Degree
The major in Foods and Nutrition offers a comprehensive multidisciplinary
study of the nature and quality of the food supply and the nutritional requirements
for health in people. Graduates are qualified to enter a dietetic internship
as preparation for careers in dietetics, and are qualified for careers in
food service management, food science technology, marketing of foods and nutritional
products. Graduates work in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics,
institutions, food companies, governmental agencies, and laboratories. Students
take core sequences of coursework in the areas of nutrition, food science,
and food management founded on prerequisite courses in chemistry, biology,
biochemistry, physiology, accounting, management, and the behavioral and social
sciences.
For information on the Nutritional Sciences undergraduate degree or the dietetics program, you may write, telephone, or e-mail requests for the appropriate information to the following advisor. Be sure to include relevant information for a response (e.g., return address, phone number). Before your contact the advisor, though, you should seek the information you want through this website and that of the University.
Undergraduate Office: ENS room 331
Dr. Patricia Patterson, Faculty Advisor
Monday and Wednesday 10:30 -12:30PM
Tuesday and Thursday 1 - 4PM
Olga Lyssanova, Assistant Advisor
Monday and Wednesday 12:30 - 1:30PM
Thursday 9 - 12PM
Friday 12:30 - 2:30PM
E-mail address: ensugrad@mail.sdsu.edu (electronic contact with undergraduate advisors)
Students are invited to drop-in during office hours for advising. If the advisors are not available, degree information is available on advising sheets outside ENS 331.
Didactic Program Director
Joan Rupp, MS, RD (rupp@mail.sdsu.edu)
Director, Didactic Program in Dietetics
Telephone: (760) 436-6162
Fax: (760) 436-6409
Students majoring in
foods and nutrition are required to:
1. Meet all University graduation requirements as listed in the General Catalog.
2. Complete all Major requirements as listed in the linked document below and in the General Catalog
For detailed informatioin for the Foods and Nutrition B.S. Degree click on the following link:
Foods and Nutrition B.S. Degree
All Exercise and Nutritional Sciences scholarships are now handled through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships (FA&S). For a complete listing of ENS scholarships, the eligibility requirements, and application forms and instructions, you must go to the FA&S website (http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/scholarship/index.html) directly. For additional questions, you can contact the FA&S office directly or the ENS Scholarships Committee Chair, Dr. Simon Marshall (smarshal@mail.sdsu.edu).