Degree: B.S.

Director: John Worobey (worobey@sebs.rutgers.edu)

The undergraduate program in nutritional sciences provides students with a strong background in the biological, biochemical, physiological, clinical, behavioral, sociological, and psychological dimensions of human nutrition. Students must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or better in all required courses.

The program offers five options:

Dietetics. The dietetics option is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) as a Didactic Program in Dietetics. Upon completion of this option, students are eligible to apply for an accredited-supervised practice program, including the pre-select route with our MS-DI program at Rutgers-New Brunswick, in preparation for the registration examination for dietitians. Since a master's degree is now required to be eligible to take the RDN exam, students in this option are at an advantage in being able to apply to our accredited Rutgers MS-DI program during their senior year.  Completing this option also can lead to work in the food business & industry, positions in cooperative extension, WIC, EFNEP, nutrition education, or clinical research.

Food Service Administration. The option in food service administration emphasizes the managerial aspects of food service operation. Entry-level employment opportunities include food service marketing, or managing food services in schools, hotels, restaurants, industrial cafeterias, corporations, hospitals, and child or long-term care facilities.

Biomedical Nutrition. The option in nutrition emphasizes research and prepares students for graduate study in the life sciences and medical, dental, and veterinary studies, as well as for immediate employment in the biomedical industry.

Community Nutrition. This option addresses the growing need for nutrition professionals to work with youth in structured organizations at the local, state, and national level such as 4-H, WIC, cooperative extension, after-school care, day care, environmental education, and programs for homeless children.