Dr. Zara Rowlands, Program Coordinator
(330) 941-2021
zcshah@ysu.edu
This baccalaureate program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND). The Didactic Program in Dietetics at YSU is currently accredited, 07/01/2010 - 06/30/2020.
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 2000, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
www.eatright.org
Toll Free Phone: 800-877-1600
Additional Phone: 312-899-0040
Students may select the Didactic Program in Dietetics as a major only after they have met admission criteria. These criteria include grades of "C" or better in the following courses and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5:
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| HMEC 1550 | Human Ecology Professions | 1 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| FNUT 1551 | Normal Nutrition | 3 |
| BIOL 1551 & 1551L | Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Anatomy 1 Laboratory for Health Professions | 4 |
| BIOL 1552 & 1552L | Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Anatomy and Physiology 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 1505 & 1505L | Allied Health Chemistry 1 and Allied Health Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 3 |
Students who have not yet been admitted to the DPD program but are working toward that end may enroll as "Pre-dietetics-DPD" majors.
Upon satisfactory completion of the DPD, students are issued a verification statement confirming eligibility to apply for an ACEND accredited Dietetic Internship (DI) or other pre-professional practice program such as an Individualized Supervised Practice Program (ISPP).
Completion of the DI, or an approved pre-professional practice program, establishes eligibility for the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing examination for dietitians. Successful completion of the examination results in nationally recognized credential as a Registered Dietitian (RD).
Didactic program in dietetics (DPD) graduates may also take the registration examination for dietetic technicians and become Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR).
For more information, contact Dr. Zara Rowlands at zcshah@ysu.edu or call (330) 941-2021
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Core Competencies | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities | 6 | |
| Natural Science Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1505 & 1505L | Allied Health Chemistry 1 and Allied Health Chemistry 1 Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM 1506 & 1506L | Allied Health Chemistry 2 and Allied Health Chemistry 2 Laboratory | 3 |
| BIOL 1551 & 1551L | Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Anatomy 1 Laboratory for Health Professions | 4 |
| BIOL 1552 & 1552L | Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Anatomy and Physiology 2 Laboratory | 4 |
| Social Science Requirements | ||
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Social and Personal Awareness | 3 | |
| 37__ __ SPA elective | ||
| FNUT 1551 | Normal Nutrition | 3 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| HAHS 1500 | Introduction to the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services | 2 |
| FNUT 1512 | Food Safety and Sanitation | 1 |
| HMEC 1550 | Human Ecology Professions | 1 |
| FNUT 1553 & 1553L | Food Science and Management Principles and Food Science and Management Principles Laboratory | 4 |
| FNUT 2603 & 2603L | Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 and Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 Lab | 4 |
| FNUT 2612 & 2612L | Food Systems: Operation, Production, and Service and Food Systems: Operations, Production, and Service Laboratory | 5 |
| FNUT 2652L | Nutrition Assessment Laboratory | 1 |
| CHFM 3731 | Individual and Family Development | 3 |
| FNUT 3735 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 2 |
| FNUT 3759 | Advanced Nutrition | 3 |
| FNUT 3760 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 | 3 |
| FNUT 3761 | Science of Nutrition in Exercise | 3 |
| FNUT 4802 | Research Methods in Dietetics | 2 |
| FNUT 4810 & 4810L | Experimental Foods and Experimental Foods Laboratory | 3 |
| FNUT 4858 | Food Service Systems Management | 4 |
| FNUT 4860 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 3 | 3 |
| FNUT 4874 | Community Nutrition and Wellness | 3 |
| FNUT 4872 | Maternal and Child Nutrition | 2 |
| FNUT 4873 | Nutrition and Aging | 2 |
| HMEC 4890 | Communication of Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| FNUT 4895 | DPD Capstone | 3 |
| FNUT 5862 & 5862L | Food and Culture and Food and Cultures Laboratory | 3 |
| FNUT 4802L | Research Methods in Dietetics Laboratory | 1 |
| Additional Accreditation Required Courses | ||
| ACCT 1503 | Elementary Accounting | 3 |
| BIOL 1560 & 1560L | Microbiology for the Health Professions and Microbiology Laboratory for Health Professions | 3 |
| COUN 2651 | Foundations of Helping Skills for Human Ecology Professionals | 2 |
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| MATC 1501 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| Suggested-Other Electives | ||
| Not required, but match well with the major | ||
| Elementary Spanish | ||
| Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healthcare | ||
| World Geography | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Fundamentals of Public Health | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 119 | |
Minimum upper-division hours (3700 or higher) = 48; total hours for degree = 120
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| BIOL 1551 & 1551L | Anatomy and Physiology 1 and Anatomy 1 Laboratory for Health Professions (F,S,X) | 4 |
| CHEM 1505 & 1505L | Allied Health Chemistry 1 and Allied Health Chemistry 1 Laboratory (F,S,X) | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 (F,S,X) | 3 |
| FNUT 1551 | Normal Nutrition (F,S,X) | 3 |
| HMEC 1550 | Human Ecology Professions (F,S) | 1 |
| HAHS 1500 | Introduction to the Bitonte College of Health and Human Services | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| BIOL 1552 & 1552L | Anatomy and Physiology 2 and Anatomy and Physiology 2 Laboratory (F,S, X) | 4 |
| CHEM 1506 & 1506L | Allied Health Chemistry 2 and Allied Health Chemistry 2 Laboratory (F,S,X) | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 (F,S,X) | 3 |
| PSYC 1560 | General Psychology (F,S,X) | 3 |
| MATH 2623 or STAT 2625 | Quantitative Reasoning (F,S,X) or Stat Lit and Crit Reasoning | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 1503 or HMGT 2603 | Elementary Accounting (F) or Hospitality Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| COUN 2651 | Foundations of Helping Skills for Human Ecology Professionals (F) | 2 |
| FNUT 1553 & 1553L | Food Science and Management Principles and Food Science and Management Principles Laboratory (F,S) | 4 |
| MATC 1501 | Medical Terminology (F,S) | 3 |
| FNUT 2652L | Nutrition Assessment Laboratory (F,S) | 1 |
| BIOL 1560 & 1560L | Microbiology for the Health Professions and Microbiology Laboratory for Health Professions (F,S,X) | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations (F,S,X) | 3 |
| FNUT 1512 | Food Safety and Sanitation (F,S) | 1 |
| FNUT 2603 & 2603L | Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 and Medical Nutrition Therapy 1 Lab (F,S) | 4 |
| FNUT 2612 | Food Systems: Operation, Production, and Service (F,S) | 3 |
| FNUT 2612L | Food Systems: Operations, Production, and Service Laboratory (F,S) | 2 |
| FNUT 3735 | Nutritional Biochemistry (S) | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| CHFM 3731 | Individual and Family Development (F,S,X) | 3 |
| FNUT 3759 | Advanced Nutrition (F) | 3 |
| FNUT 3760 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 2 (F) | 3 |
| FNUT 4802 | Research Methods in Dietetics (F) | 2 |
| SOC 1500 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| MGT 3725 | Fundamentals of Management (F,S,X) | 3 |
| FNUT 3761 | Science of Nutrition in Exercise (S) | 3 |
| FNUT 4860 | Medical Nutrition Therapy 3 (S) | 3 |
| FNUT 5862 & 5862L | Food and Culture and Food and Cultures Laboratory (S) | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| FNUT 4802L | Research Methods in Dietetics Laboratory | 1 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| FNUT 4858 | Food Service Systems Management (F) | 4 |
| FNUT 4873 | Nutrition and Aging (S) | 2 |
| FNUT 4895 | DPD Capstone | 3 |
| HMEC 4890 | Communication of Contemporary Issues (F,S) | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities or Social and Personal Awareness Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| FNUT 4810 & 4810L | Experimental Foods and Experimental Foods Laboratory (S) | 3 |
| FNUT 4872 | Maternal and Child Nutrition (S) | 2 |
| FNUT 4874 | Community Nutrition and Wellness (F) | 3 |
| Other Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 11 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 119 | |
F – Offered in the fall semester S – Offered in the spring semester X – Offered in the summer semester
Learning Outcomes
- Achieve comprehension/competence in nutrition care process with specific emphasis on standardized nutrition diagnoses, i.e., use the nutrition care process to make decisions, identify nutrition-related problems, and determine and evaluate nutrition interventions, including medical nutrition therapy, disease prevention, and health promotion.
- Demonstrate understanding of dietetics evidence-based practice principles; locate, interpret, evaluate and use professional literature to make ethical, evidence-based practice decisions.
- Demonstrate competence in food preparation and the modification and evaluation of recipes, menus, and food products for diverse groups.
- Be able to identify different health care delivery systems and current reimbursement issues, policies, and regulations on food and nutrition services.