Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Nutrition and Dietetics] From Illinois Dominican University

Students who obtain a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics may eventually hold positions in?health care,?food service management, food sales and marketing, consumer service, or the food industry.

Students interested in becoming a?RDN can choose to complete the?Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics?(ACEND) Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) coursework. Upon completion of this coursework and their baccalaureate degree, students are eligible to receive a?DPD?verification statement and may apply to?ACEND-accredited?dietetic internship programs. The internship program consists of 1200 hours of supervised practice and is required by the?Commission on Dietetic Registration?in order to take the registered dietitian examination and attain the?RDN?credential.?

Students also have the option of applying to Dominican University's?two?ACEND-accredited?Coordinated Programs in Dietetics.?These programs?allow students to complete both didactic?course?work and supervised practice. ?

• Coordinated?Program?in Dietetics (CPD)
• MBA/RDN Coordinated Program

The nutrition and dietetics curriculum at Dominican is currently granted accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).