Dietetics Concentration (1214)

The concentration is a didactic program and is currently granted developmental accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill., 60606-6995, 312/899-4876. Students who successfully complete the program are qualified to apply for accredited dietetic internships or approved preprofessional practice programs as means for achieving eligibility for active membership in the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and for writing the examination for registered dietitian (RD) status. Detailed information is available from the dietetics program director about special costs and requirements of students in the program. Graduates from the dietetics concentration also may seek direct employment in such areas as school food service, extended-care facilities, and commercial or industrial food services.

Degree Requirements

1. Family and Consumer Sciences Core Component -- 17 hours
   • (see earlier page)
2. General Education Component -- 61 hours
   • Biology 300
   • Chemistry 121-122, 310, and 319
   • Communications 230
   • Computer Science 201
   • Economics 201-202
   • English 111-112, one course from Eng 250, 251, 260, 261, 270, or 271
   • Mathematics 140, 210
   • Microbiology 251
   • Psychology 110
   • Sociology 201
   • Zoology 201
   • Electives:
     • Humanities (3 hours) (see accepted list on earlier page)
     • Unspecified (3 hours)
3. Family and Consumer Sciences Component -- 29 hours
   • Food Science 200, 313, 332
   • Food Systems Management 203, 312, 410
   • Nutrition 322, 433, 443
4. Business Component -- 9 hours
   • Accounting 300
   • Management 301, 350
5. Professional Development Courses -- 15 hours
   • Select Option A for completion of the CADE developmentally accredited didactic program.
   • Select Options B or C or certain combinations of B and C for completion of a non-CADE developmentally accredited program.
     1. Supervised Field Experience: Family and Consumer Sciences 487, 497; Food Systems Management 415; Nutrition 455
     2. Supervised Field Experience: Family and Consumer Sciences 460, 482, 492
     3. Approved Electives: 300-400

Total required for a B.S. degree -- 131 hours

A minimum of 48 hours is required in upper-division courses.

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