1. Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and Dietetic Internship
(DI) are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of The Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics.
2. Graduates qualify for admission to AND accredited dietetic internships to become Registered Dietitians.
3. Ours is the only Food Science program offered at a California
State University campus in Northern California that is approved by the Institute of Food Technologists.
4. The NuFS/SJSU Dietetic Internship is open only to students with a Nutritional Science degree from SJSU (BS or MS) and other course and grade requirements.
5. Every March, the department co-sponsors a National
Nutrition Month event with the SJSU Student Health Center as well as Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
Area B: met by taking support courses for the major.
Area D1: Psych 1-(except Food Science and Packaging
Concentrations)
Area R: NuFS 139-(except Food Science & Dietetics)
Area S: HPRF 135-(except Food Science and Packaging
Concentrations)
Area V: NuFS 144 (except Packaging and Emphases)
Area Z: HPRF 100W
1. Clinical Dietitian
2. Food Scientist and Consultant
3. Community Nutritionist
4. Environmental Food and Health Specialist
5. Food Service Administrator
6. Nutrition Counselor
7. Nutrition Educator
8. Private Practice Nutrition Counselor
9. Public Health Nutritionist
10. Quality Control Manager for a Food Company
11. Sports Nutritionist
12. Packaging Specialist
1. B.S., Nutritional Science, concentrations in:
• Dietetics
• Food Science & Technology
• Packaging
2. B.S., Nutritional Science, emphases in:
• Sports Nutrition
• Nutrition Education
• Food Management
• Nutrition Science
• Environmental Food and Health Specialist
3. M.S., Nutritional Science
4. Minor, Nutrition and Food Science
5. Minor, Nutrition for Physical Performance
6. Minor, Food Science
7. Minor, Packaging
8. Certificate, Gerontological Nutrition

Clubs and Organizations:
1. Student Nutrition and Food Science Club.
2. Nutrition Education Action Team (NEAT).
3. Student Packaging Association.
1. Jean Downes Scholarship.
2. Elveda Smith Scholarship.
3. Rose Y. L. Tseng Scholarship.
4. Fern G. Wendt Scholarship.
5. Packaging Scholarships.
6. Nancy C. Lu Scholarship.
7. Hal Adams Excellence in Food Science Award.
8. Graduate Student Research Assistance Scholarship.
9. Nutrition Education Action Team Scholarship.
1. Every BS student completes a field experience course under the supervision of a professional in the discipline who serves as a mentor.
2. A poster research display session by students and faculty is presented to the local dietetic association each year in
September.
3. Each year the department participates in the Northern
California Institute of Food Technologists SJSU Student
Night meeting and Suppliers Night Expo.
4. Each year the students make project presentations to the local Institute of Packaging Professionals chapter.
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Nutrition, Food Science, and Packaging Department
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0058
Office is located in CCB 200
Phone: 408-924-3100
Fax: 408-924-3114
Web: www.nufs.sjsu.edu
San José State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, disabled veteran’s or Vietnam veteran’s status. This policy applies to all SJSU student, faculty, and staff programs and activities.
Chairperson:
Dr. Lucy McProud
408-924-3100 lucy.mcproud@sjsu.edu
Undergraduate Advisor:
Dr. K. Sucher
408-924-3104 kathryn.sucher@sjsu.edu
Graduate Advisor:
Dr. M. Freedman
408-924-3105
Marjorie.freedman@sjsu.edu
San José State University
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0049