Food and Nutrition

We offer a variety of undergraduate, graduate and professional development programs to give you the competitive edge in today's health and wellness market place.

At our traditional New England campus, you'll find that excellence goes hand-in-hand with intellectual development and enrichment.  We offer a small, close-knit community of faculty and students.  By keeping classes small our dedicated faculty members can provide you with individualized advising and career counseling.  We attract the highest caliber faculty who offer you a diverse and enriching curriculum.  In fact, our Food and Nutrition graduates have a high pass rate on the national Registration Exam for Dietitians.

Learn more about our:

• Mission
• Learning Goals and Learning Outcomes
• Program Goals
• Faculty

Steps to Become a Registered Dietitian

• Complete a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a US regionally accredited university or college including course work accredited or approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Complete an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program and receive a Verification Statement. The accredited supervised practice program can be
  • combined with undergraduate or graduate studies through a Coordinated Program OR
  • through a Dietetic Internship at a health-care facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation
• Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Accreditation:

The Nutrition and Dietetics and the Coordinated Program in Dietetics concentrations are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; 312-899-0040, extension 5400; http://www.eatright.org/ACEND.