15/16 Catalog
B.S. Dietetics Emphasis
Nutrition and Food Concentration
Program Planning Sheet
Advisors:
Kelly Thompson: kelly.thompson@csus.edu
Wendy Buchan: wbuchan@csus.edu
DPD Director
Lynn Hanna: lhanna@csus.edu
Seunghee Wie : wie@csus.edu
Mical Shilts: shiltsm@csus.edu
Check the department website at www.csus.edu/facs for office hours and group advising sessions.
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Catalog Year
To declare the Dietetics Emphasis, freshman or transfer students admitted as Nutrition and Food Concentration are required to
complete the following grade and core courses requirements (27 units: Section A) and submit a Major Change form to the Family
and Consumer Sciences Department Office along with transcript copies.
1) An overall GPA of 3.00
2) Completion of the required core courses (27 units) with a “C” or better. Only first or second attempts will be considered.
Information sessions on Nutrition and Food/Dietetics are scheduled on a monthly basis during the fall and spring semesters. For
more information and a schedule of sessions refer to the website www.csus.edu/facs or contact the FACS Office at
(916) 278-6393, Mariposa Hall 3000.
Required Courses
(82 units)
Prerequisites
CSUS
Transfer
Units
Grade
Equivalent/Substitute Courses
(number, title, units)
A. Required Core Courses (27
units)
BIO 10 - Basic Biological Concepts
(3)
CHEM 1A - General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 1B - General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 1A
FACS 9 - Food Safety and Sanitation
(2)
FACS 10 - Nutrition & Wellness (3)
FACS 11 - Principles of Food
Preparation (3)
FACS 113 - Nutrition and
Metabolism (3)
BIO 10 and CHEM 1A
STAT 1 - Statistics (3)
MATH 9
Upon completion of the above courses with a C or better and an overall GPA of > 3.0, complete the “Declaring Dietetics Emphasis Form,” as
well as the change of major to the B.S. Dietetics Emphasis which will need to be signed by the faculty advisor and taken to the FACS office.
B. Required Lower Division
Courses (6 units)
CHEM 20 - Organic Chemistry (3)
CHEM 1B
PSYC 2 - Introductory Psychology
C. Required Upper Division
Courses (49 units)
FACS 100-Research: Methods and
Application in FACS
6 FACS units completed
FACS 107- Nutrition Education,
Communication and Counseling (3)
FACS 10 and 3 FACS
units
FACS 110 - Food Production and
Sustainability (4)
FACS 9, FACS 10, and
FACS11
FACS 114 - Cultural and Social
Aspects of Food (3)
FACS 10
FACS 115 - Nutrition: Preconception Through Childhood (3)
FACS 113
FACS 116 - Foodservice
Management (4)
FACS 110
FACS 117 - Community Nutrition
(3)
FACS 107, FACS 113 and
FACS 115
FACS 118A - Medical Nutrition
Therapy I (3)
FACS 113 and BIO 131
FACS 118B - Medical Nutrition
Therapy II (3)
FACS 118A and CHEM
161
FACS 119 - Nutrition: Adolescence
Through Older Adulthood (3)
FACS 113
FACS 168 - Senior Seminar (3)
21 FACS units
FACS 170 - Advanced Nutrition
and Metabolism (3)
CHEM 161 and FACS 113
BIO 131- Systemic Physiology (4)
BIO 10, CHEM 1A and
CHEM 1B
BIO 139 - General Microbiology (4)
BIO 10 and CHEM 20
CHEM 161- General Biochemistry
(3)
CHEM 20
Students are required to see a GE adviser for GE requirements.
All students should meet with their faculty advisor at least once per academic year.
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Advisor's Signature
Date
The Didactic Program is granted accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, Illinois, 60606-6995, (312)-899-0400
ext. 5400. ACEND is recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education. This affirms
that ACEND meets national standards and is a reliable authority on the quality of nutrition and dietetics education programs. The
DPD qualifies students for a dietetic internship or professional practice program (AP4) and eligibility for the registration
examination for dietitians which is administered by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Completion of the curriculum above
as well as the dietetic internship or AP4 program and the national registration examination is required to become a registered
dietitian (RD).
Rev. April 2016