Program Learning Outcomes
This program is designed for those students wishing to pursue a field of study leading to becoming a Registered Dietitian or nutrition professional. It is designed to meet the transfer requirements for students leading to a BS-Nutrition-Dietetics concentration or a B.S. Nutrition degree at a 4-year college or university.
Students who have completed the program should be able to:
- Identify professional characteristics of a Registered Dietitian/nutrition professional including education and training requirements
- Summarize the roles and responsibilities of Registered Dietitians and nutrition professionals in a variety of practice settings
- Apply nutrition, digestion, and metabolic pathways concepts into practice
- Demonstrate competency in math and the sciences to be able to handle the rigors of continued study to become a Registered Dietitian and/or nutrition professional
View the Program Guide for more information about courses and semester sequencing.
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We’re Ready for You. Fall classes begin September 1. Your next opportunity starts here.
Education Unique to Each Student
The support I received at RCSJ means a lot, especially being first-generation. It meant a lot having those people there to guide me, have 100% trust in me to do what I said I was going to do, . . . and believe in me even more than I believed in myself.
Jinelys A., Health Sciences major
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