Dietetics

Advisor:  Connie Ruiz, PhD                                                              FCS Bldg. Room 118

Phone: (409) 880-8663                                                               email: ruizcs@hal.lamar.edu

Advisor:  Amy Shows, PhD                                                            FCS Bldg. Room 132

Phone: (409) 880-8667                                                      email: pembertoar@hal.lamar.edu

The Foods, Nutrition, and Dietetics academic curriculum is approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) as a Didactic Program in Dietetics. Graduates of the program are eligible to apply for an ADA-accredited dietetic internship or an ADA-approved preprofessional practice program (AP4).  After successful completion of an internship or AP4, an individual is eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians and, upon passing, become a Registered Dietitian.
 

Suggested Program of Study


 
 

First Year

PHIL 1370 Philosophy of Knowledge........... 3

English Comp...............................…............... 6

BIOL 2401-2401.......................….................. 8

Math (core)...................….............................. 3

PSYC 2301...................……........................... 3

FCSC 1315 Food Preparation...….................. 3

FCSC 1322 Nutrition/Diet Therapy............... 3

HLTH 1370...................................…............. 3

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Second Year

English Literature (core)................................ 3

POLS 2301-2302.......................…............... 6

COSC 1371 Microcomputers....................... 3

CHEM 1406-1408.....................…................ 8

FCSC 1377 Intimate Relationships............... 3

Social Sciences..................…......................... 3

Fine Arts (core)............................................ 3

Elective......................................................... 3

PEGA........................................................... 1

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Third Year

HIST 1301-1302........................…............... 6

BIOL 2420.............................…................... 4

  FCSC 3313 Food & Beverage Controls

       and Systems......................................... 3

FCSC 2377 Facilities Layout & Design........ 3

FCSC 3300 Consumer Economics......…....... 3

FCSC 3330 Nutritional Biochemistry........... 3

FCSC 4307 Nutrition Thru Lifecycle............ 3

FCSC 2371 Quantity Food Systems Mgmt.. 3

Elective.....................................….................. 3

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Fourth Year

  ENGL 3310 Tech Report Writing or 

       OFAD 3350.......................................... 3

COMM 3340 Interviewing........................... 3

Math 1342 Elem Stat or PSYC 2471........... 3

FCSC 3320 Advanced Nutrition................... 3

FCSC 4301 Senior Seminar......................…. 3

FCSC 4300 Diet Therapy I.......................... 3

FCSC 4315 Diet Therapy II......................... 3

FCSC 4317 Community Nutrition............... 3

FCSC 4347 Advanced Foods...................…. 3

FCSC 4360 Org. Behavior & Mgmt………. 3

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