs): NTR 366L is a required course, plus 3 additional research hours from approved list on your Degree Audit.
NTR 327L Advanced Food Science Laboratory (previously NTR 324 & 124L). Wr & II Flags
- Typically offered Fall and Spring. No pre-approval required.
- Check your Degree Audit to see if this is an option for your degree.
- Prerequisites: NTR 307, 107L, NTR 326 with C- or better
- The NTR 337 prereq listed in Course Schedule is NOT enforced.
NTR 365 & 365L Experiential Learning in Community Engagement ("gardening class" sequence)
This course involves learning how to build a community garden, and implementing a garden and nutrition lessons at a local elementary school!
- See the NTR 365 Topics tab for more details about this sequence.
- Course sequence begins in Fall semesters only (NTR 365.5 & NTR 365L)
- Promo video (from last year; ignore the specific dates). See below for clarification on how this can count depending on catalog and degree option:
https://prezi.com/v/view/OFarMCdzQacPaLhug9Lu/
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How will this count towards my degree?
- 20-22 or earlier catalogs:
- BS Nutrition (except HANS): NTR 365 topic and 3 hrs Nutrition Research. This will count even though this particular topic/course numbers are not listed on the Degree Audits.
- BSA Nutrition: 6 hrs upper division NTR
- 22-24 and 24-26 catalog:
- BS Nutrition Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): fulfills all 6 hrs Nutrition Research
- The alternative choice is NTR 327L Advanced Food Science plus 3 hrs chosen from a list (ex. NTR 365 topic or NTR 355 undergrad research)
- BSA: 6 hrs additional Nutrition
- BS Nutrition Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): fulfills all 6 hrs Nutrition Research
- 20-22 or earlier catalogs:
NTR 352 Field Experience in Nutrition:
Pre-Approval Required
- See your Degree Audit to confirm if this is an available option for your degree plan.
- Pre-approval via email required from supervising professor to gain registration access for this course.
- Send confirmation email to Human Ecology Advising (headvising@austin.utexas.edu).
- This can be added later during add/drop as needed.
- This course has online assignments throughout the semester while you are volunteering a certain # of hours per week in the community or assisting a faculty member with a project. You must find a NTR professor to agree to supervise for this credit.
Fall & Spring Only Courses
Some NTR courses are taught in the fall semester only or spring semester only. NTR courses not listed below are typically offered every fall and spring.
Please note these are subject to change, and course offerings must be confirmed on the Course Schedule each semester before you register.
Fall Semester Only
- NTR 316 Culture & Food (Global Cultures flag)
- NTR 321 International Nutrition: Developing World*
- NTR 365 Topics: can vary each year
- NTR 365 Sports Nutrition: typically Fall-only
- NTR 365 Nutrition & Genes: may be offered fall or spring
- NTR 365 Topic 5: Principles & Applications in Community Engagement: Two-semester sequence that starts in a Fall semester only (both NTR 365.5 & NTR 365L required). See more details under the NTR 365 Topics tab.
- NTR 371 Medical Nutrition Therapy II
- Could be taken before NTR 370 during senior year if needed.
- Could be taken before NTR 370 during senior year if needed.
Spring Semester Only
- NTR 331 International Nutrition: Social & Environmental Policies*
- NTR 365 Obesity & Metabolic Health: typically Spring-only
- NTR 370 Medical Nutrition Therapy I
- Could be taken after NTR 371 if you are in your senior year.
- NTR 365L Experiential Learning in Community Engagement:
- Part two of required Fall & Spring sequence. Both NTR 365.5 & NTR 365L required. See NTR 365 Topics tab for more details.
*NTR 321 and NTR 331 are different topics of International Nutrition. They count as separate courses and would each count as 3 hours of upper-division NTR credit.
NTR 365 Topics
The Course Schedule prerequisites are typically outdated for these. No waiver required to register. The prerequisites listed below will be checked and enforced.
20-22 and prior catalogs: Any topic can fulfill a "NTR 365" requirement for BS degrees.
- BS DPD & Nutritional Sciences: note the NTR 337 course was replaced with NTR 339L (it's not a lab)
22-24 catalog: See your Interactive Degree Audit for requirements and any specific exclusions.
Fall Only (typically):
- NTR 365 Sports Nutrition: C- or better NTR 326
- NTR 365 Nutrition & Genes: C- or better NTR 326
- NTR 365 Topic 5 Principles & Applications in Community Engagement ("gardening class"):
- Part one of two-semester Fall and Spring sequence. Both NTR 365.5 and NTR 365L are required. More details below.
NTR 365 Busting Myths topic is reserved for Liberal Arts Plan II students only.
Spring Only (typically):
- NTR 365 Obesity & Metabolic Health: C- or better NTR 326
- NTR 365L Experiential Learning in Community Engagement:
- Part two of two-semester fall and spring gardening class sequence. Both NTR 365.5 and NTR 365L are required. More details below.
NTR 365.5 & NTR 365L Community Engagement Sequence
("gardening class")
This is an exciting experiential learning course that provides experience in building/implementing a school garden in a public school setting and teaching nutrition-related lessons to elementary kids and parents! The overall goal of this course is to teach students how to implement gardening, cooking, and nutrition lessons within a school or community environment as a way to improve nutrition and health in youth and communities.
This is a two-semester Fall and Spring sequence which begins in Fall semesters only. Both semesters are required: NTR 365 Topic 5 (fall) & NTR 365L (spring).
See promo video from last year by the instructor with more information and student feedback about the course! Ignore the last year's dates, but it's the same course layout:
https://prezi.com/v/view/OFarMCdzQacPaLhug9Lu/
Please also see below for clarification about how this can count depending on your degree catalog.
- Fall 2024: NTR 365 Topic 5: Principles & Applications in Community Engagement (#51930) and
- Spring 2025: NTR 365L Experiential Learning in Community Engagement
- NTR 312 or NTR 306 with C- or better
- Will be a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Fall 2024
- Commitment to take both NTR 365 Topic 5 & NTR 365L
How will this sequence count towards my degree?
- 20-22 or earlier catalogs:
- BS Nutrition (any option except HANS): NTR 365 topic credit and 3 hours Nutrition Research
- BSA Nutrition: 6 hours upper division Nutrition
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For HANS: 6 hours additional Nutrition or upper-division elective
- 22-24 catalog:
- BS Nutrition Option 1 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): all 6 hours Nutrition Research
- Note that ICPD does not have this research requirement.
- BSA: 6 hours additional Nutrition
- BS Nutrition Option 1 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): all 6 hours Nutrition Research
Or this can count as 6 hrs general electives for any degree plan.
NTR 365.5 & 365L Community Engagement Sequence ("gardening class")
NTR 365.5 & NTR 365L Community Engagement Sequence ("gardening class")
This is an exciting experiential learning course that provides experience in building/implementing a school garden in a public school setting and teaching nutrition-related lessons to elementary kids and parents! The overall goal of this course is to teach students how to implement gardening, cooking, and nutrition lessons within a school or community environment as a way to improve nutrition and health in youth and communities.
Students are part of the EdEN Lab program as interns through this course. See this recent CNS news article!
Two-semester sequence which begins in Fall semesters only. Both semesters are required: NTR 365 Topic 5 (fall) & NTR 365L (spring).
Promo video by the instructor with more info and student feedback (from last year, ignore the dates): https://prezi.com/v/view/OFarMCdzQacPaLhug9Lu/
See below for clarification about how this counts for different catalogs/options.
- Fall 2025: NTR 365 Topic 5: Principles & Applications in Community Engagement (#56495) and
- Spring 2026: NTR 365L Experiential Learning in Community Engagement
- NTR 312 or NTR 306 with C- or better
- Will be a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
- Commitment to take both NTR 365 Topic 5 & NTR 365L
- 20-22 or earlier catalogs:
- BS Nutrition (any option except HANS): NTR 365 topic credit and 3 hours Nutrition Research
- BSA Nutrition: 6 hours upper division Nutrition
- 22-24 and 24-26 catalog:
- BS Nutrition Option 1 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): all 6 hours Nutrition Research
- The alternative choice is NTR 327L Advanced Food Science plus one course chosen from a list (ex. NTR 365 topic or NTR 355 undergrad research)
- Note that ICPD does not have this research requirement.
- BSA Nutrition: 6 hours additional Nutrition
- BS HDF: 3 hrs additional Nutrition & 3 hrs general elective
- BS Nutrition Option 1 Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD): all 6 hours Nutrition Research
- All majors/degree plans: 6 hrs upper-division electives for any degree plan. Additional Nutrition hours.
Nutrition Major Resources
- UHS Nutrition Services: low-cost meetings and free workshops with a dietitian on-campus!
- UTexas Nutrition: SoHE student organization (all majors welcome)
- CNS Career Services: industry map, alumni data (employers & job titles)
- Diversify Dietetics: national organization providing community, mentorship, scholarships to empower nutrition leaders
- Dietitians of Central Texas (DCTX): local professional org with monthly meetings and social opportunities with practicing dietitians. Student membership available.
Textiles & Apparel
Fall 2024 Registration News
The following courses are planned to be Fall Only: TXA 317R, TXA 326, TXA 331E, TXA 325L, TXA 327C, TXA 331E, TXA 340T, TXA 360l, TXA 362T, TXA 363T, TXA 367D, and TXA 379R.
TXA 316L Apparel I: restricted to TXA majors until Friday, April 19th. We will lift this restriction on April 19th. Non majors are encouraged to waitlist at that time.
Please ask your assigned advisor if you are unsure if you meet prerequisites. If you are not a TXA major, please email: angela.patterson@austin.utexas.edu.
If you are graduating in Fall 24 and need a class for the 20-22 catalog that is not being taught or have a time conflictplease reach out to Angela Patterson to find an appropriate sub. angela.patterson@austin.utexas.edu
Concurrent Enrollment Policy
Per the CNS Concurrent Enrollment Policy, students can not take any Math or Science course away from UT Austin during the Fall/Spring semesters that they are attending UT Austin. Science courses should be taken as soon as possible to avoid graduation delays!
Students can take science courses away from UT during the summer. Check correct equivalency before registering using the Automated Transfer Equivalency (ATE) database.
Chemistry Requirement Updates
Please note that the Chemistry requirement has changed for Textiles and Apparel students. We will now accept CH 304K or CH301N, and CH 305 or CH302N.
We no longer require CH 301, 302, and 204. We will still accept these courses, however students will be given the option of taking CH304K or CH301N, and 305 or CH302N.
Late Add Policy
Please note: Please check back in the fall for updates to this policy and dates. The following policy is for Human Ecology courses only. For all courses, contact the department advising center offering the course.
- Through the 4th day of school: You may add yourself to classes using the online registration system, and the online waitlists will remain active. Contacting the professor or your advisor doesn't help to bypass the waitlist process.
- After the 4th day: the online waitlist is no longer used and you must follow the late add policy listed below...
Late Add Policy
5th through 8th day of school:
- Contact the professor by email to get their permission to join the class.
- Forward that email along with your EID, name, class, and unique number to headvising@austin.utexas.edu