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In accordance with the vision and mission of Northwest Missouri State University, the philosophy of the Foods and Nutrition program is to provide quality education experiences, which are student-centered, use “leading-edge technologies,” and maintain commitment to continuous improvement. The mission of the Foods and Nutrition program is to prepare competent and productive members of the nutrition and food service profession. These graduates will possess lifelong learning skills. The graduates, as professionals, will perform as enablers to help individuals and families sustain and enhance their quality of life in a dynamic world. This program will prepare graduates to pursue graduate study, to pursue a supervised practice program or to provide quality service to individuals and individuals and families in clinical, food service and community settings. The mission of the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) is to instill in dietetic graduates a desire to be life-long learners, to prepare them for dietetic internships and to deliver food and nutrition services for the people of Missouri and beyond.
Advanced Standing Requirement
Students majoring in Foods and Nutrition must meet the requirement for advanced standing, which requires that every student complete 15 credit hours including ENGL 10111 and ENGL 10112, COM 29102, a course meeting the mathematics requirement, and CSIS 44130 by the end of the sophomore year. A student must present a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in these courses. In addition, all Foods and Nutrition majors must complete a 100- or 200-level course required for their major and NUTR 47201 before being permitted to take any 300- or 400-level course within the major.