Nutrition, B.S.

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Contact:

Dr. Amanda Lynch
Associate Professor and Director
lynch3@oakland.edu

Nancy Demo
Executive Secretary
demo@oakland.edu

Requirements for the major in nutrition, B.S. program

Students completing a B.S. degree in Nutrition must complete a minimum of 120 credits. They must also meet the University general education requirements and the University diversity requirements. All nutrition majors must complete the core nutrition courses.

Number of required elective credits varies based on core courses completed and are selected with assistance from your academic adviser, based on your career goals, from an approved list of courses. Students must achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits with a minimum of 32 upper level (3000-4000) course credits and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate.

Core Nutrition courses

*Courses that also satisfy the university general education requirement

Communication and ethics requirements

Students are required to take one (1) communication and one (1) ethic course related to health and nutrition. Dietetics specialization students are required to take the NTR 4200 - Communication and Counseling in Nutrition Practice and NTR 4500 - Professional Practice & Ethics in Nutrition .

Other requirements

Students are required to complete the Dietetics Specialization, or the minimum number of elective credits to achieve a minimum of 120 total course credits with a minimum of 32 upper level (3000-4000) course credits and satisfy all University degree requirements to graduate.

Electives for the Nutrition major

Specialization in Dietetics

Contact:

Dr. Amanda Lynch
Associate Professor and Director
lynch3@oakland.edu

Nancy Demo
Executive Secretary
demo@oakland.edu

The dietetics specialization provides coursework and experiential learning for students interested in pursuing a career in the field of nutrition and dietetics.

Students in the dietetics specialization take the same core coursework as the Nutrition Major with the additional classes:

Applications for entry into the dietetics specialization:

B- or higher in NTR 2500
Grade point average for science courses (recommended minimum 2.0)
Overall GPA (recommended minimum 2.8)
Personal statement
Application

To apply, students must complete (or be enrolled in):

* Admittance will be conditional upon successful completion of courses in progress at the time of application

Graduation requirements

Students must complete all Nutrition courses with a C or higher, achieve a B- or higher in Community Nutrition Practicum and maintain a 2.5 cumulative GPA to graduate with a specialization Dietetics. They must also have documented 20 hours of nutrition-focused community service or volunteer work.