BA/BS in Dietetics is a bachelor's degree in Nutrition & Dietetics programme taught at Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Jamaica. It carries 134.0 credits (credits).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Nutrition & Dietetics
Credits: 134.0 (credits)
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The Bachelor of Science in Dietetics at Northern Caribbean University combines a core of dietetics courses, supporting cognates and general education to prepare students for professional practice in nutrition. The programme totals at least 134 credits, comprising 58 core credits, 38 of cognates and 38 of general education. Students must keep good professional and practical standing to remain eligible for graduation, and the department assigns advisers by year group to guide course choices and transfer credit decisions.
A dietetic internship option is open to students on the Coordinated Undergraduate Programme and to graduates who already hold a BSc in the nutrition and dietetics field. Applicants to the internship submit an application, a written essay, a verification statement, transcripts, two recommendations and a food handler's permit. Graduates can seek registration with the CPSM, the supplementary-medicine professions council. Degree students also sit an oral Language and Content Examination before graduation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need passing CSEC or equivalent grades in English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Human and Social Biology, and one other subject. Transfer applicants need at least sophomore standing from a recognised tertiary institution, and holders of a diploma or associate degree from such an institution are also considered. International applicants from outside the English-speaking Caribbean, where CSEC or GCE do not apply, need a minimum SAT score of 1200. Applicants without chemistry but with another science may be admitted provisionally and must complete a year of Introduction to Chemistry I and II.
