Degrees, Majors & Programs

• Agricultural Science This program is a general degree incorporating courses in many aspects of agricultural production. It involves required courses in animal production; health and nutrition; cellular, molecular, organismal, and plant biology; natural resources and environmental science; human nutrition; and economics and business. Students will be well trained in basic modern areas of plant and animal agriculture, with a substantial business and economics background. The degree will prepare students for careers in both production as well as in management.
• Dietetics - option provides students with a background in nutrition therapy, food service systems, food industry, business, education and/or research.
• Nutritional Science - Option focuses on developing research skills in preparation for graduate research in nutritional sciences or for entry to a professional school in health care such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy or public health.

Completion of the Bachelor of Science degree with the dietetics option prepares students for the second step in becoming a registered dietitian (RD), a dietetic internship. Upon completion of the internship, students take a national examination to become registered.

The Didactic Program in Dietetics at the University of Nevada, Reno is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics , and graduates are prepared to enter an accredited internship prior to taking the Registered Dietitian Examination.

• Veterinary Science  - The Pre-Vet program will give you a solid foundation on which to continue your education or begin a career. The pre-veterinary curriculum satisfies the entrance requirements of most schools of veterinary medicine in the United States.
• Rangeland Ecology & Management There is strong need for range trained students in federal agencies and in related career paths and Nevada citizens expressed the need for range professionals to understand the characteristics and needs of Nevada. This program will do so with an integrated/interuniversity consortium of range expertise from across the western United States that offers comprehensive training within the subdisciplines of this profession.

• Nutrition - The Nutrition Graduate Program strengthens and advances students’ knowledge of nutritional biochemistry/physiology, and the clinical and epidemiological applications of this knowledge. Students also have opportunities to develop a proficiency in a more defined specialization that links nutrition with other biological or behavioral sciences. The program serves the needs of students who are interested in research careers related to nutrition; dietetic professionals seeking advanced training; as well as other health-related professionals who have an interest in nutrition.