The Department of Nutrition and Food Science offers this undergraduate credit certificate program in Sports Nutrition to adequately prepare fitness professionals, coaches, nutritionists, and others to provide fluid, and nutrient recommendations, as well as an appropriate exercise prescription to active people.

The program requires 16 units to complete. Courses in this program may be taken by Kinesiology and Nutritional Science students in upper division or graduate level standing. Students may only pursue the certificate program in combination with a degree program. Students in other health related disciplines such as Dietetic Technician, Nursing, Health Science, Chemistry or Biology might also find this certificate program useful. Anatomy & Physiology (BIOL 2010 and BIOL 2020) and Chemistry (CHEM 1010 /CHEM 1020) are prerequisites to this certificate program. NTRS 3170 is a prerequisite for all 4000/5000 NTRS courses in this certificate program, and KIN 3600 is a prerequisite for KIN 4560. Students will qualify for the award of the Certificate in Sports Nutrition upon the successful completion of the required courses with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.