Dietetics B.S.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Contact: Janice Riegel, Administrative Assistant
Location: Gunter 2280
Telephone: 970.351.2755
Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/dietetics
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
Assigned advisor is available through the Ursa login; ursa.unco.edu; under Student tab Academic Profile channel and is term specific. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Core (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
This program is designed for the undergraduate who would like to pursue dietetic registration and/or licensure in several states. The Dietetics major offers a wide range of studies related to foods and nutrition applicable in several health care settings in the community and health care organizations as well as for food service in public, government, and private organizations. The focus of the bachelor of science degree is to prepare graduates for dietetic internships and entry-level practice. Physiological, biochemical, and behavioral sciences provide the foundation for study. Social, environmental, cultural and psychological factors affecting food accessibility and dietary intake related to health care are covered. Students also develop human relationship skills and expertise in addressing nutritional needs throughout the life cycle.
The undergraduate Dietetics Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of The American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606 (331-899-0040, ext 5400), as a Didactic Program in Dietetics. At the senior level, students are eligible to apply for CADE accredited dietetic internships. With successful completion of the B.S. Dietetics degree at UNC and completion of an accredited internship, the graduate is eligible to take the registration exam to become a Registered Dietician.
Students interested in dietetics are accepted as pre-dietetics majors if they meet the general admission requirements of the University. Students in the pre-dietetics major will receive academic advisement from members of the Dietetics Program faculty. Formal application to the Dietetics Program should be made by the student at the end of the sophomore year through their advisor. Prior to application to the Program, students must complete BIO 110 and CHEM 111 with grades of C- or better, have a cumulative GPA of > 2.8, and have been advised by a Dietetics faculty member.
NOTE: The School of Human Sciences also offers a CADE accredited dietetic internship. Application is separate from the undergraduate program.
Program Admission Requirements:
The designation of Dietetics as a major does not assure admission to the Dietetics Program. Students must make a separate application to the Dietetics Program, typically during the spring semester of the sophomore year for entrance into the program in the fall semester of the junior year.
Prior to application students must complete BIO 110 and CHEM 111 with grades of C- or better, have a cumulative GPA of >2.8, and have been advised by a Dietetics faculty member.
Program Requirements:
Successful completion of the program requires grades of C- or better in all program-required courses. Students meeting this requirement and thereby successfully completing the B.S. Dietetics degree will earn a Verification Statement making them eligible to apply for accredited dietetic internship programs as the next step toward achieving dietetic registration.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
Degree Requirements
1. Required Specified LAC — 18 credits
LAC area 1b. — Intermediate Composition
LAC area 2 — Mathematics
| STAT 150 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 3 |
LAC area 5 — Social and Behavioral Sciences
LAC area 6 — Physical and Life Sciences
Remaining LAC — 22 credits
See
“Liberal Arts Core”.
NOTE: Students need to select a course from Area 8 that also counts for Areas 3 or 4.
2. Required Major — 57 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| FND 210 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| FND 245 | Introduction to Nutrition | 3 |
| FND 252 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| FND 310 | Introduction to Foods | 4 |
| FND 320 | Nutrition Applications in Foodservice | 3 |
| FND 370 | Nutrition Education and Application Strategies | 3 |
| FND 410 | Professional Development Seminar | 2 |
| FND 430 | Nutrition Assessment and Intervention | 3 |
| FND 431 | Medical Nutrition Intervention | 3 |
| FND 446 | Foodservice Systems Management | 4 |
| FND 451 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FND 452 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| BAMG 350 | Management of Organizations | 3 |
| BAMK 260 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| BIO 245 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 351 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 231 | Principles of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 381 | Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
3. University-Wide Credits — 23 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this degree, that will typically be 23 credits.
NOTES: Students can not double major in both Dietetics and Nutrition. Dietetics majors can not minor in Nutrition.