Bachelor of Science
With more than a century of history, Winthrop University’s human nutrition program is the only program in South Carolina offering a bachelor’s in both dietetics and health promotion, an online master’s in human nutrition and a dietetic internship program. The faculty of the Department of Human Nutrition at Winthrop are devoted to innovative teaching practices to ensure that students are equipped to be leaders in the field of nutrition and dietetics. We embrace the many aspects of nutrition and dietetics such as foodservice management, sports nutrition, community nutrition, sustainable agricultural through our students driven community garden and food pantry, and medical nutrition therapy. Graduates from this program are sought after by local and regional employers due to their well-rounded educational background which is very hands on and skill development focused.
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The mission of the Didactic Program in Dietetics is to prepare our graduates as future dietitians and nutrition professionals for supervised practice leading to eligibility for the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist.
The DPD Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). ACEND can be contacted by:
Satisfactory completion of the accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics result in earning a DPD Verification Statement, allowing students to pursue appropriate graduate work and supervised practice to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Gain hands-on experience using advanced teaching and assessment tools, including an Apollo patient simulator, ultrasound technology, InBody analyzers, and a mobile teaching kitchen.
In the past 5 years, 100% of students who applied were accepted into a dietetic internship or other supervised practice program.
Winthrop’s Human Nutrition program is the only program in South Carolina to offer undergraduate dietetics education, graduate education, and a dietetic internship within one department.