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A bachelor’s degree in Human Nutrition meets the education requirements for licensure as a nutritionist or dietitian in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

All students complete a basic core of courses which provide an understanding of foods and their nutritional content, food selection and preparation, the physiological and biochemical function of nutrients in the body, and the effects of excessive or inadequate intake of nutrients.

Required Courses:
CHEM 111 General Chemistry I
CHEM 112 General Chemistry II
CHEM 261 Organic Chemistry I or CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry
BIOCHEM 420 Elementary Biochemistry
BIOCHEM 421 Elementary Biochemistry Lab
BIOLOGY 102 Introductory Animal Biology or BIOLOGY 100 Introduction to Biology
FOOD-SCI 466 Food Microbiology or MICROBIO 310 General Microbiology and MICROBIO 312 Microbiology Lab
KIN 272 Anatomy and Physiology II
NUTRITN 201 Introduction to Profession of Nutrition
NUTRITN 210 Meal Management
NUTRITN 230 Basic Nutrition
NUTRITN 352 Nutrition in the Life Cycle
NUTRITN 391C Writing in Nutrition
NUTRITN 430 Nutrition and Metabolism or KIN 585 Energy Metabolism
NUTRITN 480 Medical Terminology and the Nutrition Care Process
NUTRITN 493 or 494 Senior Seminar
NUTRITN 572 Community Nutrition
NUTRITN 577 Nutritional Problems in the U.S.
NUTRITN 580 Medical Nutrition Therapy
NUTRITN 585 Practical Skills in Nutritional Counseling

Additional courses: Students who wish to become Registered Dietitians should also take the following courses in order to be eligible to receive a DPD Verification Statement.

PSYCH 100 Elementary Psychology
RES-ECON 211 Introductory Statistics for the Life Sciences or STATISTC 111 Elementary Statistics
HTM 250 Food Service Management
HTM 355 Advanced Food Production Management
MANAGMT 301 Principles of Management
MANAGMT 314 Human Resource Management

To become a Registered Dietitian, this option must be followed by a supervised practice program approved or accredited by the American Dietetic Association. Acceptance into these programs (e.g., Dietetic Internships) is competitive and follows completion of the B.S. degree. Early consultation with an adviser is highly recommended.