Nutrition and Dietetics, BS

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Departmental/Program Major Course Requirements (101-109 credits)

An average GPA of 3.0/4.0 and minimum course grades in Dietetics Required Courses I, and an average GPA of 2.75/4.0 and minimum course grades in Dietetics Required Courses I and II are required.

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

• Humanities Core - select from University list - Credit Hours: 3.00 (PHIL 11100 recommended)
  
• Science, Technology & Society Core - select from University list - Credit Hours: 1:00 - 3.00
  

Electives (5-15 credits)

University Core Requirements

• Human Cultures Humanities
• Human Cultures Behavioral/Social Science
• Information Literacy
• Science #1
• Science #2
• Science, Technology, and Society
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Quantitative Reasoning

For a complete listing of course selectives, visit the Provost’s Website.

Program Requirements

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.
• 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 a “C-” or better is acceptable for NUTR 43700 and NUTR 43800, and there is no minimum grade requirement for NUTR 41100.
• 32 credits of Purdue coursework at the 30000 level or above are required for graduation.
• 30 credits required each year to reach subsequent class standing.

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

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