Program: Dietetics 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Science in Dietetics requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT Credit(s): 3
CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
MA 111 - INTRODUCTION TO CONTEMPORARY MATHEMATICS Credit(s): 3 - 4 (Variable)
OR
MA 123 - ELEMENTARY CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II Credit(s): 3
CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY Credit(s): 2
SOC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

BIO 208 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
CLA 131 - MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FROM GREEK AND LATIN Credit(s): 3
DHN 241 - FOOD SERVICE SANITATION Credit(s): 1
PSY 100 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
STA 210 - MAKING SENSE OF UNCERTAINTY: AN INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CHE 236 - SURVEY OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
OR
CHE 230 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 3
DHN 212 - INTRODUCTORY NUTRITION Credit(s): 3
ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I Credit(s): 3
PGY 206 - ELEMENTARY PHYSIOLOGY Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

DHN 301 - DIETETICS PRACTICE Credit(s): 1
DHN 302 - PRINCIPLES OF FOOD PREPARATION Credit(s): 3
DHN 311 - NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
DHN 312 - LIFE CYCLE AND COMMUNITY NUTRITION I Credit(s): 3
DHN 374 - RESEARCH AND WRITING IN DIETETICS Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

DHN 313 - LIFE CYCLE AND COMMUNITY NUTRITION II Credit(s): 3
DHN 346 - MANAGEMENT FOR FOOD INDUSTRIES Credit(s): 3
DHN 510 - ADVANCED NUTRITION Credit(s): 3
DHN 512 - MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY I Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

DHN 342 - QUANTITY FOOD PRODUCTION Credit(s): 4
DHN 408 - SEMINAR IN DIETETICS AND HUMAN NUTRITION Credit(s): 1
DHN 514 - DIETETICS: COUNSELING AND COMMUNICATION THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS Credit(s): 3
DHN 517 - MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY II Credit(s): 3
STA 570 - BASIC STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 2

Second Semester

DHN 581 - APPLIED EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN DIETETICS Credit(s): 3
DHN 598 - GLOBAL FOODS, DIET AND CULTURE Credit(s): 3