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 2 | ||
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 |
| NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health | 3 | BIOL 1020 Principles Of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I | 3 | BIOL 1021 Principles Of Biology Lab | 1 |
| CHEM 1031 Fund Of Chemistry I Lab | 1 | CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 |
| MATH 1150 Precalc Algebra And Trig | 4 | CHEM 1041 Fund Of Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| PSYC 2010 Intro To Psychology | 3 | ||
| Core History 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 17 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BIOL 2500 Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | BIOL 2510 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 | 3 |
| BIOL 2501 A&P I Lab | 1 | BIOL 2511 A&P II Lab | 1 |
| STAT 2510 Stats For Bio And Health Sci | 3 | CHEM 2030 Survey Of Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| Core Literature | 3 | COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 |
| Core Fine Arts | 3 | HDFS 2100 Science of Human Connections, HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management, or NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health | 3 |
| NTRI 2070 Careers in Nutrition | 1 | NTRI 3820 Nutrition In The Life Cycle | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| BCHE 3180 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 | NTRI 4090 Professional Issues | 1 |
| NTRI 3560 Experimental Study of Foods | 3 | NTRI 4820 Macronutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| NTRI 3561 Exp Study of Foods Lab | 1 | NTRI 4830 Micronutrient Metabolism | 3 |
| NTRI 3720 Nutritional Assessment | 1 | NTRI 5020 Medical Nutrition I | 3 |
| NTRI 3750 Nutrition Education | 3 | NTRI 5021 Medical Nutrition I Lab | 1 |
| PHIL 1030 Ethics And The Health Sciences | 3 | Core Social Sciences | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | HDFS 2100 Science of Human Connections, HOSP 2000 Principles Service Management, or NTRI 2000 Nutrition And Health | 3 |
| 17 | 17 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| NTRI 4560 Food Systems Operations | 2 | NTRI 5100 Controver Nutr: Ev Bas Analys | 3 |
| NTRI 4561 Food Systems Operations Lab | 1 | NTRI 5560 Nutrition & Food Service Mgnt | 3 |
| NTRI 4620 Public Health Nutrition | 3 | NTRI 5760 Nutrition Counseling | 2 |
| NTRI 5030 Medical Nutrition II | 3 | NTRI 5830 Nutritional Genomics | 3 |
| NTRI 5031 Medical Nutrition II Lab | 1 | NTRI 5910 Dietetics Practicum | 1 |
| Core History I | 3 | UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | ||
| 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.