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UNC Trustees Approve Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree
University of Northern Colorado’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved pursuing the creation of a new degree program in nutrition during a regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Oct. 9.
The infrastructure for the proposed addition, which now heads to the Colorado Department of Higher Education for final approval, is mostly in place. If approved, an additional faculty member in Dietetics would be hired, bringing to four the full-time faculty teaching in the undergraduate program that serves about 200 students in traditional and online formats.
"Although we’re looking at a variety of saving strategies for the university, at the same time we’re mindful of investments that we need to make to compete and also look at trends in the marketplace," Provost Abe Harraf told the board.
Dietetics Professor Jamie Erskine said that many students have requested a bachelor’s degree in nutrition. There are 54 students who currently minor in nutrition.
"We expect several of them would like to have a double major with sports and exercise science, or nursing or chemistry and biology," Erskine said.
If approved by the state, the new program would be offered next fall.
10/19/2009
- Contact for more information:
- Nate Haas
- Phone:
- 351-1763
