Nutrition & Dietetics

营养科学与营养学理学学士学位

The Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services and Consumer Sciences with a concentration in dietetics in the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences is currently being moved to the 药学与健康科学学院 (COPHS) and renamed the Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics. The BS in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics will be fully implemented in the COPHS in the Fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. 这一变化有望提高营养学课程的质量. 学位计划不会有任何变化. All students currently in the program will continue to take courses according to the current degree plan.

教学计划和营养学

The Didactic Program in Dietetics at Texas Southern has Full Accreditation from The Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) until July 24, 2023. ACEND酒店位于南滨江广场120号, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-0040 ext. 5400. http://www.eatright.org/ACEND.

项目完成后, you will be eligible to apply for admission into an ACEND accredited supervised practice program (dietetic internship - DI). 成功完成DI后, students/interns are eligible to take the registration exam for dietitians/nutritionists to become a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RD/RDN). The DPD at Texas Southern University (TSU) admits students into the program who are seeking a Bachelor's degree. Post-baccalaureate students who are interested in completing only the didactic courses (DPD) are also admitted. Registered dietitian nutritionists are food and nutrition experts who translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living, disease prevention, and management. 他们在整个社区的医院工作, schools, public health clinics, nursing homes, fitness centers, food management, food industry, universities, research, and private practice. RDNs are advocates for advancing the nutritional status of Americans and people around the world.

Effective January 1, 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) will require a minimum of a master’s degree to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). In order to be approved for registration examination eligibility with a bachelor’s degree, an individual must meet all eligibility requirements and be submitted into CDR's Registration Eligibility Processing System (REPS) before 12:00 midnight Central Time, December 31, 2023. 有关此要求的更多信息，请访问CDR网站: http://www.cdrnet.org/graduatedegree.

In addition, CDR requires that individuals complete coursework and supervised practice in program(s) accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Graduates who successfully complete the ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics at Texas Southern University are eligible to apply to an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program.

In most states, graduates also must obtain licensure or certification to practice. 有关州许可证要求的更多信息，请单击 here.

点击了解更多关于成为RDN的教育途径的信息 here.

Admissions 

Program Mission, Goals & Objectives

与大学的使命一致, COPHS的使命和目标, the Dietetics program at Texas Southern University seeks to provide comprehensive experiences designed to prepare students from diverse ethnic and academic backgrounds, 尤其是非裔美国人和少数族裔, for entry into supervised practice programs leading to eligibility for the CDR credentialing examination to become a registered dietitian nutritionist by providing a series of carefully planned curriculum experiences embracing the academic knowledge/concepts and professional experiences prescribed by ACEND.

Goal 1:  The program will prepare competent graduates for supervised practice to become entry-level registered dietitian nutritionist, graduate programs, 或者是营养学相关的入门级职业.

 Objectives

1. At least 80% of program students complete program/degree requirements within 3 years (150%) of the program length.  
2. At least eighty percent (80%) percent of program graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program prior to or within 12 months of graduation. 
3. At least fifty percent (50%) percent of program graduates are admitted to a supervised practice program within 12 months of graduation. 
4. The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of the first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%”. 
5. At least eighty percent (80%) of graduates who enter Dietetic Internships (DIs) will receive ratings of satisfactory or better for acceptable preparation for supervised practice. 
6. Fifty percent (50%) of graduates will rate their Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) preparation as “somewhat agree” or better in the following domains: quality of education in dietetics, 临床营养实践技能, 社区营养实践技能, 餐饮服务实践技能. 

Goal 2: The program will prepare graduates that will add to the diversity within the dietetics profession.

Objectives

1. At least fifty percent (50%) of the graduates will identify themselves as individuals from groups that are underrepresented in the dietetics profession.

Program Outcomes

项目成果信息可根据项目主管的要求提供:

Dr. Ellis A. Morrow, DCN, MS, RD, LD
助理教授兼营养学主任
Texas Southern University,
3100克莱本休斯顿，得克萨斯州77004
713-313-7647