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Nutrition

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Ohio Wesleyan University

Program Overview

As a nutrition major, you focus on the multifaceted relationship between food, nutrients, and human health. You explore areas such as nutritional demands and requirements, human physiology and metabolism, socio-cultural aspects of food and nutrition, and policy and food system influences on dietary health.A key aspect of the program is the opportunity to put theory into practice through tailored internships, including the OWU Cooking Matters program.The nutrition major prepares you to pursue careers in nutrition, dietetics, community health, health education, food justice and advocacy, food industry work, and related graduate programs.If your goal is to become a Registered Dietician (dietetics), we offer guidance and access to the natural science courses and tailored nutrition electives that will prepare you for graduate work for this career track.

Program Key Stats

$49962



52 %

Eligibility Criteria

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30
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1155
6.5

Additional Information & Requirements

Students interested in completing this major must have a combined GPA of 2.33 or better in NUTR 100 2, NUTR 200 3, CHEM 110 or BIOL 120 and obtain department approval before proceeding.*Students with a future goal of becoming a Registered Dietician (dietetics) will need to pursue graduate work requiring a strong focus in the natural sciences. Acceptance into these programs is competitive and challenging and often requires a GPA of 3/5 or higher. Dr. Liz Nix is available to offer guidance into evaluating graduate programs along with necessary prerequisites.A minimum of 15.75 total course units are required for this major

Career Options

  • Nutritional aide *Food service associate Nutrition assistant * Caterer *Chef *Health coach

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