Human Nutrition - Dietetics

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2022

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

Launch Seminar (1 Hour)

Reflection Seminar (1 Hour)

Foundations (22-25 Hours)

• Writing & Information Literacy (3)
• Mathematical & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis (3-5)
• Literary, Visual & Performing Arts (3)
• Historical & Cultural Studies (3)
• Natural Science (4-5)
• Social & Behavioral Sciences (3)
• Race, Ethnic & Gender Diversity (3)

Thematic Pathways (8-12 Hours)

Take 4-6 hours from Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World and 4-6 hours from another Thematic Pathway of choice.

• Citizenship for a Diverse & Just World
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway:
  • Lived Environments
  • Origins & Evolution
  • Migration, Mobility, & Immobility
  • Sustainability
  • Traditions, Cultures, & Transformations
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Number, Nature, Mind

EHE 1100 College Survey (1 Hour)

Supporting Course Requirements (40-46 Hours)

• Math Placement M or L, or MATH 1148 College Algebra or equivalent (0-4)
• PSYCH 1100 Introduction to Psychology (can overlap with GE Social & Behavioral Sciences) (3)
• SOCIOL 1101 Introductory Sociology, or ANTHROP 1100 Introduction to Anthropology (can overlap with GE Historical & Cultural Studies) (3)
• BIOLOGY 1113 Biological Sciences: Energy Transfer & Development (can overlap with GE Natural Science) (4)
• STAT 1350.xx Elementary Statistics, or STAT 1450.xx Introduction to the Practice of Statistics (either can overlap with GE Math & Quantitative Reasoning or Data Analysis) (3)
• CHEM 1210 General Chemistry I (5)
• CHEM 1220 General Chemistry II (5)
• ANATOMY 2300.04 Human Anatomy (4)
• BIOPHRM 3311 Fund. of Medical Biochemistry I, or CHEM 2510 Organic Chemistry I (3-4)
• BIOPHRM 3312 Fundamentals of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology II, or BIOCHEM 4511 Intro to Biological Chemistry (3-4)
• EEOB 2520 Human Physiology (3)
• MICRBIO 4000.xx Basic & Practical Microbiology (4)

Major Admission Requirements

Competitive application process requiring completion of an application, 2.5 Ohio State cumulative GPA or higher, successful completion of: Math Placement M or L or MATH 1148 or higher, CHEM 1210, CHEM 1220, & BIOLOGY 1113.

Major Requirements (49 Hours)

• HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)
• CSHSPMG 3720 Food Service Management (3)
• CSHSPMG 3730 Food Service Management Practicum (1)
• CSHSPMG 3700 Controlling Food, Beverage, & Labor Costs (3)
• HUMNNTR 2295 Careers in Nutrition (1)
• HUMNNTR 2410 Science of Nutrition (4)
• HUMNNTR 2314 Fundamentals of Food (3)
• HUMNNTR 2450 Foodservice Sanitation & Safety (1)
• HUMNNTR 3313 Food in Different Cultures (2)
• HUMNNTR 3415 Global Nutrition Issues (2)
• HUMNNTR 3506 Nutrition Across the Life Span (3)
• HUMNNTR 3704 Public Health Nutrition (2)
• HUMNNTR 4504 Nutrition Education & Behavior Change (3)
• HUMNNTR 4596 Dietetics Seminar (1)
• HUMNNTR 4609 Macronutrients (3)
• HUMNNTR 4610 Micronutrients & Phytochemicals (3)
• HUMNNTR 5611 Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3)
• HUMNNTR 5622 Medical Nutrition Therapy I Lab (1)
• HUMNNTR 5623 Medical Nutrition Therapy II Lab (1)
• HUMNNTR 5612 Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3)
• MEDDIET 4900 Nutrition Assessment (3)

C- grade or higher required in all Human Nutrition courses to be eligible to receive a Verification Statement for the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD).

Total Hours: 109-135

Free Electives to reach 120 Hours: 0-11

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for degree completion. Total Hours range is based on requirement course choices and/or the number of credits that overlap between requirement areas. Students are encouraged to overlap as many credits as possible.