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Dietetic Programs at Arizona State University. Nutrition Program ASU – College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Tina Shepard,MS,RD Tina.shepard@asu.edu. Steps to becoming a Registered Dietitian. Complete an accredited DPD program
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Dietetic Programsat Arizona State University Nutrition Program ASU – College of Nursing and Health Innovation Tina Shepard,MS,RD Tina.shepard@asu.edu
Steps to becoming a Registered Dietitian • Complete an accredited DPD program • Admission to and successful completion of a dietetic internship • Successful completion of the ADA registration exam
DPD Options • See list of DPD programs at: www.eatright.org • There are several distance options: - University of Northern Colorado (DPD/DI) - Kansas State University (DPD) - Eastern Michigan University (online DPD/DI/MS)
ASU Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) • Technical Writing - ENG 301 or NTR 351 or ENG 111 at CC • Statistics • Introduction to Psychology - PGS 101 • General Chemistry I with Lab - CHM 113 • General Chemistry II with Lab - CHM 116 • Organic Chemistry and Lab - CHM 231 & 235 • Biochemistry and Lab - BCH 361 & 367 • Microbiology and Lab - MIC 205 & 206 • Human Anatomy/Physiology I - BIO 201 • Human Anatomy/Physiology II - BIO 202 • NTR 142 - Applied Food Principles • NTR 241 - Human Nutrition • NTR 340 - Applications in Human Nutrition • NTR 341 - Intro to Plan Therapeutic Diets • NTR 343 - Food Service Purchasing • NTR 344 - Nutrition Services Management • NTR 350 - Nutrition Counseling • NTR 440 - Advanced Human Nutrition I • NTR 441 - Advanced Human Nutrition II •NTR 444 - Medical Nutrition Therapy • NTR 445 - Mgmnt of Food Serv Systems • NTR 446 - Human Nutrition Assessment •NTR 448 - Community Nutrition • NTR 450 - Nutrition in the Life Cycle
ASU Combined MS Degree and Dietetic Internship http://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/programs/nutrition • Students are admitted into ASU MS degree in Human Nutrition (can do part-time) then can complete the DI (which is full-time). • Thesis research project is required • DI is 7½ months long; combined MS/DI averages 2 to 2 ½ years total.
Internship Options • Arizona DIs: www.azdieteticprograms.org • Distance DIs: 11 programs http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/career_2191_ENU_HTML.htm#DISTED