As you earn your degree in dietetics, you will gain knowledge and skills
in a number of areas, such as:
•
the scientific aspects of foods
•
the relationship of food and its components to health
•
food systems management
•
accounting and personnel administration
•
understanding of people, how they live and how you can apply what you
have learned to assist them
As a dietetics major at College of the Ozarks, you will have the advantage
of being in a department in which the student faculty ratio is very low.
This will enable you to receive more individualized help with your course
work. The faculty is able to give personalized counseling to enable you
to achieve your specific career goals. At CofO, opportunities are available
for dietetic majors to complete independent studies for course credit
at local area institutions and programs, such a the community hospital
and the Woman, Infants, Children (WIC) clinic.
Suggested sequence of courses for the Didactic Program in Dietetics
at College of the Ozarks
| Freshman Year - Total Credit Hours: 33 |
| 1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
| IDS 011 New Student Orientation |
HST 153 Western Civ. To 1660 or
HST 163 Western Civ. Sn 1660 |
| FCN 104 Intro. Food Study |
REL 103 Biblical Survey |
| PED/MIL 101 Citizenship/Healthy Life I |
PED/MIL 111 Citizenship/Healthy Life II |
| SPC 103 Public Speaking |
MAT 133 College Algebra |
| ENG 103 Comp I |
FCN 203 Contemporary Nutrition |
| CHE 134 General, Organic, Bio Chem |
CHE 144 Gen, Org, Bio Chemistry |
| 16 hours |
17 hours |
|
| Sophomore Year - Total Credit Hours: 33 |
| 1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
| BIO 144 Anatomy |
SOC 103 Intro to Sociology |
| PSY 103 Intro to Psychology |
ECN 203 Principles of Econ. I |
| FCN 263 Child Nutrition |
ENA 123 Topics in American Lit. or |
| Choose 1 class from the Philosophy/Fine Arts |
ENW133 Topics in Western World Lit. |
BUS 213 Principles of Management
(focus on foodservice) |
BIO 154 Human Physiology |
| |
PED Activities Course Elective (1cr) |
| |
LSC 213 Information Literacy |
| 16 hours |
17 hours |
|
| Junior Year - Total Credit Hours: 31-34
hours |
| 1st semester |
2nd Semester |
| FCN 333 Therapeutic Nutrition for Nursing |
FCN 323 Nutrition Care Process/Education/Counseling |
| FCN 263 Child Nutrition |
MAT 143 Statistics |
| BIO 214 Medical Microbiology |
FCN 393 Community Nutrition |
| ENG 303 Comp. II |
FCN 404 Adv Nutrition and Human Nut |
| REL 343 Biblical Theology and Ethics |
FCN 311 Medical Terminology |
| FCN 211 Food Safety and Sanitation |
Elective (3cr) |
| 17 hours |
14-17 hours |
|
| Senior Year - Total Credit Hours: 30-32 |
| 1st semester |
2nd semester |
| FCN 383 Medical Nutrition Therapy I |
FCN 413 Medical Nutrition Therapy II |
| FCN 412 Senior Seminar |
|
| FCN 373 Food Systems |
Electives (9 cr) |
| Elective (3 cr) |
|
| FCN 48v (3 cr) Internship at a local hospital (suggested) |
FCN 353 Quantity Foods |
| HST 103 The American Experience |
|
| 17 hours |
15 hours |
Graduation requirements for the Dietetics Program are identical with
the basic requirements for a baccalaureate degree at CofO which includes
the completion of a minimum of 125 semester hours of credit with a 2.00
or higher cumulative grade point average. Students shall satisfy the
general education requirements and the degree requirements in effect
at the time of admission to the degree program.
In order to receive an ADA Verification Statement of Completion of the
Didactic Program in Dietetics, a “C” grade or higher must
be earned in all courses for the major. Six original Verification Statements
will be given to the student after program completion and graduation
day. For additional information about Commencement see: www.cofo.edu/catalog.
