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2016-2017 University Catalog 
    
2016-2017 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nutrition and Dietetics, BS


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Nutrition plays a vital role in maintaining health and the prevention and treatment of diseases.  Registered Dietitians (RD)s or 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 RD, students must complete required coursework as well as supervised practice. 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, and then apply to either an outside dietetics internship or the Coordinated Program in Dietetics at Purdue to complete the required 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.

Degree Requirements and Supplemental Information

The full Program Requirements for 2016-17 Nutrition and Dietetics  include all Supplemental Information and selective lists of those categories which a student must fulfill in order to earn their degree. These are intended to be printer-friendly, but include less descriptive course detail.

Please see below for program requirements and the necessary degree fulfillments.

NUTR SCI-BS
DPND
120 credits

Major Requirements (101-109 credits)


Dietetics Required Courses II (66-68 credits)


C or better

Required Courses in Other Departments (6 credits)


  • [Humanities Core] - select from University list (PHIL 11100  Ethics suggested) - Credit Hours: 3.00
  • [Science, Technology & Society Core] - select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00

Electives (5-13 credits)


120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree


University Foundational Learning Outcomes List


https://www.purdue.edu/provost/initiatives/curriculum/course.html

Program Requirements


15-16 Credits


16-18 Credits


Fall 2nd Year


16-17 Credits


14-15 Credits


12-15 Credits


14 Credits


13-15 Credits


12-16 Credits


Notes


*Satisfies a University Core Requirement

In Dietetics Required Courses I, students must earn a GPA of 3.0 and a “C” or better in all courses.

In Dietetics Required Courses I and II, students must earn a GPA of 2.75 and a “C” or better in all courses except NUTR 43700 and NUTR 43800 where a “C-” or better is acceptable.

120 semester credits required for Bachelor of Science degree.

Degree Requirements


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Foreign Language Courses


Foreign Language proficiency requirements vary by program.  For acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor:

American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, (ancient) Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

Critical Course


The ♦ course is considered critical. A Critical Course is one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.

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