Bachelor of Science in Nutrition - Dietetics/Master of Dietetics and Nutrition

Accelerated combined degree program only available to OSU Human Nutrition BSND majors in the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) who have completed ≥ 90 credit hours by time of MDN admission, including MDN prerequisites, with a GPA ≥ 3.5

Effective for students admitted to the College of Education and Human Ecology beginning Autumn 2023

General Education Requirements (32-39 Hours)

• Launch Seminar (1)
• Reflection Seminar (1)

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 (4-6)
• Choice of 4-6 hours from one additional Thematic Pathway (4-6)
  • Lived Environments
  • Sustainability
  • Health & Wellbeing

EHE 1100 College Survey (1)

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)

BSND Major Requirements (40 Hours)

• HTHRHSC 2500 Medical Terminology for the Health Professions (3)
• CSHSPMG 3720 Food Service Management (3)
• 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)
• MEDDIET 4900 Nutrition Assessment with Laboratory I (3)

BSND Major and MDN Degree Dual Counted Requirements (9 UG/G Hours)

BSND-MDN Admission Requirements: 
Accelerated combined (e.g. 3+2 years) degree program only available to OSU Human Nutrition BSND majors in the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) who have completed a minimum of 90 UG credit hours of required coursework for the Dietetics major, including MDN prerequisites, with a minimum cGPA of 3.5 in all previous undergraduate work (including credit hours from other institutions), prior to admission to the MDN. 

See instructions for application at https://ehe.osu.edu/program/bachelor-science-nutrition-dieteticsmaster-dietetics-and-nutrition

• MDN 6000 MNT I (3)
• MDN 6050 MNT/NCP Lab I (2)
• MDN 6100 MNT II (3)
• MDN 6889 Supervised Practice: Food Service Management (1)

Minimum cumulative OSU GPA of 3.0 and C- grade or higher required in all Human Nutrition courses and dual UG/G counted MDN courses to be eligible to receive a Verification Statement from the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD).

Minimum of 120 credit hours required for BS 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.

MDN Degree Requirements (50 G Hours)

• MDN 6001 Communication Strategies, Methods, & Technology I (1)
• MDN 6300 Nutrition Education & Counseling (3)
• MDN 6150 MNT/NCP Lab II (2)
• MDN 6002 Communication Strategies, Methods, & Technology II (1)
• MDN 6350 Advanced Nutrition Education & Counseling (2)
• MDN 6500 Community Nutrition & Health Promotion (3)
• MDN 6200 MNT III (3)
• MDN 6250 NCP Lab III (1)
• MDN 6900 Practice Based Research in Dietetics & Nutrition (3)
• MDN 6189 Supervised Practice I (4)
• MDN 6289 Supervised Practice II (6)
• MDN 6800 Nutrition Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership (3)
• MDN 7990 Capstone (1)
• MDN 6950 Evidence Based Analysis (3)
• MDN 6389 Supervised Practice III (6)
• MDN 7990 Capstone/Graduate Project (2)
• MDN Graduate Elective (3)
• MDN Graduate Elective (3)