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Nutrition - B.S.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition provides students with a broad general education and a strong foundation in nutrition, dietetics and the sciences. The emphasis is integrating theory, research and application of knowledge to the profession of dietetics. The curriculum meets the didactic program in dietetics requirements of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and graduates are eligible for admission to accredited internships. The faculty has expertise in nutritional sciences, exercise science, clinical and community practice and leadership studies.

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Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Bachelor of Science in Nutrition provides a comprehensive education in nutrition studies. This program prepares students for various careers, including roles in nutrition and related fields.

Please see the following website for more information on:

  • Program's mission, goals and objectives
  • How to become a registered dietitian and information about the accreditation body, ACEND
  • The program handbook which includes: program's estimated costs, program schedule, financial aid, program completion requirements, etc./ehhs/hs/nutr/undergraduate-program 

Program Information for Nutrition - B.S.

Program Description

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Â鶹ÊÓƵ's website for professional licensure disclosure.

Admissions for Nutrition - B.S.

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.

First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the .

First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions) by earning a minimum 525 TOEFL score (71 on the Internet-based version), minimum 75 MELAB score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score or minimum 48 PTE Academic score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive Program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.

Transfer Students: Students who have attended any other educational institution after graduating from high school must apply as undergraduate transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Former Students: Former Â鶹ÊÓƵ students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Â鶹ÊÓƵ may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.

Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's .

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the program's Coursework tab.

Current Â鶹ÊÓƵ and Transfer Students: Active Â鶹ÊÓƵ students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Â鶹ÊÓƵ GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Â鶹ÊÓƵ will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Â鶹ÊÓƵ and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the program will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge and skills necessary to plan and evaluate menus and diets of individuals/groups to promote nutritional health and well-being.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to use oral and written communication skills effectively in the practice of nutrition and dietetics.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to interpret current research and utilize critical thinking skills in the practice of nutrition and dietetics.
  4. Apply acquired knowledge and skills to enroll in a supervised practice program, advanced/professional study or employment.
Coursework

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
BSCI 20021BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 3
BSCI 30130HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 3
CHEM 20481BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 4
CHEM 30284INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 4
HEM 23212INTRODUCTORY FOOD SCIENCE 3
or NUTR 23012 INTRODUCTORY FOOD SCIENCE
HEM 23510QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION, SERVICE AND SAFETY 3
or NUTR 23510 QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION, SERVICE AND SAFETY
HEM 43030FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT 3
or NUTR 43030 FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
NUTR 23112INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION: NUTRITION AND DIETETICS 1
NUTR 23511SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) 3
NUTR 33512INTERMEDIATE NUTRITION SCIENCE 3
NUTR 33522INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION ASSESSMENT 3
NUTR 33532BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT OF NUTRITION SERVICES 3
NUTR 35319NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SOCIETY 3
NUTR 43013RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (WIC) 13
NUTR 43016WORLD FOOD CUSTOMS AND NUTRITION 3
NUTR 43511MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY I 3
NUTR 43512MACRONUTRIENT NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3
NUTR 43513MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3
NUTR 43514MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II 3
NUTR 43515COMMUNITY NUTRITION (ELR) 3
NUTR 43518LIFECYCLE NUTRITION 3
NUTR 43522INTEGRATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION 2
NUTR 43524NUTRITION AND DIETETICS: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
BSCI 20019BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 4
CHEM 10060GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4
CHEM 10061GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4
MATH 11009MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) 4
PSYC 11762GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
SOC 12050INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
6
21
9
3
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)11
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

2

It is recommended that students take CHEM 10062 as the Kent Core Basic Sciences laboratory.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.250 2.000
Roadmap
 

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this major. However, courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
!CHEM 10060 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (KBS) 4
MATH 11009 MODELING ALGEBRA (KMCR) 4
!NUTR 23112 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROFESSION: NUTRITION AND DIETETICS 1
NUTR 23511 SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Two
!BSCI 20019 BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION 4
CHEM 10061 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (KBS) 4
HEM 23510
or NUTR 23510
QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION, SERVICE AND SAFETY
or QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION, SERVICE AND SAFETY
3
PSYC 11762 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
Kent Core Basic Science Laboratory 1
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
CHEM 20481 BASIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 4
HEM 23212
or NUTR 23012
INTRODUCTORY FOOD SCIENCE
or INTRODUCTORY FOOD SCIENCE
3
SOC 12050 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Four
CHEM 30284 INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 4
NUTR 33512 INTERMEDIATE NUTRITION SCIENCE 3
NUTR 33522 INTRODUCTION TO NUTRITION ASSESSMENT 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Five
BSCI 30130 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 3
NUTR 33532 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT OF NUTRITION SERVICES 3
NUTR 35319 NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SOCIETY 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
General Elective 2
 Credit Hours14
Semester Six
BSCI 20021 BASIC MICROBIOLOGY 3
NUTR 43013 RESEARCH AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (WIC) 3
NUTR 43016 WORLD FOOD CUSTOMS AND NUTRITION 3
NUTR 43518 LIFECYCLE NUTRITION 3
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Seven
HEM 43030
or NUTR 43030
FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
or FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
3
NUTR 43511 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY I 3
NUTR 43512 MACRONUTRIENT NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3
NUTR 43524 NUTRITION AND DIETETICS: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 2
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Eight
NUTR 43513 MICRONUTRIENT NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3
NUTR 43514 MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II 3
NUTR 43515 COMMUNITY NUTRITION (ELR) 3
NUTR 43522 INTEGRATIVE AND FUNCTIONAL NUTRITION 2
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours14
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
Accreditation for Nutrition - B.S.

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)