The road to Clemson University beginsat OCtech! Earn a Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Clemson University by starting here! Weare committed to meeting your educational needs and will work hard to customize a planthat fits not only your schedule, but also your budget. Congratulations on taking the rightsteps towards a promising future!

Students will attend OCtech for two years before transferring to Clemson to finish theirdegree in food science that will also include a study abroad semester over the summer.Students will learn about food science career choices that offer professional advancementopportunities and will enable them to make a difference in their communities. Theprogram will include industry internships.

OCtech courses by semester forClemson’s Food Science Program*:

Fall I:Biology (BIO) 101 – Biological Sciences IChemistry (CHM) 110 – General Chemistry IEnglish (ENG) 101 – English Composition IMath (MAT) 120 – Probability & StatisticsSpring I:BIO 102 - Biological Sciences IICHM 111 - General Chemistry IIENG 102 - English Composition IIPsychology (PSY) 201 – General PsychologySummer I:Courses offered at Clemson UniversityFall II:CHM 211 – Organic ChemistryArt History (ART) 101 or Music (MUS) 205BIO 225 – MicrobiologySpeech (SPC) 205 - Public Speaking Spring II:Physics (PHY) 201 –PhysicsENG 200 – LiteratureEconomics (ECO) 211 or History (HIS) 101MAT 130 – Elementary CalculusElectiveSummer II:Courses offered at Clemson University

Apply today:

Apply for admissions fast and easy online.www.octech.edu

Submit official test scores and/or official college transcripts. If you need to take the placement test, contact the Office of Admis-sions at askme@octech.edu

Complete the FAFSA form(Free Application for Federal Student Aid) at www.fafsa.ed.gov

Once accepted, you’ll be assigned to an academic advisor who will make sure you have a solid academic plan to achieve your goals here at OCtech.

Make an appointment with your academic ad-visor to select courses and register for classesduring advertised advisement periods.

Pay all tuition and fees by published deadlines(found online) to avoid late fee charges.

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Financial Aid Opportunities:

The Office of Financial Aid is here to help you findthe best and most economic way to meet yourfinancial needs.

We can provide you with information on PellGrants, Scholarships, Federal Work-StudyPrograms and other types of aid to make payingfor college easier.

Current high school graduating seniors with acumulative 3.0 grade point average can attendOCtech basically for free with the Life Scholarship!

Scholarships are available for those who qualify.

find out more at www.octech.edu

For more information contact:

Dr. William Hair803.535.1283

HAIRW@OCtech.edu.OCtechOrangeburg-Calhoun Technical CollegeThis program will begin in Fall 2013.

*Courses subject to change based on articulation revisions.

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Find out all that you can do with amajor in food science. Develop new foodproducts, and discover new food sources.Search for ways to improve the nutri-tional bene�ts of foods and to replacecostly additives. Use chemistry, business,microbiology, engineering and other sciences to come up with better ways ofpreserving, processing, packaging,storing and delivering foods.

Food science classes at Clemson provide you with practical experiencethrough projects, team research, collegiate competitions, Co-ops and internships. For instance, students in aproduct development class created newsalad dressings for Naturally Fresh Corp. in Atlanta, Ga. Their contact at the company was a graduate of Clemson’sfood science program.

A degree in food science gives youmany career options. Companies such asFrito Lay, Kraft and Cryovac have a highdemand for well-educated food scienceand nutrition graduates. Additionally,government agencies need graduates forfood safety and regulatory positions. Thejob placement rate for food science

graduates is strong, with medianstarting salaries of $44,000 in 2011.

The Department of Food, Nutrition,and Packaging Sciences has a �exible curriculum. The food science and technology concentration prepares youfor careers such as a food safety regulatoror culinary scientist. The dieteticsand human nutrition concentration givesyou the foundation needed to become apediatric nutritionist, medical dietitianor food specialist. For more information,go to www.clemson.edu/fnps .

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A food science student testing thequality of prepackaged pizza crust

Imagine tasting food for a living. InClemson’s Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Program, testing the �avor, texture and nutritional value of foods is part of the class curriculum. You’ll learn to create new foods thatare safe, health y, convenient and �avorful.

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Did You Know?

• You can earn a four-year Food Science degree from Clemson University through a new program delivered in partnership with Orangeburg-Calhoun or Trident technical colleges.

• Individuals selected for the program are eligible for tuition scholarships.

• The program includes an International study abroad experience as well as other hands-on training with food professionals.

• Clemson is one of only a few universities in the nation approved by the Research Chef’s Assoc. (RCA) to offer a CulinologyTM (culinary science) program. CulinologyTM combines the disciplines of culinary arts and food science into one unique program.

Contacts:

• Dr. Aubrey Coffee acoffee@clemson.edu Clemson University Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences

• Ms. Cara Smyczynski Cara.Smyczynski@tridenttech.edu Trident Technical College Division of Science and Mathematics

• Dr. William Hair hairw@octech.edu Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Academic Affairs