Students completing Winthrop University's Didactic Program in Dietetics meet or exceed the minimum academic requirements of the Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. ACEND is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The address and phone number of ACEND are: 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 800/877-1600, ext. 5400.
ACEND Didactic Program in Dietetics verification from Winthrop University requires completion of the BS degree in Human Nutrition with a minimum grade point average of 3.2 in major courses and an overall minimum grade point average of 3.0. While students may graduate with a B.S. degree in Human Nutrition, only students meeting the above criteria will receive an ACEND Verification Statement, which allows graduates to apply to ACEND accredited dietetic internship programs.
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General Education |
Semester Hours |
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| ACAD 101 | Principles of the Learning Academy |
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| Shared Skills and Proficiencies |
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| Writing and Critical Thinking | ||
| WRIT 101 | Composition |
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| HMXP 102 | Human Experience |
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| CRTW 201 | Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing |
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| Oral Communication | Met in the major with NUTR 428 |
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| Technology | See approved list |
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| Intensive Writing | Met in major with NUTR 494 |
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| Constitution Requirement | See approved list; may be met with other requirement |
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| Physical Activity | See approved list; |
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| Thinking Critically Across Disciplines | ||
| Global Perspectives | See approved list; |
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| Historical Perspectives | See approved list; |
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| Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives |
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| Social Science | See approved list; must include 2 designators |
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| Humanities and Arts | See approved list; must include 2 designators |
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| Quantitative Skills and Natural Science | (3 courses) | |
| Quantitative Skills + |
See approved list; |
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| Natural Science | Met in major with CHEM 105 & NUTR 221 |
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| Subtotal | 35-39 | |
| Requirements in Major |
77 |
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| NUTR 221/222 | Human Nutrition, Intro to Nutr lab | 4 |
| NUTR 226 | Orientation to Dietetics |
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| NUTR 227 | Medical Terminology |
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| NUTR 229 | Nutritional Assessment |
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| NUTR 231/232 | Food Composition/Lab |
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| NUTR 321 | Nutrition Metabolism |
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| NUTR 371 | Food & Nutrition Mgmt I |
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| NUTR 380 | Nutrition Education Theory & Practice |
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| NUTR 421 | Nutrition through the Life Span |
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| NUTR 423/424 | Food Science Principles, Sensory,Objective Eval of Food |
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| NUTR 427 | Medical Nutrition Therapy I |
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| NUTR 428 | Community Nutrition |
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| NUTR 471 | Food & Nutrition Mgmt II |
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| NUTR 490A | Practicum Experience |
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| NUTR 494 | Seminar in Human Nutrition |
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| NUTR 521 | Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism |
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| NUTR 527 | Medical Nutrition Therapy II |
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| NUTR 580 | Nutrition Counseling |
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| BIOL 213/214 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II |
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| BIOL 311 | Microbiology lecture |
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| CHEM 104, 105, 108 | Chem & Problem Solving, General Chemistry, Lab |
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| CHEM 310 | Essentials of Organic Chemistry |
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| MATH 141 | Finite Probability, Statistics |
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| Foreign Language Requirement |
3-8 ^ |
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| General Electives |
0-5 |
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| Total |
120 |
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^Students completing the required program in BS Human Nutrition must demonstrate
proficiency in a foreign language at or above the second semester college-level. This
requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing
any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite.
+Highly recommend MATH 151. Students are required to take the MATH Placement Test.
At least 32 semester hours of NUTR courses above the 299 level must be completed at Winthrop University. A maximum of 12 hours of NUTR-equivalent courses above the 199 level may be transferred into the major from another ACEND-accredited institution with approval from the Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics. Any additional transfer hours must be approved by the DPD Director, Department Chair, and Nutrition faculty. No credit will be accepted for NUTR courses greater than ten years old.
For additional degree requirements, please visit the Degree Requirements page.
