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Didactic Dietetics Education Certificate

 

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 350Management and Organizational Behavior

3
BAMK 360Marketing

3
BIO 110Biology: Atoms to CellsLAS1LASL

4
BIO 245Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

4

BIO 251Allied Health Microbiology

4
or
BIO 351Microbiology

4

CHEM 111Principles of Chemistry ILAS1

4
CHEM 111LPrinciples of Chemistry I LaboratoryLAS1LASL

1
CHEM 231Principles of Organic Chemistry

3
CHEM 381Principles of Biochemistry

3
CHEM 381LPrinciples of Biochemistry Lab

1
FND 210Medical Terminology

2
FND 250Principles of NutritionLAS1

3
FND 252Nutrition in the Life Cycle

3
FND 310Introduction to Foods

2
FND 310LIntroduction to Foods Laboratory

2
FND 320Nutrition Applications in Foodservice

2
FND 320LNutrition Applications in Foodservice Laboratory

1
FND 370Nutrition Education and Application Strategies

3
FND 410Professional Development Seminar

2
FND 430Nutrition Assessment and Intervention

2
FND 430LNutrition Assessment and Intervention Laboratory

1
FND 431Medical Nutrition Intervention

2
FND 431LMedical Nutrition Intervention Laboratory

1
FND 446Foodservice Systems Management

3
FND 446LFoodservice Systems Management Laboratory

1
FND 451Advanced Nutrition

3
FND 452Community Nutrition

3
PSY 120Principles of PsychologyLAB3

3
SCI 291Scientific WritingLAW2

3
STAT 150Introduction to Statistical AnalysisLAX1

3

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