Required Courses for the Dietetic Curriculum

DDP courses are in bold.

UNC COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
SCHOOL OF HUMAN SCIENCES

Bachelor of Science in Dietetics – Didactic Program in Dietetics

Suggested Four-Year Schedule

2008-2009 CATALOG

• Year 1
• BIO 110 – Principles of Biology (4)
• FND 250 – Statistics for Health Sciences (3)
• ECON 205 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ANT 110 – Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3) OR COMM 223 – Intercultural Communication (3)
• PSY 120 – Principles of Psychology (3)
• *STAT 150 – Statistics for Health Sciences (3)
• *CHEM 111 – Principles of Chemistry (5)
• LAC and Electives (6) – Required if getting a degree
• Credit hours – 30

• Year 2
• *SCI 291 – Scientific Writing (3)
• *CHEM 281 – Fundamentals of Biochemistry (5)
• BIO 245 – Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (4)
• FND 210 – Medical Terminology (2)
• *FND 252 – Nutrition in the Life Cycle (3)
• *BIO 351 – Microbiology (4)
• LAC and Electives (9) – Required if getting a degree
• Credit hours – 30

• Year 3
• *FND 342 – Food Science (4)
• *FND 452 – Community Nutrition (3)
• *FND 370 – Nutrition Education and Application Strategies (3)
• BAMG 350 – Management of Organizations (3) – Must be taken at a 4-year institution to transfer
• BAMK 260 – Introduction to Marketing (3)
• LAC and Electives (14) – Required if getting a degree
• Credit hours – 30

• Year 4
• FND 410 (seniors only) – Professional Development Seminar (2)
• *FND 430 – Nutrition Assessment and Intervention (3)
• *FND 431 – Medical Nutrition Intervention (3)
• *FND 446 – Foodservice Systems Management (4)
• *FND 451 – Advanced Nutrition (3)
• LAC and Electives (15) – Required if getting a degree
• Credit hours – 30

Four-Year Total: 120

Liberal Arts Core requires a minimum of 40 credit hours; at least 31 credit hours of these shall be taken in content areas 1 through 6. At least one course from Area 7 and from Area 8 is needed.

Completion of BIO 245 or BIO 350 with a grade of C or better is required to enroll in FND 430. Completion of CHEM 281 and BIO 245 or BIO 350 with grades of C or better is required to enroll in FND 451.

Graduation Check should be completed after 75 semester credit hours have been completed.

*This course has prerequisites.

For all course descriptions go to the UNC catalog, http://catalog.unco.edu/.