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Nutrition and Dietetics
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Nutrition and Dietetics is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in nutrition and food-related positions in healthcare facilities, community agencies, cooperative extension, food service operations, culinary or nutrition education, and/or the food industry. Students are also prepared for post-graduate education in nutrition and food-related fields.
GPA Requirements
A minimum GPA of 3.3 is required for admission into Nutrition and Dietetics major. GPA must be maintained. If they are not maintained, students will be placed on academic probation for one semester after which time, if the GPA requirement is not met, students dropped from the Nutrition and Dietetics program.
Admission Information
All students interested in Nutrition and Dietetics major will first be enrolled in the Culinary and Community Nutrition major. Students interested in the Nutrition and Dietetics major are required to earn a B- or higher grade in DFN 215, DFN 321, and DFN 341 courses with an overall minimum GPA of 3.3 before taking a pre-entry examination to assess aptitude for the Nutrition and Dietetics Major. Upon successful completion of the pre-entry examination (earning a minimum score of 80%), students may apply for the Nutrition and Dietetics major.
Nutrition and Dietetics major
The Nutrition and Dietetics major complies with the requirements for a DPD and is accredited by Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND):
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DPD Verification
Students fulfilling all requirements for successful completion of the ACEND-accredited DPD are eligible for a Verification Statement and can apply for supervised practice in an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship (DI), which enables the student to take the CDR examination to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). The DPD Verification Statement also provides the opportunity to take the examination to become a Nutrition and Dietetic Technician, Registered (NDTR). To obtain a Verification Statement, students must successfully complete the following:
1. All required DPD courses with a minimum GPA of 3.3
2. PSY 166, which satisfies a General Education Requirement
3. ServSafe Food Handler Certification
4. The University of Indiana Plagiarism tutorial (available here)
5. Earn a score of 75% or better on the DPD Verification examination
Requirements
All Lehman College students must complete Writing Intensive (WI) courses, which are offered in General Education, major, minor, and elective areas. Students may find these classes by looking for the attribute “Writing Intensive” when scheduling their classes in Schedule Builder.
The number of Writing Intensive course requirements varies by status:
Entering freshmen and students with fewer than 30 transfer credits must complete four WI courses at Lehman.
Students with 30 to 59 transfer credits must complete three WI courses at Lehman.
Students with an associate degree or 60 or more credits must complete two WI courses at Lehman.
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Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
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Notes: Students are required to take two foreign language courses in the same language. Only students who transfer into Lehman with an associate's degree are exempt from the Foreign Language Requirement. Students who continue in a foreign language previously studied in high school or college or completes one semester of a foreign language at the intermediate level or above, kindly contact the Languages and Literatures department for proper placement.
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Notes: No more than two courses from the same discipline may be used to satisfy the Distribution Requirement.
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