Nutrition and Dietetics - B.S.

Required Courses:

• NUTR 141 - Food Service Sanitation
• NUTR 200 - Fundamentals of Foods
• NUTR 250 - Nutrition
• NUTR 280 - Multicultural Foods: Experiencing Culture Through Food
• 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 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.

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 , and ENGL 102  in their freshman year.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Requirements:

For those students interested in the registered dietitian (RD) 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, students are eligible for an ACEND dietetic internship; a verification of 1200 hours of supervised practice (internship) is required by the Commission on Dietetic Registration to sit for the registered dietitian examination to attain the RD credential. Dominican University has an accredited ACEND coordinated dietetic internship that requires 24 additional semester hours of supervised practice with RD 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 346 - Food and Nutrition Services Administration
• NUTR 430 - Seminar in Medical Nutrition Therapy
• MATH 211 - Principles of Statistics
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology: The Science of Behavior