Didactic Dietetics Education Certificate Program

Program Overview

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 CellsLAS1LASL	4
BIO 245	Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology	4
BIO 251	Allied Health Microbiology	4
	or
BIO 351	Microbiology	4
CHEM 111	Principles of Chemistry ILAS1	4
CHEM 111L	Principles of Chemistry I LaboratoryLAS1LASL	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 NutritionLAS1	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 PsychologyLAB3	3
SCI 291	Scientific WritingLAW2	3
STAT 150	Introduction to Statistical AnalysisLAX1	3