Curriculum Overview
A complete listing of all core and elective courses is available in the Health Professions section of the official JMU Undergraduate Catalog.
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Course Sequence and Schedule for Dietetics Majors
Please note that courses taken out of sequence may result in an extended program completion time.
Prerequisite Courses
| Fall 1 (15) |
Spring 1 (15-16) |
| Quantitative math requirement |
CHEM 131 & 131L General Chemistry I/L |
| Cluster 1 |
NUTR 295 Foundations of Nutr. Prac. or Cluster 2 |
| Cluster 1 |
Cluster 1 |
| Cluster 2 |
PSYC 101 or 160 General Psyc or Life Span Hum. Dev. |
| Cluster 5 |
Cluster 4 |
| Fall 2 (12-13) |
Spring 2 (14) |
| CHEM 132 & 132L General Chem II/L |
BIO 270 & 270L Human Physiology/L |
| NUTR 280 Nutrition for Wellness or Cluster 2 |
Cluster 2 or NUTR 280 Nutrition for Wellness |
| Cluster 2 or NUTR 295 Foundations of Nutr. Prac. |
POSC 225 US Government |
| MATH 220 Elementary Statistics |
HTH 210 Medical Terminology |
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(apply for admission to program) |
Professional Program
| Fall 3 (16) |
Spring 3 (13-17) |
Summer 3 (3) |
| CHEM 241 & 241L Organic Chem/L |
CHEM 260 & 260L Biochem/L |
NUTR 490 Field Experience |
| HTH 354 US & Global Healthcare Sys. |
NUTR 363* Quantity Food Production |
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| NUTR 340 Science of Food Prep |
NUTR 350 Emerging Research in Nutrition & Dietetics |
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| NUTR 380 Global Nutrition |
NUTR 384 Clinical Nutrition I |
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| NUTR 385 Nutr. Throughout the Lifecycle |
NUTR 360 Management in Dietetics |
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| Fall 4 (13-17) |
Spring 4 (14) |
| BIO 290 & 290L Human Anatomy/L |
BIO 245 & 245L Gen Microbiology/L |
| NUTR 363* Quantity Food Production |
NUTR 484 Clinical Nutrition II |
| NUTR 482 Nutrition & Metabolism |
NUTR 486 Counseling Skills for Dietetics |
| NUTR 485 Community Nutrition |
NUTR 446 Experimental Foods |
| NUTR 495 Senior Seminar in Dietetics |
IPE 415 Healthcare Ethics |
* NUTR 363 must be taken spring of junior year OR fall of senior year and NUTR 340 is a prerequisite
Additional Courses to Consider (NOT required):
- Sports Nutrition (NUTR 382)
- Exercise and Nutrition in Chronic Disease (NUTR 455)
