Dietetics
The undergraduate program in dietetics has been approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) as a Didactic Program in Dietetics that meets the minimum academic requirements for professionally qualified dietitians.
The dietetics program is designed so that supporting disciplines provide a knowledge-base prerequisite to the professional courses. Course offerings are sequenced to provide increasingly complex experiences that build upon previous knowledge. The student is expected to acquire approximately equal expertise in nutritional assessment and care and in foodservice management systems. Through the careful selection of elective courses, the student may develop special interests.
Eligibility for the Registration Examination for Dietitians is determined by verification of successful completion of an Approved ADA Didactic Program in Dietetics and one of the following supervised practice experiences: ADA Accredited Dietetic Internship or ADA Accredited Coordinated Program. Dietetic Registration, as administered by the ADA, is a requirement of most positions for professional dietitians.
The 1998 Gourman Report ranked the Michigan State University dietetics program second in the United States out of 240 programs evaluated. The MSU dietetics program is one of the largest and oldest in the country.
Select from these links for more information:
New Entry Requirement for Dietetics Major
Contact the advisor:
Linda Summers
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Michigan State University
106C G.M. Trout FSHN Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224
Phone: (517) 355-8474, Ext. 121
Fax: (517) 353-8963
E-mail: summer24@msu.edu
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