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College of Human Ecology


Department of Nutrition and Dietetics


William Forsythe, Chairperson, 148 Rivers Building

The dietetics major is a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association. CADE is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. To declare a major in nutrition and dietetics, students must complete the foundation curriculum requirements with a C in all courses and at least a 2.5 GPA. To continue in the program students must maintain a 2.5 GPA.

The Department of Nutrition and Dietetics also offers a dietetic internship that is accredited by CADE. (See graduate catalog for details.) Completion of an approved DPD and an accredited dietetic internship or other accredited/approved supervised experience program are required to become a registered dietitian (RD). Completion of the BS degree in nutrition and dietetics does not guarantee entrance into an internship. Entrance into our internship is competitive and requires admittance into the graduate school, a 3.0 GPA, and 850 GRE score.

BS in Nutrition and Dietetics

Each NUTR course must be completed with a minimum grade of C. Minimum degree requirement is 126 s.h. of credit as follows:

  1. Foundations curriculum requirements (See Section 4, Foundations Curriculum Requirements for all Baccalaureate Degree Programs), including those listed below - 42 s.h.
    CHEM 1150, 1151. General Chemistry and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P: Chemistry placement test or passing grade in CHEM 0150; P/C: MATH 1065)
    CHEM 1160, 1161. General Chemistry and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P: CHEM 1150, 1151; C for 1160: CHEM 1161; C for 1161: CHEM 1160; RC: MATH 1083 or 1085)
    COMM 2410. Public Speaking (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:FA) or COMM 2420. Business and Professional Communication (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:FA)
    ECON 2113. Principles of Microeconomics (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)
    MATH 1065. College Algebra (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:MA) (P: Appropriate score on mathematics placement test)
    PSYC 1000. Introductory Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)
    SOCI 2110. Introduction to Sociology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SO)
  2. Core - 55 s.h.
    HMGT 2110. Principles of Food Preparation (2) (F,S,SS) (C: HMGT 2111)
    HGMT 2111. Principles of Food Preparation Laboratory (1) (F,S,SS) (C: HMGT 2110)
    HMGT 3110. Introduction to Quantity Food Management (3) (F,S) (P: NUTR 1000 or 2105; 1010, HMGT 2110, 2111)
    HMGT 4110. Quantity Food Production and Service Management (3) (F,S,SS) (P: HMGT 3110; NUTR 3350 or HMGT 3990 or 3991; C: HMGT 4111)
    HMGT 4111. Quantity Food Production Laboratory (2) (F,S,SS) (C: HMGT 4110)
    HMGT 4308. Purchasing and Cost Controls for Food Service Operations (3) (F,S,SS) (P: NUTR 3350 or HMGT 3990 or 3991)
    HMGT 4450. Hospitality and Dietetics Human Resource Management (3) (WI) (S,SS) (P: NUTR 3350 or HMGT 2591)
    NUTR 1010. Cultural Foods (3) (F,S,SS)
    NUTR 1300. Introduction to Dietetics (1) (F)
    NUTR 2105. Nutrition Science (3) (F,S,SS)
    NUTR 2400. Nutrition Education and Assessment (3) (P: NUTR 2105; nutrition major)
    NUTR 3104. Advanced Vitamins and Minerals (2) (F,S) (P: BIOL 2130, 2131; CHEM 1160, 1161; NUTR 2105)
    NUTR 3105. Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism (3) (WI) (F,S) (P: BIOL 2130, 2131; CHEM 2650, 2651; or equivalent; NUTR 2105; a statistics course)
    NUTR 3303. Food Science (3) (F) (P: HMGT 2110)
    NUTR 3311. Life Cycle Nutrition (4) (F,S) (P/C: NUTR 3104)
    NUTR 3350. Dietetics Administration (3) (S)
    NUTR 3500. Nutrition Research Methodology (2) (WI) (P: NUTR 2105, 3105; C: NUTR 3501; nutrition major)
    NUTR 3501. Nutrition Research Methodology Laboratory (1) (WI) (P: NUTR 2105, 3105; C: NUTR 3500: nutrition major)
    NUTR 4300. Professional Preparation in Dietetics (1) (F) (P: NUTR major)
    NUTR 4312. Medical Nutrition Therapy I (4) (F) (P: HIMA 3000; NUTR 3105, 3311)
    NUTR 4313. Medical Nutrition Therapy II (4) (S) (P: NUTR 4312; C: NUTR 4500, 4600)
    NUTR 4500. Community Nutrition Education (3) (S,SS) (P: NUTR 3311; C: NUTR 4313)
    NUTR 4600. Dietetics Exit Seminar (2) (WI) (S,SS) (P/C: NUTR 4308, 4313, 4500; HMGT 4450)
  3. Cognates - 19 s.h.
    BIOL 1050. General Biology (3) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC)
    BIOL 2110, 2111. Fundamentals of Microbiology (4,0) (F,S) (FC:SC) (P: 4 s.h. in BIOL; 8 s.h. in CHEM)
    BIOL 2130. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy (4) (F,S,SS) (P: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101)
    BIOL 2131. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory (1) (F,S,SS) (P/C: BIOL 2130)
    CHEM 2650. Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4) (F) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161)
    CHEM 2651. Organic Chemistry Lab for the Life Sciences (1) (F) (C: CHEM 2650)
    HIMA 3000. Introduction to Medical Terminology (2) (F,S,SS)
    Choose a 3 s.h. statistics course
  4. Electives to complete requirements for graduation.

Nutrition Minor

The minor in nutrition requires 28 s.h. of credit as follows:

  1. Core - 15 s.h.
    NUTR 1010. Cultural Foods (3) (F,S,SS)
    NUTR 2105. Nutrition (3) (F,S,SS)
    NUTR 2400. Nutrition Education and Assessment (3) (P: NUTR 2105; nutrition major)
    NUTR 3104. Advanced Vitamins and Minerals (2) (F,S) (P: BIOL 2130, 2131; CHEM 1160, 1161, or equivalent; NUTR 2105)
    NUTR 3311. Life Cycle Nutrition (4) (F,S) (P/C: NUTR 3104)
  2. Cognates - 13 s.h.
    BIOL 2130. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy (4) (F,S,SS) (P: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101)
    BIOL 2131. Survey of Human Physiology and Anatomy Laboratory (1) (F,S,SS) (P/C: BIOL 2130)
    CHEM 2650, 2651. Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences and Laboratory (4,1) (F) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161)
    Choose a 3 s.h. statistics course.