Food and Nutrition, BS

University of Alabama

Food and nutrition students typically have an aptitude for science, a concern for people, the ability to plan and direct programs, and a strong interest in food, nutrition, and health.The curriculum of the food and nutrition major is designed to prepare students for careers in health care facilities, community-health-nutrition programs, food-service management, and business. The major offers two routes to registration as a dietitian: a didactic program in dietetics (DPD) and a coordinated program in dietetics (CPD), both of which are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics. The DPD prepares students to apply for dietetic internships in order to be eligible to take the registration examination for dietitians. Students may be eligible to apply to the CPD their junior year to combine both didactic and supervised practice experiences to be eligible to sit for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist exam upon completion of the CPD requirements and a master’s degree. A third option, the nutrition sciences concentration, is designed for students who plan to attend medical school or other advanced health professions program.

College of Human Environmental Sciences