Dietitians provide expertise in nutrition and foodservice management in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals, proprietary care centers, the armed services, public and private schools, university food services, research laboratories, commercial and industrial establishments, and public and privately funded health and wellness programs at the local, state, and federal levels. With both didactic instruction and about one thousand hours of coordinated supervised practice, the program is designed for students who wish to enter the profession of dietetics. Graduates of the program immediately qualify for active membership in the ADA and to write the examination to become a registered dietitian. Dietitians provide expertise in nutrition and foodservice management in a variety of settings, including clinics, hospitals, proprietary care centers, the armed services, research laboratories, commercial and industrial establishments, and public and privately funded health and wellness programs at the local, state, and federal levels. This is a professional program with limited enrollment.
Admission is subject to the approval of an admissions panel.
A formal application must be filed by February 20 for entry the following fall semester. Materials and directions for application to the program are available from the Department of Human Ecology. A student's continuation in the program may be canceled by the admissions panel if the student fails to maintain a strong academic record or fails to enroll in and proceed through the sequence of program courses scheduled upon admission. 2001 Nutritional Sciences , University of Texas at Austin .