The Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences welcomes applications from students who have begun their college coursework elsewhere and wish to complete their undergraduate studies at Messiah University. However, it is important to recognize that enrollment in the Nutrition and Dietetics major is limited and that a minimum GPA in basic science and nutrition courses is required for progression into upper level courses. The major courses which need to be completed before the second and third years of the Nutrition and Dietetics major are listed in the table below:
| Major | Complete before the start of second year Messiah Courses | Complete before the start of the third year Messiah Courses |
| Nutrition and Dietetics |
CHEM 105: Gen Chem I CHEM 106: Gen Chem II* NUTR 121: Food and Food Sci.* |
BIOL 185: A&P I* BIOL 186: A&P II CHEM 204: Intro to Organic* NUTR 222: Nutrition Theory STAT 269: Intro to Stat. BUSA 120: Principles of Management |
*To progress into the upper level courses in this major, these courses must be completed with grades of no less than a C- as well as an average GPA in them of at least 2.500 (2.750 if more than one is transferred to Messiah).
The scheduling of upper level courses can be determined using the