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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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


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College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences


Department of Allied Health Sciences


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.

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.

General Program Information


To earn a degree from ETSU, there are specific course requirements put forth by ETSU, by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), by each college, and by each department. All students must meet the degree requirements at each of these levels. Please follow the format below:

University-level Degree and Graduation Requirements


Total Credit Hours for Degree: 120


TBR General Education Requirements: 41 Credit Hours


Below you will see the categories and courses specified under TBR General Education Requirements. Note that certain courses are required for this degree, specific to this major. Thus, these courses will satisfy both a TBR General Education requirement AND a requirement of this major. (Other majors may require different General Education courses.) Where specific courses are required for this major, we only list those courses under the category. If there are no specific major requirements for a category, all course options appear.

Communication


9 credits, consisting of 6 credits of written composition and 3 credits of oral communication.

Written Composition


Complete both of the following: 

Oral Communication


Complete one of the following:

Humanities and Fine Arts


9 credits, consisting of 3 credits of literature, 3 credits of fine arts, and 3 credits of humanities electives.

Note:


(ENGL 2210 , ENGL 2220 ,or ENGL 2430  suggested.)

Social and Behavioral Sciences


6 credits, consisting of the following:

History


6 credits, consisting of both of the following:

Natural Sciences


8 credits, consisting of the following lectures and labs.

Mathematics


Students eligible to enroll in this math course must do so during their first calendar year of enrollment or prior to accumulating 33 semester credits at ETSU.

Minor: no minor required


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