Semester

Course

Course Title

Hours in Professional Work Setting

Hours in Alternate Experiences

Sum 1

FDNT 564

Food and Nutrition Research Methods

 

5 hours

FDNT 771

Nutrition in the Life Cycle

 

10 hours

FDNT 651

Professional Dietetic Practice

 

5 hours

FDNT 653

Leadership for Nutrition Professionals

 

5 hours

Fall 1

FDNT 522

Public Health Nutrition and Epidemiology

 

10 hours

FDNT 515

Sustainable Nutrition

 

10 hours

FDNT 631

Eating Behaviors and Food Habits

 

10 hours

FDNT 636

Nutrition Intervention and Education

 

10 hours

Spring 1

FDNT 625

Community Nutrition and Policy

 

10 hours

FDNT 637

Nutrition Intervention and Counseling

 

10 hours

FDNT 770

Clinical Nutrition Assessment

 

10 hours

FDNT 696: Community

Community Nutrition Practicum

320 Total Hours breakdown:
WIC 96 hours
Power Up 96 hours
Nutrition Counseling 96 hours
 Special Projects 32 hours

 

Sum 2

FDNT 696: Foodservice

Foodservice Practicum

Food service: 192 hours (site examples include summer feeding programs. acute care, long-term care)

 

FDNT 612

FDNT 612

Administration of Foodservice Systems

10 hours

 

Fall 2

FDNT 645

Proteins, Carb, and Fats

 

5 hours

FDNT 772

Clinical Nutrition Therapy I

 

 

 

10 hours

FDNT 571

Integrative Nutrition in Complementary and Alternative Healthcare

 

5 hours

FDNT 696: Clinical 1

Clinical Practicum 1:
Long-term care

Clinical: 96 hours (site examples include long-term care, transitional care)

Advanced Practice: 140 hours (potential focus areas include nutrition education, nutrition counseling, integrative nutrition, sports nutrition, research)

 

 

 

Spring 2

FDNT 649

Vitamins, Minerals, Water

 

5 hours

FDNT 696: Clinical 2

Clinical Practicum 2

Acute Care: 224 hours (site examples include acute care hospitals)

 

FDNT 773

Clinical Nutrition Therapy II

 

10 hours

TOTAL per hours type

972 hours

140 hours

TOTAL HOURS = 1,112

Break schedules follow IUP's academic calendar.