Plan of Study –

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert Nutrition and Dietetics

Certificate Requirement (Minimum of 14 semester hours required.)

NFS 5930 Supervised Practice: Community I (2 s.h.)

Focus on product and program development for community groups. Experiential Learning in non-traditional areas of dietetics including business, industry, culinary nutrition, agriculture, private practice and grocery stores. Students will asist dietitians in providing nutrition education to employees, creating media for nutrition education purposes and conducting grocery store tours. Lecture: 2 hours, Field experience: 140 clock hours. Pre-requisite: Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.

NFS 6930 Supervised Practice: Community II (3 s.h.)

Focus on program planning, implementation, and health needs assesments of populations. Experiential learning in a variety of community settings such as food pantries, community health centers, or government programs. Lecture: 3 hours, field experience: 210 clock hours. Pre-requisite: Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.

NFS 5932 Supervised Practice: Food and Management (2 s.h.)

Instruction on functions of management related safety, security and sanitation that affect employees, clients, patients, facilities and food. Experiential learning in a variety of food service and food management systems such as schools, long term care, acute care, hospice centers, or congregate meal sites. Lecture: 2 hours, field experience: 140 clock hours. Pre-requisite: Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.

NFS 5931 Supervised Practice: Clinical I (3 s.h.)

Focus on using the Nutrition Care Process with clients with a variety of diseases and disorders. Experiential learning in hospitals, dialysis centers, cardiac centers, eating disorder clinics, or skilled nursing facilities. Students will work with patients with a variety of diseases and health problems in acute and long-term care. Lecture: 3 hours, Field experience: 210 clock hours. Pre-requisite: NFS 5250, NFS 5320, and NFS 5420. Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.

NFS 6931 Supervised Practice: Clinical II (2 s.h.)

Experiential learning in a variety of health and wellness settings, in-person and virtually utilizing telehealth technology. Focus on providing medical nutrition therapy and counseling or education sessions for non-institutionalized individuals such as college or high school athleres, children, elderly, people with eating disorders or others. Lecture: 2 hours, field experience: 140 clock hours. Prerequsites: NFS 5931 and Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.

NFS 6932 Supervised Practice: Special Project (2 s.h.)

Examination of professinal and legislative issues in dietetics. Experiential learning in a selected area of dietetics of intrest to the intern. Lecture: 2 hours, field experience: 140 clock hours. Prerequisites: NFS 5931 and Permission of the Coordinated Program Director.