Page 138 of Delgado Community College 2004-2005 Catalog by Delgado Community College New Orleans Louisiana

138 DIETETIC TECHNICIAN DEGREE: ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DIVISION: ALLIED HEALTH/CITY PARK A Dietetic Technician is an individual who has been specially trained in the areas of food and nutrition. A Dietetic Technician typically works as a member of the food service or health care team. The program provides didactic instruction and supervised practice experiences to meet the Foundation Knowledge and Skills and Competencies for Entry-Level Dietetic Technicians and the Standards of Education. Areas of study include clinical dietetics, food service management and administration and community nutrition. Graduates will be eligible to write the registration examination for dietetic technicians and apply for membership in the American Dietetic Association. The Dietetic Technician Program at Delgado Community College is currently granted accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association. CADE is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The address and phone number of CADE are 120 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 2000, Chicago, IL 60606, 800/877-1600. All prospective students must contact the Allied Health Admissions Office to initiate the application process. Students may enter the program at the beginning of any semester. To be eligible to apply to the Dietetic Technician program, students must meet the following criteria: 1. Possess a high school diploma or equivalent. 2. Placement in college level Math and English. 3. Earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all college courses. 4. Be able to meet programs technical standards. REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* DIET 101 Intro. to Dietetics 3 DIET 216 Mang. Pract. in Diet. 3 DIET 111 Introductory Foods 3 DIET 220 Comp. Syst. in Dietetics 3 DIET 141 Basic Nutrition 3 DIET 224 Nutrition in Wellness 3 DIET 205 Nutr. in the Life Cycle 3 DIET 225 Dietetics Seminar 1 DIET 206 Nutrition in Disease 3 DIET 251 Pract. in Dietetics I 3 DIET 208 Instit. Foods/Hlth. Care 3 DIET 252 Pract. in Dietetics II 6 REQUIRED RELATED COURSES BIOL 161 Intro. Anat. Phys. 3 PSYC 127 General Psychology 3 BIOL 163 Intro. Anat. Phys. Lab 1 SPCH 130 Fundamentals of Speech or HESC 111 Medical Terminology 3 SPCH 132 Tech. Prof. Speech 3 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS** CHEM 101 Elem. Chemistry 3 MATH 120 Math Survey 3 ENGL 101 English Composition I 3 Fine Arts Requirement 3 ENGL 102 English Composition II 3 Humanities Requirement 3 MATH 118 Algebra for College 3 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 71 * Required grade of C or higher. ** To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, take MATH 130 and a higher level MATH course for MATH 118 and 120; take BIOL 251 and 252 for BIOL 161, 163 and take CHEM 141 and 143 for CHEM 101. See General Education Requirements, pages 110-111, for approved Fine Arts and Humanities courses. NOTE: See page 78 for Graduation Requirements.

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