Nutrition and Dietetics - B.S.

Required Courses:

• NUTR 141 - Food Service Sanitation or Sanitation Certificate from an accredited provider
• NUTR 200 - Fundamentals of Foods
• NUTR 250 - Nutrition
• NUTR 290 - Nutritional Biochemistry
• NUTR 299 - Community-Based Learning
• NUTR 345 - Nutrition Communication Skills
• NUTR 375 - Principles of Food Service Purchasing
• NUTR 390 - Experimental Foods
• NUTR 404 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I
• NUTR 407 - Quantity Food Production and Service
• NUTR 408 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II
• NUTR 409 - Community Nutrition
• NUTR 425 - Nutrition in Human Development

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• BIOL 152 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• BIOL 160 - Elementary Microbiology
• BIOL 252 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• CHEM 104 - Introductory Organic Chemistry

Additional Requirements:

A minimum of 15 hours in the major field must be completed at Dominican.

Recommended Electives

• NUTR 412 - Special Topics in Nutrition
• PHIL 242 - Introduction to Biomedical Ethics

Recommendations:

It is advisable for interested freshmen to consult with an advisor in the department prior to registration and to take CHEM 101 , CHEM 104 , ENGL 101 , ENGL 102 , NUTR 200 , and NUTR 250  in their freshman year.

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) Requirements:

For those students interested in the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) credential, specific course work is required to meet the additional education competencies of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics program is currently granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE).

After completion of all courses and per verification statement policy, students are eligible for an ACEND dietetic internship. This consists of 1200 hours of supervised practice (internship) and is required by the Commission on Dietetic Registration in order to take the registered dietitian examination and attain the RDN credential. Dominican University has an ACEND accredited coordinated dietetic internship program  that requires 24 additional semester hours of supervised practice with RDN preceptors. Application to this coordinated program is open only to Dominican University students who complete at least 34 hours of course work at Dominican.

Additional requirements beyond those of the nutrition and dietetics major include: 

• NUTR 101 - Introduction to Dietetics
    
• NUTR 280 - Multicultural Food Patterns
    
• NUTR 346 - Food and Nutrition Services Administration
    
• NUTR 420 - Introduction to Writing about Nutrition and Health
    
• NUTR 430 - Seminar in Medical Nutrition Therapy
    
• MATH 211 - Principles of Statistics
    
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology: The Science of Behavior
    

Verification Statement Policy for Didactic Program in Dietetics:

Completion of the requirements for the Dominican University Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) will be verified by the student advisor and DPD program director prior to issuing Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics verification statements. All of the following requirements must be met:

• Meet nutrition and dietetics major or certificate requirements
• Minimum of B- letter grade in all nutrition department classes. Students who receive a grade lower than B- in these classes will be asked to retake the course in order to earn a B- or higher.
• Minimum of 30 hours of community or professional volunteer service in a nutrition science major area
• Completion of student portfolio