Didactic Dietetics Education Certificate Program
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
An existing bachelor’s degree is required to enroll in the Certificate Program. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above and grades of C or better (C- is not acceptable) in all required courses for successful completion of the certificate. This is an academic certificate only and not to be used for practice or for seeking employment. Successful completion of the certificate requirements will permit a student to earn a Verification Statement to become eligible to pursue supervised practice toward becoming a registered dietitian nutritionist.
Certificate Requirements — 75 Credits
Required Credits
| BAMG 350 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BAMK 360 | Marketing | 3 |
| BIO 110 | Biology: Atoms to Cells | 4 |
| BIO 245 | Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| BIO 251 | Allied Health Microbiology | 4 |
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| BIO 351 | Microbiology | 4 |
| CHEM 111 | Principles of Chemistry I | 4 |
| CHEM 111L | Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 231 | Principles of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 381 | Principles of Biochemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 381L | Principles of Biochemistry Lab | 1 |
| FND 210 | Medical Terminology | 2 |
| FND 250 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| FND 252 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 3 |
| FND 310 | Introduction to Foods | 2 |
| FND 310L | Introduction to Foods Laboratory | 2 |
| FND 320 | Nutrition Applications in Foodservice | 2 |
| FND 320L | Nutrition Applications in Foodservice Laboratory | 1 |
| FND 370 | Nutrition Education and Application Strategies | 3 |
| FND 410 | Professional Development Seminar | 2 |
| FND 430 | Nutrition Assessment and Intervention | 2 |
| FND 430L | Nutrition Assessment and Intervention Laboratory | 1 |
| FND 431 | Medical Nutrition Intervention | 2 |
| FND 431L | Medical Nutrition Intervention Laboratory | 1 |
| FND 446 | Foodservice Systems Management | 3 |
| FND 446L | Foodservice Systems Management Laboratory | 1 |
| FND 451 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FND 452 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| PSY 120 | Principles of Psychology | 3 |
| SCI 291 | Scientific Writing | 3 |
| STAT 150 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 3 |