Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Bulletin 2015-2016 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Nutrition and Dietetics Certificate


 The program offers a certificate to those already holding a baccalaureate degree and needing only to complete the requirements for DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) Verification statement. Certificate students must also meet the Dominican University core curriculum foundation competencies: ENGL 102 - Composition II: Writing as a Way of Knowing , MATH 130 - College Algebra , CIS 120 - Introduction to Computer Applications , and Information Literacy Workshop . In addition, a student may complete a second degree. Certificate students must complete a minimum of 34 hours at Dominican to apply for the Dominican coordinated dietetic internship. The program is designed to assist students in developing breadth and depth of knowledge, skills, values, and competencies in clinical dietetics, community dietetics, and food service management that are necessary for application to dietetic internships (DI) to become a Registered Dietitian or graduate work, and eventual professional practice at the entry level.