Human Nutrition: Eight-semester Suggested Program of Study
Didactic Program in Dietetics 2011-2012
First-Year Fall Term Semester 1**
First-Year Spring Term Semester 2**
Course
Credits
Course
Credits
NUTR 221 Human Nutrition
CHEM 105 General Chemistry***
MATH 150 College Algebra
WRIT 101
ACAD 101
PSYC 101 General Psychology
3
4
3
3
1
3
NUTR 226 Orientation to Dietetics
CHEM 106/108 General Chemistry
MATH 141 Statistics
HMXP 102 Human Experience
1
4
3
3
3
3
CSCI 101/CSCI 101 A,B,C Computer Sci.
ANTH 201 or SOCL 101 or 201
TOTAL
17
Sophomore (Year 2)- Fall Semester 3
TOTAL
17
Sophomore (Year 2)- Spring Semester 4
Course
Credits
Course
Credits
NUTR 231/232 Food Composition
4
NUTR 370 Food &Nutrition in Cultural
Perspective
3
Language 1
ACCT 280 Accounting
Humanities & Art
4
3
3
Language 2
Global Perspectives
4
3
3
CHEM 310 Organic Chemistry
3
TOTAL
Junior (Year 3) - Fall Semester 5
17
TOTAL
Junior (Year 3) - Spring Semester 6
17
Course
Credits
Course
Credits
NUTR 371 Food Systems Management
3
3
NUTR 421 Nutrition through Lifespan
BIOL 310 Microbiology
PSYC 206 Developmental Psychology
Oral Intensive Requirement
NUTR 227 Medical Terminology
3
4
3
3
1
NUTR 471 Institutional Foodservice
Procurement & Production
NUTR 523/524 Food Science
TOTAL
Senior (Year 4)- Fall Semester 7
17
TOTAL
Senior (Year 4)- Spring Semester 8
16
Course
Credits
Course
Credits
NUTR 480 Nutrition Education Theory
and Practice
NUTR 521 Metabolism
3
NUTR 527 Medical Nutrition Therapy
3
NUTR 428 Community Nutrition
Humanities & Art
Elective
3
3
3
3
NUTR 520 Sports Nutrition
Historical Perspectives*
NUTR 490A or 490C Practicum****
NUTR 494 Senior Seminar
3
3
1-3
3
TOTAL
15
TOTAL
13-15
CRTW 201 Critical Reading Writing
Thinking
BIOL 308 Physiology
NUTR 427 Clinical Nutrition
Social Science Elective
Constitution Requirement*
4
4
3
3
3
Total = 129-131 hours
Plan subject to change due to curricular adjustments
* HIST 211 will meet both the Constitutional and the historical perspectives requirements
**Students receive additional life scholarship money if they take science and math during their first academic year
***Chemistry placement test required
****Instructor permission only
Revised 2/2012