Foods and Nutrition Comprehensive Major; Didactic Program in Dietetics, 74 hours: B.S.—No Minor Required

CIP: 513101

This program offers two tracks of study.  One provides education for persons desiring a career in foods and nutrition who wish to seek the Registered Dietitian credential, and the other will offer a degree in foods and nutrition for students who do not wish to seek the Registered Dietitian credential.  The Didactic Program in Dietetics at Northwest is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside, Plaza Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606, [phone], ext. 5400. The ACEND Registered Dietitian track, followed by a dietetic internship, enables one to sit for the examination leading to registered dietitian (RD) status.

Required Courses

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Must include the following:

BIOL 04102	General Biology *	3
BIOL 04103	General Biology Laboratory *	1
	OR
BIOL 04106	Principles of Biology *	3
BIOL 04107	Principles of Biology Laboratory *	1
MATH 17114	General Statistics *	3
CHEM 24112	General Chemistry *	3
CHEM 24113	General Chemistry Laboratory *	1
PHIL 39276	Biomedical Ethics *	3
COM 29225	Intercultural Communication	3

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Must include the following:

CSIS 44130

Computers and Information Technology

3

Dietetics Core (23 hours)

ACCT 51201	Accounting I	3
NUTR 47230	Food Science	4
NUTR 47232	Food Service Management	3
NUTR 47240	Introduction to Dietetics	2
NUTR 47234	Nutrition and Diet Behavior	3
NUTR 47334	Lifespan Nutrition	3
NUTR 47335	Community Nutrition	3
NUTR 47440	Senior Seminar in Dietetics	2

Track I—ACEND Registered Dietitian (RD) (51 hours)

BIOL 04104	Medical Terminology	3
BIOL 04140	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 04236	Anatomy Allied Health	4
BIOL 04238	Physiology Allied Health	4
NUTR 47332	Quantity Food Preparation	2
NUTR 47333	Quantity Food Preparation Laboratory	2
NUTR 47338	Practicum in Dietetics	1 to 3
NUTR 47431	Macronutrients	3
NUTR 47432	Micronutrients	3
NUTR 47433	Medical Nutrition Therapy I	4
NUTR 47434	Medical Nutrition Therapy II	4
NUTR 47436	Medical Nutrition Counseling	3
CHEM 24242	Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 24243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 24362	Elementary Biochemistry	3
CHEM 24363	Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory	1
MGMT 54313	Principles of Management	3
	300 or 400-level advisor-approved elective	3

 NUTR 47432 has a prerequisite of CHEM 24242, CHEM 24243 and CHEM 24362, CHEM 24363.

Track II—Foods and Nutrition (non RD) (51 hours)

BIOL 04104	Medical Terminology	3
BIOL 04140	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 04236	Anatomy Allied Health	4
BIOL 04238	Physiology Allied Health	4
NUTR 47431	Macronutrients	3
NUTR 47432	Micronutrients	3
NUTR 47433	Medical Nutrition Therapy I	4
NUTR 47436	Medical Nutrition Counseling	3
CHEM 24242	Organic Chemistry	3
CHEM 24243	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 24362	Elementary Biochemistry	3
CHEM 24363	Elementary Biochemistry Laboratory	1
MGMT 54313	Principles of Management	3
	Advisor-approved, upper-level electives	12

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

Students majoring in Foods and Nutrition must earn a grade of C or above in all courses required for the major.

Note: If ANY courses in the requirements for this major are also used to fulfill a Northwest Core or Institutional Requirement, the number of credit hours may be counted only once toward the total number of credit hours required for graduation.