Contact an Advisor
Got questions about nutrition and dietetics? A good place to start is with our administrative assistant for the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. She can help answer the basics. And, if she can't answer your question, she’ll know who to put you in touch with to find an answer!
ISU Pre-Health Advising
Students should regularly meet with a Pre-Health advisor. Pre-Health advisors monitor your progress throughout the degree program, track the prerequisite courses, and provide information about application procedures. They also organize informational meetings, workshops, and speakers on specific health professions.
Contact a Pre-Health Advisor:
- (208) 282-2375
- hlthprof@isu.edu
You can also set up an appointment online by using the Pre-Health Professions Advisor calendar.
Pre-Health Newsletter
During the fall and spring semesters a weekly newsletter is sent out with items of interest to students—check out the Pre-Health Newsletter Archive.
Pre Health Professions Association Club
Want to meet other health students? Email phpa@isu.edu to learn about this club.
Faculty Advisors
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Faculty Advisors |
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BS in Dietetics |
MS in Nutrition /Dietetic Internship |
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Allisha Weeden, PhD, RDN, LD Cynthia Blanton, PhD, RDN, LD Charlene Byington, MEd, RDN, LD
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Charlene Byington, MEd, RDN, LD Kris Hilvers, MS, RDN, LD, CNSC |
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MS in Nutrition |
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Allisha Weeden, PhD, RDN, LD Cynthia Blanton, PhD, RDN, LD
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General Educational Requirement Courses
All ISU undergraduate students must fulfill a set of General Education Objective Requirements. To meet those educational objectives, dietetic majors typically take the following General Educational Requirement Courses GERC):
General Education Objective Requirements |
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OBJ 1 |
English Composition (1 course): ENGL 1102 (with ENGL 1101 or passing score on proficiency exam as prerequisite) |
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OBJ 2 |
Spoken English (1 course): COMM 1101 |
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OBJ 3 |
Mathematics (1 course): MATH 1153 (with MATH 1108 or higher or satisfactory score on placement as a prerequisite) |
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OBJ 4 |
Humanities, Fine Arts, Foreign Language (minimum 2 courses): Must be from different categories, e.g. Humanities, Fine Arts, and Foreign Language |
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OBJ 5 |
Natural Science (minimum two courses and one lab): BIOL 1101, CHEM 1101, 1102, 1103 and/or NTD 2239 |
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OBJ 6 |
Behavioral and Social Science (minimum 2 courses): Must be from 2 difference prefixes, e.g., Econ 2201, Psyc 1101 and Soc 1101 |
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OBJ 7/8 |
Critical Thinking or Information Literacy (1 course): Either Critical Thinking or Information Literacy |
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OBJ 9 |
Cultural Diversity (1 course) |
Transfer Credit Equivalents
Did you take some of the required courses for the BS in Dietetics degree at another school? Are you looking to transfer credits from a bachelor’s degree that you have already earned? Please take a minute to review Transfer Articulation at Idaho State University.
With this tool you can see what courses taken at other schools are comparable to ISU classes. The tool includes schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It helps you estimate how specific courses that you have already taken at another school might transfer to ISU.
FYI: This information is provided as a convenience for prospective students. It gives you a possible snapshot of what courses might transfer. The information on this site is not considered a guarantee of transfer credit awards. Formal decisions on transfer credits are initiated once an official transcript has been submitted.
Years 1 and 2: Pre-Dietetics
*Download PDF of the BS in Dietetics, .
Dietetics majors must fulfill the university general education requirements for a BS degree. In addition, they must take the required dietetic courses, as well as elective courses. The degree requires a total of 120 credit hours of coursework.
Please pay careful attention to the required prerequisite courses. Also, NTD prefix courses must be taken in the sequence shown unless approved by your advisor.
Students should meet with their advisor at least once every semester to ensure correct scheduling of course work.
Year 1: Pre-Dietetics |
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Fall |
Course |
Credit |
Spring |
Course |
Credit |
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ENGL 1101 |
English Comp |
3 |
ENG 1102 |
Critical Reading & Writing |
3 |
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BIOL 1101 |
Biology I |
4 |
CHEM 1101 |
Essen of Chemistry I |
3 |
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MATH 1108 |
Intermediate Algebra |
4 |
HE 2210 |
Medical Terminology |
2 |
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PSYC 1101 |
General Psychology |
3 |
SOC 1101 |
Intro Sociology |
3 |
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Elective |
1 |
NTD 1101* |
Intro to Dietetics |
1 |
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OBJ 4, 7, 8, or 9 |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
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Year 2: Pre-Dietetics |
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Fall |
Course |
Credit |
Spring |
Course |
Credit |
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CHEM 1102 |
Essen of Chemistry II |
3 |
ECON 2201 |
Macro Economics |
3 |
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CHEM 1103 |
Essen of Chem Lab |
1 |
NTD 2239 |
Nutrition |
3 |
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BIOL 3301 |
Anatomy & Phys I |
4 |
BIOL 3302 |
Anatomy & Phys II |
4 |
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NTD 1104* |
Foods |
3 |
BIOL 2221 |
Intro Microbiology |
3 |
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COMM1101 |
Prin of Speech |
3 |
BIOL 2221L |
Intro Micro Lab |
1 |
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NTD 2204* |
Meal Management |
2 |
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Total |
14 |
Total |
15 |
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* Only offered in semester indicated.
Apply for the DPD in the spring of either Year 2 or Year 3.
The application deadline is February 15.
Years 3 and 4: Dietetics
The ISU BS in Dietetics is a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), which means it provides all of the coursework required to apply for a Dietetic Internship.
Year 3: DPD Curriculum |
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Fall |
Course |
Credit |
Spring |
Course |
Credit |
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MGT 3312 |
Ind & Org Behavior |
3 |
ENGL 3307 |
Professional and Technical Writing |
3 |
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NTD 3312* |
Quantity Foods |
3 |
ACCT 3303* |
Accounting Concepts |
3 |
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NTD 3312L* |
Quantity Foods Lab |
1 |
NTD 4410* |
Foodservice Systems Mgt |
3 |
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MATH 1153 |
Statistics |
3 |
NTD 4410L* |
FSSM Lab |
1 |
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OBJ 4, 7, 8, or 9 |
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3 |
NTD 3360* |
Nutrition through Lifecycle |
3 |
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OBJ 4, 7, 8, or 9 |
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3 |
OBJ 4, 7, 8, or 9 |
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3 |
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Total |
16 |
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Total |
16 |
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Year 4: DPD Curriculum |
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Fall |
Course |
Credit |
Spring |
Course |
Credit |
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NTD 3300* |
MNT I |
3 |
NTD 3301* |
MNT II |
3 |
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NTD 3300L* |
MNT I Lab |
2 |
NTD 3301L* |
MNT II Lab |
2 |
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NTD 4407* |
Prin of Comm Nutrition |
3 |
NTD 4408* |
App in Community Nutrition |
3 |
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NTD 4457* |
Experimental Foods |
3 |
NTD 4485* |
Nutritional Biochem II |
3 |
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NTD 4461* |
Nutritional Biochem I |
3 |
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Elective |
1 |
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NTD 4470* |
Senior Seminar |
2 |
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Total |
16 |
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Total |
12 |
* Only offered in semester indicated.
