Preparatory Courses (41 units)

 *Can also be double counted as General Education courses.

• ANTH 250 - Cultural Anthropology (4) *

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• SOC 201 - Principles of Sociology (4) *

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• BIOL 200A - Human Anatomy and Physiology I (5)
• BIOL 200B - Human Anatomy and Physiology II (5)
• CHEM 151† - Fundamentals of Chemistry I (5) *
• CHEM 152† - Fundamentals of Chemistry II (Organic) (5)
• CHEM 353† - Nutritional Aspects of Biochemistry (5)
• ECON 150 - Economics for the Citizen (4) *
• MICR 151 - Biology of Microorganisms (4) *
• PSY 150 - Introductory Psychology (4) *

Required Core Courses (62 units)

*Can also be double counted as General Education courses.

• NTRS 210 - Foundations of Food (4) *
• NTRS 312 - Cultural Cuisine (4) *
• NTRS 317 - Fundamentals of Human Nutrition (4)
• NTRS 410 - Experimental Foods (4)
• NTRS 411 - Evaluation of Current Nutrition Concepts (4)
• NTRS 413 - Maternal and Child Nutrition (4)
• NTRS 414A - Institutional Food Service (4)
• NTRS 414B - Institutional Food Service (4)
• NTRS 415A - Medical Nutrition Therapy (4)
• NTRS 415B - Medical Nutrition Therapy (4)
• NTRS 417A - Advanced Nutrition I (4)
• NTRS 417B - Advanced Nutrition II (4)
• NTRS 417L - Nutritional Assessment Laboratory (1)
• NTRS 418 - Community Nutrition (4)
• NTRS 434 - Management Principles in Dietetics (5)
• NTRS 479 - Professional Interactions and Writing Skills (4)

Coordinated Dietetics Program Option (CDP) (33 units)

The Coordinated Dietetics Program (CDP) option requires a separate application (available each January 3rd and due each March 1st). This program is designed for persons seeking both academic course work and supervised practice required to qualify to take the examination to become a Registered Dietitian. The four-year curriculum integrates academic preparation and clinical experience needed by the generalist in dietetics. Upon passing the national examination administered under the direction of the ADA, graduates are recognized as Registered Dietitians (R.D.). The Coordinated Dietetics Program (CDP) is currently granted accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400. Postbaccalaureate students enrolled in the graduate program in Nutritional Science also are eligible to apply for admission to the CDP.

Eligibility

Students who seek preliminary admission to the CDP must fulfill the following criteria:

• Eligible for admission to Cal State L.A.
• Minimum 2.75 overall grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
• Minimum 2.75 grade point average in the major, with no grade lower than C in courses required for membership in the ADA.
• Students may repeat CDP courses and prerequisite science courses in which they earned a grade lower than C only once to meet program admission criteria.
• Students must repeat any nutrition and biochemistry prerequisite courses they completed more than three years before beginning the CDP before they may enter the program.
• Satisfactory health for full participation in the clinical program. Before they may enter the CDP, students must complete a physical examination, including Mantoux skin test or chest x-ray and other laboratory tests (including proof of immunity to rubella), as specified in contractual agreements with clinical facilities.
• Upper division standing and completion of the first two years of the Nutritional Science major. Because of the intensity of the CDP, undergraduate students must complete all lower division general education and preparatory courses before they may enter the program.
• Graduate students must have completed all preparatory courses for program admission. When admitted, graduate students enter the CDP as first year students in a two-year program.
• Valid California driver’s license and access to an automobile, or transportation to clinical facilities.
• Professional liability, health, and automobile insurance.

Final approval for admission to the intensive clinical work in the senior year (NTRS 419ABC) is contingent upon recommendation of the CDP Review Board and maintenance of a minimum 2.75 grade point average.

Option in Nutrition (Didactic Program) (24 units)

The option in Nutrition leads to careers in businesses and agencies involved in nutrition-related products and services and enables students to complete the academic requirements needed to qualify for a dietetic internship or supervised practice needed to qualify to take the examination to become a Registered Dietitian (R.D.). The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) is currently granted accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60606, (312) 899-0040, ext. 5400.