The Nutrition and Dietetics Program will prepare you for successful, professional practice through a sound general education, specialized course work in nutrition and foodservice. The curriculum is designed to provide a foundation through theory and research as well as opportunities to apply classroom learning in both practice and professional settings. For example, through your courses in Nutrition Biochemistry and Metabolism, Clinical Dietetics, and Lifecycle Nutrition along with Experimental Foods and Quantity Food Production, you will learn principles and practices which will provide you with various aspects of the responsibilities of a Registered Dietitian. Verification of completion of an accredited or approved supervised practice program. Successful completion of the Registration Examination for Dietitians, a national examination.
Some programs combine the supervised practice program with an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Typically, you can meet the requirements for the national examination by completing the BS degree in nutrition and dietetics and the dietetic internship at East Carolina University within four years of study and one year of supervised practice.