Join us on Nov. 16, 2026, for FSHN Visit Day!

Explore your future career at our Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) visit day! We’ll offer additional, hands-on sessions related to FSHN majors during the November 16 Experience Iowa State Visit Day.

As part of this visit day you’ll meet faculty with connections to industry and talk to current students about what it’s like to be a Cyclone in the making!

Register for this special visit day through the campus visits calendar. Once you’re to the calendar, you will click on the November 16 Experience Iowa State (EIS) session to be part of FSHN Visit Day.

FSHN Visit Day: Session Information

  • Nutritional Science and Health-related Careers — 11:00-11:50: This session will discuss the Nutritional Science major and how it prepares students for a career in a health-related field.
  • How Sensory Impacts our Diets — 11:00-11:50
  • Food Science and Human Nutrition Visit Day Lunch — 12:05-12:55
  • Explore Nursing Pathways (Repeat Session) — 1:10-2:00: Learn about pathways to nursing through transferring to the RN-to-BSN program or by applying to the Accelerated BSN program after finishing your first degree.
  • Meet your Teachers! Food Science and Human Nutrition Faculty Panel — 1:10-2:00

FSHN Majors

Our majors immerse you in hands-on experience to prepare you for your future career. Whether you want to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, work in the global food industry, improve people’s lives through nutrition-based research, or develop new foods, FSHN Visit Day is designed to help you learn more about majors and career paths in FSHN.

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    Culinary Food Science

    Learn how food is prepared by testing recipes and adjusting ingredients to optimize food products in our Research Chefs Association (RCA) Culinology® program.

  • Dietetics

    Your path to becoming an RDN starts here! Learn how to apply evidence-based information about diet and nutrition to contribute to the optimal health and wellness of individuals and the population.

     

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    Diet and Exercise

    Earn your bachelor’s and master’s concurrently in this dynamic program that blends diet and exercise science. Design strategic nutrition and fitness plans that optimize health and combat disease.

  • Food Science

    Our Institute of Food Technologists-approved program focuses on the commercial-scale production and processing of food.

  • Nutritional Science

    A path in pre-health professions, nutritional science examines the connection between diet and health and how diet can play a crucial role in the cause, treatment, and prevention of many diseases.