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Career Opportunities: |
The field of dietetics offers many opportunities related to foods and nutrition in healthcare, management, sports nutrition, schools, business, and industry settings. The majority of clinical dietetics positions are available in hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, and private practice. Other opportunities include, but are not limited to, management of food or nutrition care services in health care facilities, schools or restaurants; public health nutrition; research and/or education in universities, medical centers, and government agencies. Job opportunities in dietetics are projected to increase.
Job Placement Service:
Assistance with ACEND-accredited supervised practice program, graduate school, and employment applications.
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Expectations
of Transfer Students: |
Students who have completed two years of college work and are planning to transfer into this major should be aware of the following requirements: preferred courses taken as part of the core include statistics, psychology, speech communication, biology (equivalent to BIOL 1107/1107L), and general chemistry (equivalent to CHEM 1211-1211D/1211L). Organic chemistry is required as a part of Area VI courses and should be equivalent to CHEM 2211/2211L. Students taking chemistry courses outside of University System of Georgia (USG) institutions must pass the American Chemistry Society (ACS) end of course examination in order for the course to fulfill the requirement within the department.
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Special Requirements: |
To receive a B.S.F.C.S. in dietetics, a student must have at least a C (2.0) grade in CHEM 1211-1211D, CHEM 1211L, BIOL 1107, BIOL 1107L, in all Area VI courses, and in all major required courses.
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Scholarships: |
FACS Scholarship information can be found at http://www.fcs.uga.edu/ssac/scholarships.
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Study Abroad: |
Ghana Service-Learning
Foods and Nutrition of the British Isles Study Abroad Program
Foods and Nutrition of Italy Study Abroad Program
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Student Organizations: |
FACS Student Organizations information can be found at https://www.fcs.uga.edu/ssac/student-organizations.
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Available Graduate Programs: |
Nationally accredited dietetic internships
Graduate programs in foods and nutrition
For qualified students, the Dietetics major is offered as part of a dual degree Double Dawgs program combined with an M.S. in Foods and Nutrition
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