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2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nutrition and Dietetics (Didactic Program in Dietetics), B.S.


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Degree Plan (NTRDTDPDBS)


General Education Curriculum


GEC 01. Written Communication (6 hours)


GEC 02. Basic Science and Mathematics (11 hours)


Mathematics Requirement (3 hours)

GEC 03. Global History and Culture (12 hours)


Social Sciences Requirement (3 hours)

Select 1 course:

Humanities Requirement (9 hours)

GEC 05. Decision-Making and Responsibility (3 hours)


Select 1 course:

GEC 06. Computer Competency Requirement* (Major Area)


GEC 07. Writing-Intensive Requirement* (Major Area)


GEC 08. Oral Communication Requirement* (Major Area)


GEC 09. Capstone Requirement* (Major Area)


Note:


*This particular GEC course is required for this major.

For full description of the GEC, see here .

Program Curriculum


DEG 01. Major Area of Study Requirements (76-82 hours)


DEG 02. Electives


Choose electives as needed with adviser’s approval. (See Hours to Degree below.)

Students Majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics must meet the following criteria:


  • Students must have completed NFS 362  with a grade of “B” or better and all prerequisite courses with a “C” or better in order to enroll in subsequent course.
  • Students must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher on required science courses (CHE 106 /CHE 106L , CHE 251 /CHE 251L , CHE 420 , BSC 250 /BSC 250L , BSC 251 /BSC 251L , and BSC 381 ) with no grade lower than a “C” in any of those courses.
  • Students must have a grade of “C” or better in all courses in the major area of study and SOC 101  and PSY 110  to graduate.

Hours to Degree


124 hours are needed to graduate with a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics with an emphasis in Didactic Program in Dietetics. At least 50 percent of the hours applied to a degree at The University of Southern Mississippi must be earned from a senior college, and 45 of these hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above. The last 25 percent of course work must be earned from Southern Miss. The student must earn at least 12 hours in the major area of study from Southern Miss.

Semester-by-semester guide


Freshmen


Sophomore


Junior


Senior


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