The School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
DIETETICS

I. General Education Requirements —42

II. Core Curriculum —9

III. Professional Courses

Course No. Title Credits

NUDT 210 Elements of Nutrition —3
NUDT 211 Scientific Principles of Food I —3
NUDT 212 Scientific Principles of Food II —3
NUDT 300 Essentials of Nutrition Practice —1
NUDT 305 Nutrition and the Life Cycle —3
NUDT 310 Nutrition Education and Counseling —3
NUDT 391 Nutritional Science I —3
NUDT 392 Nutritional Science II —3
NUDT 401 Clinical Nutrition I —3
NUDT 402 Clinical Nutrition II —3
NUDT 471 Foodservice Systems Management —5
NUDT 473 Community Nutrition —3

Total —36

Chemistry Minor

CHEM 111+113 Principles of Chemistry I + Lab —4
CHEM 112+114 Principles of Chemistry II + Lab —4
CHEM 211+213 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I + Lab —4
CHEM 212+214 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II + Lab —4
CHEM 341+343 Biochemistry I + Lab —4

Total —20

IV. Support Courses

Course No. Title Credits

BIOL 301 Microbiology or
AMIC 324 Agricultural Microbiology —4
BIOL 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II —4
HUEC 474 Research Methodology 2
HUEC 487 Supervisory Management —3

Total —13

TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENT CREDITS—120

DIETETICS
Recommended Course Sequence

FRESHMAN YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 101 Basic Composition I —3
MATH 109 College Algebra or higher —3
CHEM 111+113 Principles of Chemistry I + Lab —4
SOCI 101 Intro. to Sociology —3
HUEC 100 First Year Experience Seminar —1

Semester Total —14

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 102 Basic Composition II —3
BIOL 111+113 General Zoology + Lab —4
NUDT 210 Elements of Nutrition —3
CHEM 112+114 Principles of Chemistry II + Lab —4
EDHE 111 Personalized Health & Fitness —3

Semester Total —17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Speech —3
BIOL 231 Human Anatomy & Physio. I —4
CHEM 211+213 Fund. of Organic Chem. I + Lab —4
NUDT 211 Scientific Prin. of Food I —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area I —3

Semester Total —17

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

BIOL 232 Human Anatomy & Physio. II —4
CHEM 212+214 Fund. of Organic Chem. II + Lab —4
PSYC 200 Intro. to Psychology —3
NUDT 212 Scientific Prin. of Food II —3
NUDT 305 Nutrition in the Life Cycle —3

Semester Total —17

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

HUEC 370 Professional Development —2
NUDT 300 Essentials of Nutrition Prac. —1
NUDT 310 Nutrition Ed. & Counseling —3
NUDT 391 Nutritional Sciences I —3
CHEM 341+343 Biochemistry + Lab —4

Semester Total —13

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

ENGL 305 Technical Writing —3
MATH 210 Elementary Statistics —3
NUDT 392 Nutritional Sciences II —3
NUDT 401 Clinical Nutrition I —3
Gen. Ed. Req. Area I —3

Semester Total —15

SENIOR YEAR

FALL SEMESTER HOURS

BIOL 301 Microbiology or
AMIC 324 Agricultural Microbiology —4
HUEC 474 Research Methodology —2
NUDT 402 Clinical Nutrition —3
NUDT 471 Foodservice Sys. Mgmt. —5

Semester Total —14

SPRING SEMESTER HOURS

HUEC 464 Social Psychology of Food, Clothing & Shelter —3
HUEC 487 Supervisory Management —3
NUDT 473 Community Nutrition —3
NUDT 475 Senior Practicum —4

Semester Total —13

Total Credits Required —120

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