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2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Allied Health Major, B.S. (Nutrition and Foods Concentration)


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General Program Information


The Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health (B.S.) prepares students to qualify as contributing members of the Allied Health team dedicated to the conservation of life and the maintenance of health. The B.S. degree offers concentrations in Allied Health Leadership, Cardiopulmonary Science, Nutrition, and Radiography. The program correlates classroom and clinical instruction enabling the student to be competent in a specific concentration area. This approach will enable graduates to competently perform tasks as identified in the respective scopes of practice as autonomous health care providers. Students admitted to the program must have a strong and diverse academic background that will facilitate individual judgment, critical thinking skills, and utilization of appropriate professional decision-making skills. Students must also possess psychomotor, cognitive, and affective skills demonstrating competence, flexibility, responsibility, and sensitivity to client populations.

The Allied Health Leadership concentration offers students that have previously graduated from an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) healthrelated program the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree by using more of the A.A.S. credit hours than normally transfer to a four-year institution. The B.S. completion program is designed for health care providers in a medical field such as medical assisting, medical laboratory technology, cardiovascular technology, physical therapy assistant, and occupational therapy assistant. Students must complete 41 credit hours of general education requirements, 28 credit hours of allied health core courses, and 24 credit hours in the Allied Health Leadership concentration.

Cardiopulmonary Science and Radiography concentrations are designed for students who have completed one or two years of pre-professional college work (a minimum of 40 credit hours) that includes the prerequisite courses required by the major. The Allied Health core consists of 28 credit hours and the professional phase (composed of the concentration and clinical practice components) of the curriculum consists of 51 credit hours for both concentrations. The baccalaureate degree in Allied Health requires 120 credit hours.

Nutrition and Foods Concentration


Accredited by:

Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE)

120 South Riverside Drive, Suite 2000

Chicago, IL 60606-6995

(312) 899-4874

 

Dietetics professionals apply scientific knowledge and skills to effective nutritional care of patients and clients in clinical and community settings. The dietetics practitioner will be expected to apply critical thinking skills in assessing nutritional status of patients and providing evidenced-based nutrition care and medical nutrition therapy. Skillfulness in implementing nutrition interventions and monitoring the effectiveness of nutrition therapy or counseling is required at all levels of dietetics practice. The interdisciplinary health care team utilizes the skills and knowledge of the well-trained registered dietician as the expert in planning and implementing nutrition therapy. Dietetics professionals provide nutrition education and counseling to patients and clients, health coaching in out-patient settings, diabetes education and training, monitor tube feedings or nutrition support for patients in critical care units, management of clinical nutrition departments or health care food service operations.

Upon successful completion of the requirements for the Nutrition and Foods concentration (didactic program in dietetics), students are eligible to apply for dietetic internships where they will perform 1200 hours of supervised practice in a variety of dietetics rotations. Once the supervised practice is successfully completed, the student will be eligible to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians (RD exam.) Licensure requirements for registered dietitians vary according to state statutes but all require a passing score on the RD exam. An option for students who delay or choose not to pursue the RD credential is taking the examination to become a dietetic technician, registered immediately upon completion of the requirements for the nutrition and foods concentration and the B.S. degree.

ETSU Academic Proficiency Requirements:


Writing: Students must complete a minimum of four writing-intensive courses. At least two of these courses must be in the major field of study. At least two of the four  courses must be at the 3000-4000 level.

Oral Communication: Students must complete a minimum of two oral communication-intensive courses. At least one of these courses must be in the major field of study.

Using Information Technology: Students must complete at least one using information technology-intensive course in the major field of study.

Transfer students may be subject to reduced number of intensives.

See ETSUAcademic Proficiency Requirements for details.

Admission Requirements


Applications will be accepted and reviewed in the semester following the accrual of 45 credit hours. The application process will include a review of transcripts and evaluation of a written statement of personal and career goals. Requirements for admission and retention in the Nutrition and Foods concentration are as follows:

  • Maintain a college GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale (developmental studies grades/quality points excluded);
  • Complete science courses and all NTFD courses with a minimum grade of C or better in each course within the first two attempts.

Total hours required for degree: 120 credit hours


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