Dietetics Major, B.A.; B.S.
B.A. and B.S. degrees
Completion of this undergraduate program satisfies the academic requirements of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Dietetics major has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). This enables a student to apply for a Dietetic Internship following graduation. Completion of these requirements and passing of the Registration Examination for Dietitians meet the requirements for the Registered Dietitian (R.D.) credential.
Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards
Students must have a minimum of 3.00 overall GPA in order to declare the dietetics major and enter the Pre-professional Phase. Students must achieve an overall minimum GPA of 3.00, which will include the DPD course work; the student cannot have a grade lower than a 2.0 (C) in any DPD course work in order to be considered for the Professional Phase.
Both GPAs must include courses completed at other institutions as well as those completed at CMU.
Selection criteria include:
- Application
- Overall GPA
- DPD Course Work
- To graduate with dietetics as a major and to receive a verification statement from the dietetics program, students are not allowed to take any required dietetic courses as credit/no credit.
- Professional recommendation
- Work, volunteer, and extra curricular experience
- Autobiographical statement
Professional Phase Requirements:
- Adherence to the Academy of Nutrition Dietetics Professional Code of Ethics
- Maintenance of a 3.0 GPA overall and in DPD coursework
Program Requirements
Dietetics Core (40 hours)
| FNS 160 | Introduction to Foods | 3(2-2) |
| FNS 271 | Food and Culture in the United States | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 361 | Experimental Foods | 3(2-2) |
| FNS 364 | Foodservice Operations | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 367 | Institutional Food Production Laboratory | 1(0-2) |
| FNS 370 | Nutrition | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 374 | Nutrition in the Life Cycle | 4(4-0) |
| FNS 469 | Foodservice Systems Administration | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 471 | Medical Nutrition Therapy I | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 472 | Medical Nutrition Therapy II | 3(3-0) |
| FNS 473 | Advanced Nutrition | 4(4-0) |
| FNS 480 | Nutritional Education and Counseling | 4(4-0) |
| FNS 481 | Community Nutrition: Field Work | 3(Spec) |
Other Requirements I (5-8 hours)
| CHM 120 | Survey of Chemistry | 4(4-0) |
| CHM 127 | Introductory Chemistry Laboratory | 1(0-2) |
| CHM 131 | General Chemistry I | 4(3-3) |
| CHM 132 | General Chemistry II | 4(3-3) |
Other Requirements II (11 hours)
Other Requirements III (4-8 hours)
Select one of the following options:
Option 1 (4 hours)
Option 2 (8 hours)
Other Requirements IV (3 hours)
Select one of the following:
Total: 63-70 semester hours