Dietetic Programs at Arizona State University

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Dietetic Programsat Arizona State University

• Nutrition Program
• ASU College of Nursing and
  Health Innovation

Tina Shepard,MS,RD Tina.shepard_at_asu.edu
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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

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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)

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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
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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.

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Internship Options

• Arizona DIs www.azdieteticprograms.org
• Distance DIs 11 programs http//www.eatright.org/
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