Get the basics to good nutrition
What to eat. How to prepare your food. Which ingredients to use.
This certificate shows you the keys to nutrition and health. You can help others make smarter food choices.
Because you are what you eat.
Foundations of Nutrition Certificate
Program requirements
Nine hours from:
- DTN 130 - Social and Behavioral Applications of Human Nutrition *
- DTN 240 - Introduction to Nutrition *
- DTN 300 - Service-Learning in Dietetics and Nutrition
- DTN 330 - Food Selection and Preparation for Health
- DTN 332 - Food and Culture
- DTN 333 - Nutrition Throughout the Life Span
- DTN 334 - Introduction to Nutrition Assessment and Sports Nutrition
- DTN 345 - World Hunger
- DTN 391 - Home Food Preservation
- DTN 397 - Topics in Heart Healthy Cooking
- DTN 497 - Topics in Nutrition and Dietetics
- BMS 497 - Topics in Biomedical Sciences I or other approved electives (1-3) may be counted with approval of certificate advisor.
All candidates must satisfy the General University Certificate Requirements.
Total Credit Hours: 12
Completion requirement
Attain a grade of C or better in all courses used to fulfill the certificate requirements.
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