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2020-2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Coordinated Program in Dietetics, BS


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About the Program

Nutrition plays a vital role in maintaining health and in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDN)s are the food and nutrition experts who translate the science of nutrition into personalized recommendations to help people prevent and manage medical conditions, such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and many more. To become a RDN, students must complete required coursework as well as a 1200 hour supervised practice experience, both from accredited dietetics programs. Required courses include biology, chemistry, biochemistry, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition assessment, diet selection and planning, and food service systems management.

At Purdue, students complete all required coursework for dietetics in the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (DPD), and then apply to either an outside dietetics internship or the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Purdue to complete the required accredited supervised practice.  Upon completion of supervised practice, students are eligible to sit for the national registration examination for dietitians.

With a focus on preventive health and nutrition, Dietetics is an excellent pre-professional major.  More information about the DPD.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics Change Of Major Requirements  

Degree Requirements


132-140 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (128-134)


Application for admission to the Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CRDT) occurs in the Fall of the final year of dietetics coursework. Contact the Department of Nutrition Science for admission and competency criteria.

An average GPA of 2.75/4.00 and minimum course grades are required for Departmental/Program Major Courses.

A grade of C or better is required for these courses except a “C-” or better is acceptable for NUTR 43700 and NUTR 43800, and there is no minimum grade requirement for NUTR 41100 and the Supervised Practice Courses.

Supervised Practice Courses: 25 credits


These courses are included in the Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements group, but the minimum C grade requirement does not apply.

Other Departmental/Program Course Requirements (4-6 credits)


  • Human Cultures: Humanities - Credit Hours: 3.00 (recommend PHIL 11100) (satisfies Humanities for core)
  • Science, Technology & Society - Credit Hours: 1.00-3.00 (satisfies Science, Technology and Society for core)

University Core Requirements


For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Prerequisite Information:


For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.


 

Program Requirements


15-16 Credits


16-18 Credits


15-19 Credits


14-15 Credits


14 Credits


14-15 Credits


13 Credits


Spring 4th Year


5-12 Credits


12 Credits


13 Credits


Notes


  • A student may elect the Pass / Not-Pass grading option for elective courses only, unless an academic unit requires that a specific departmental course/s be taken Pass / Not-Pass.  Students may elect to take University Core Curriculum courses Pass / Not-Pass; however, some major Plans of Study require courses that also fulfill UCC foundational outcomes.  In such cases, students may not elect the Pass / Not-Pass option.  A maximum of 24 credits of elective courses under the Pass / Not-pass grading option can be used toward graduation requirements. For further information, students should refer to the College of Health and Human Sciences Pass / Not-Pass Policy.

  • Students must earn a GPA of 2.75 and a “C” or better in all Departmental/Program Major courses except a “C-” or better is acceptable for “NUTR 43700  and NUTR 43800 , and there is no minimum grade requirement for NUTR 41100 and the Supervised Practice courses.

  • 32 credits in Purdue coursework at the 30000 level or above are required for graduation.

World Language Courses


World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor.

ASL-American Sign Language

ARAB-Arabic CHNS-Chinese FR-French
GER-German GREK-Greek (ancient) HEBR-Hebrew (Biblical) HEBR-Hebrew (modern)
ITAL-Italian JPNS-Japanese KOR-Korean LATN-Latin
PTGS-Portuguese RUSS-Russian SPAN-Spanish  

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer


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