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Nutrition Department
Nutrition Major:
Curriculum
This Bachelor of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics concentration
curriculum,
is currently accreditated as a Didactic Program in
Dietetics (DPD)
by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education of
The
American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago,
Illinois 60606-6995, 312/899-0400.
As a DPD, the curriculum
meets the knowledge requirements for Entry-Level Dietitians so that
students are eligible to apply for admission to accredited Dietetic Internships.
This dietetics concentration meets the
educational subject requirements for licensure as
a dietitian nutritionist in the state of Illinois.
Upon successful completion of both a DPD program and a practice program,
you qualify to take the registration examination to become a licensed and
registered dietitian, and an Active Member of The American Dietetic
Association.
You must complete 120 semester credits in order to graduate with
a Bachelor of Science degree. A "second bachelor degree" and a "second
major option" are available to those who enter the program following
completion of bachelor degree elsewhere. The nutrition major program
(Didactic Program in Dietetics) requires 36 semester hours of nutrition,
plus cognates in natural and social sciences, business, ethics,
and communications (oral and written). You can actively shape your
curriculum through choice of remaining electives needed for graduation.
In addition to a wide selection of courses across the disciplines,
you may elect to take cross-listed graduate
courses as an undergraduate student (for more information click
on the link to the left). If you completed the General Chemistry
sequence (in lieu of the introductory chemistry course), you should
discuss the option of a biology minor with your academic advisor.
Use the Nutrition Program Checklist to track your progress towards degree completion. Checklists are available at:
http://www.ben.edu/advising/traditional.asp and in the
DPD Guide.
A sample course sequence is available in the DPD Guide (click on link to left).
Please refer to the course descriptions (link on left) for nutrition course descriptions and
projected terms of offering for each course. Please note that many of the nutrition courses have one or more prerequisite course(s);
it is your responsibilty, as the student, to adhere to these prerequisites in order to plan a course sequence for advising and registration, and to be best prepared for
your upper level courses.
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