Nutrition — Nutrition/Dietetics Option (NTDI)
Freshmen and on and off campus transfer students who desire to major in Nutrition/Dietetics will be admitted to Pre-dietetics (NTDX). To be eligible for consideration for admission to the didactic program in dietetics, applicants must successfully complete at least 45 semester hours of the pre-dietetics curriculum courses, including:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NTRI 2000/2007 | Nutrition And Health | 3 |
| As well as 4 of the following 6 science courses: | ||
| Fundamentals Chemistry I | ||
| Fundamental Chemistry II | ||
| Survey of Organic Chemistry | ||
| Principles of Biology | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
Students must successfully complete the lower-division pre-dietetics prerequisite courses as outlined below with a minimum GPA of 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted in any prerequisite course (BIOL 1020/BIOL 1021, BIOL 2500, BIOL 2510, CADS 2000, CHEM 1030/CHEM 1031, CHEM 1040/CHEM 1041, CHEM 2030, HDFS 2000, NTRI 2000 (or NTRI 2007), NTRI 2070, PSYC 2010). Criteria for admission include pre-dietetics cumulative GPA, science GPA, and student’s personal statements and career goals. Due to the limited number of seats, achievement of minimum standards does not ensure admission into the Didactic Program in Dietetics.
Pre-dietetic students must formally apply to the DPD, upon completion of the admission requirement course work. Once grades are posted for the semester, students will complete the application located on the Nutrition Dietetics website and follow application instructions to submit.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 1150 Pre-Calculus Algebra and Trigonometry | 4 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| Core History 1 | 3 | CHEM 1041 Fundamental Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | NTRI 2000/2007 Nutrition And Health | 3 |
| PSYC 2010 Introduction to Psychology | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| Core History 2 | 3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 2501 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Laboratory | 1 | BIOL 2511 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Laboratory | 1 |
| STAT 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences | 3 | NTRI 2070 Careers in Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness | 1 |
| Core Literature | 3 | CHEM 2030 Survey of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 |
| HDFS 2000 Marriage and Family in a Global Context, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management | 3 | ||
| 13 | 14 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BCHE 3180 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 | NTRI 3750 Nutrition Education | 2 |
| NTRI 3560 Experimental Study of Foods | 4 | NTRI 4820 Macronutrients | 3 |
| PHIL 1030 Ethics and the Health Sciences | 3 | NTRI 4830 Vitamins And Minerals | 3 |
| BIOL 3200 General Microbiology | 3 | Core Social Sciences | 3 |
| BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 | HDFS 2000 Marriage and Family in a Global Context, CADS 2000 Global Consumer Culture, or HOSP 2000 Principles of Service Management | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| NTRI 4090 Professional Issues in Dietetics and Nutrition | 1 | NTRI 5030 Medical Nutrition II | 4 |
| NTRI 4560 Food Systems Operations | 2 | NTRI 5560 Nutrition and Food Service Management | 3 |
| NTRI 4561 Food Systems Operations Lab | 2 | NTRI 5760 Nutrition Counseling | 2 |
| NTRI 4620 Public Health Nutrition | 3 | NTRI 5830 Nutritional Genomics | 3 |
| NTRI 5020 Medical Nutrition I | 4 | NTRI 5910 Clinical Practicum in Dietetics | 1 |
| NTRI 5820 Nutrition In The Life Cycle | 3 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics’ academic requirements for Didactic Program in Dietetics will be met by the Nutrition/Dietetics option. Graduates choosing this option must complete an internship after graduation to be eligible to take the national exam for Registered Dietitians. Acceptance into dietetic internships is highly competitive.