Foods and Nutrition

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

Social Science (core)..................................... 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

COMM (Core)......…………………................. 3

MATH (Core)....................…………................. 3

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

BIOL 2420 Sciences........................................ 4

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

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

PEGA.................................……......................... 1

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Third Year

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

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

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

FCSC 3000-4000 Nutrition…………...…… 9

Supporting Concentration………………..... 9

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Fourth Year

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

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

FCSC 3000-4000 Nutrition…………...…… 9

Supporting Electives…………………….…  9

Supporting Concentration..……….…….…  9

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