Nutrition Sciences

Kimberly Powell, Interim Chair & GP Director

Telephone: (919) 530-6359

Email: kpowel34@nccu.edu

 

Jason O’Briant, DPD Director

Telephone: (919) 530-7139

Email: jobrian1@nccu.edu

 

Main Office: 221 Miller Morgan Health Sciences Building

 

The Department of Nutrition Sciences offers two online program a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics with Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) Verification Statement and a Master of Science in Nutritional Science. An additional path within the master’s degree is the Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP) which is a hybrid program that prepares students to become Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist (RDN). Students pursing a Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition and Dietetics are provided with an instructional foundation in foods, nutrition, and dietetics. Students are prepared for entry-level positions in nutrition, food service management and other related fields. The DPD verification statement qualifies graduates for supervised practice, which is necessary to be a RDN.

 

Students seeking a graduate degree in Nutritional Sciences should refer to the NCCU Graduate Catalog.

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