Nutrition - Preventive Wellness B.S.
Do you like helping others? Are you focused on health sciences and want to improve others quality of life through nutrition and lifestyle approaches? Then the B.S. in Nutrition - Preventive Welness program is right for you.
The B.S. in Nutrition - Preventive Welness program includes a variety of courses in the field of nutrition such as community nutrition, lifecycle nutrition, and nutrition and fitness.
Graduates are eligible to take the Certified Nutrition and Wellness Educator exam upon program completion through the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. The Nutrition degree program is for students who are not interested in becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
For students who are interested in becoming an RDN, check out the B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics.
The B.S. in Nutrition - Preventive Welness curriculum includes:
- general nutrition
- community nutrition
- nutrition assessment
- lifecycle nutrition
- nutrition & fitness
- nutrition counseling
Science requirements include:
- biology (12 hours)
- chemistry (4 hours)
With this degree, you might work as a Public Health Nutritionist in government agencies dedicated to improving the nutritional health of various groups, such as pregnant women, infants, young children, or the elderly. You might also provide education and counseling to healthy people of all ages desiring to improve their overall nutritional health and wellness such as a Wellness Educator. You may go into business for yourself, providing nutrition education to individuals and groups, or you may find yourself suited to a management position such as a Foodservice Director in commercial, non-profit, school, and institutional foodservice organizations.
Note: The B.S. in Nutrition - Preventive Welness program accepts up to 42 hours of technical credit transfer from the following degrees:
- A.S. in Health Science or Biological Sciences
- A.A.S. in Nutrition or Allied Health
- Healthcare Related Degrees (Radiology Technology; Sonography; Dental Hygiene, etc.).
Note: Students can take up to six hours in the LU M.S. in Nutrition degree, during their senior year, with department approval.