DIETETICS MAJOR: 39 - 40 hours, B.A. or B.S.

MAJOR:

• FACS 101: Orientation to Family and Consumer Sciences
• FACS 120 -- Nutrition in Health/Fitness
• FACS 131 -- Foods I
• FACS 132 -- Foods II
• FACS 231 -- Food Science
• FACS 232 -- Nutrition Assessment
• FACS 330 -- Community Nutrition
• FACS 334 -- Food Safety/Sanitation Management
• FACS 335 -- World Food Problem
• FACS 337 -- Quantity Foods
• FACS 338 -- Medical Nutrition Therapy I
• FACS 339 -- Medical Nutrition Therapy II
• FACS 398 -- Research in Dietetics
• FACS 435 -- Nutrition Education/Counseling
• FACS 455 -- Food Systems Management
• FACS 498 -- Professionalism, Issues and Actions
• To be supported by:
• PSYC 102 -- General Psychology I
• BIOL 246 and BIOL 247 -- Anatomy and Physiology I and II
• BIOL 310 -- Biochemistry
• BIOL 356 -- Microbiology
• CHEM 103 and CHEM 104 -- General Chemistry I and II
• CHEM 311 -- Organic Chemistry I
• SOCY 120 -- Introduction to Sociology
• ACCT 110 -- Financial Accounting
• One of the following:
 
• BSNS 241 -- Business Statistics
• PSYC 331 -- Basic Research/Statistics
• BSNS 253 -- Principles of Marketing
• BSNS 160 -- Principles of Management
• COMM 101 --  Public Speaking

• Recommended additional courses:
• BSNS 367 -- Organizational Behavior
• PSYC 461 -- Counseling
• PHED 360 -- Physiology of Exercise
• FACS 331 -- Topics in Nutrition
All required FACS, BIOL, and CHEM courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

To become a Registered Dietitian, a student must complete an American Dietetic Association (ADA)-approved undergraduate degree in Dietetics, complete an ADA-accredited Dietetic Internship or ADA-approved Pre-Professional Practice Program, and pass the Registration Examination for Dietitians.

The Dietetics major at Olivet Nazarene University is currently granted approval status by the Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 216 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312)899-4876. 

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This page created by J.Edrington. Updated by Diane Richardson

Last updated 9/02/02
For more information about the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Olivet Nazarene University, contact Diane Richardson at drichard@olivet.edu.