The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) is no longer accepting students and will be voluntarily closing effective May 31, 2020. The DPD will maintain its ACEND accreditation status through May 31, 2020. Students who do not complete all DPD course requirements by May 31, 2020 will not be considered graduates of an ACEND-accredited DPD. For more information about the closure of the DPD, please contact Lori Cherok at lcherok@pitt.edu.
The Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition is offering two other programs:
Didactic Program Curriculum*
62 Credits
Junior Year, Fall Term
- HRS 1000 - Introduction to Research, 3 credits
- HRS 1023 - Human Physiology, 4 credits
- NUTR 1602 - Nutrition Assessment 1, 3 credits
- NUTR 1609 - Clinical Biochemistry, 3 credits
- NUTR 1620 - Macronutrient Metabolism, 3 credits
Junior Year, Spring Term
- NUTR 1610 - Food Science 1, 3 credits
- NUTR 1612 - Food and Culture, 3 credits
- NUTR 1613 - Food Science 1 Laboratory, 1 credit
- NUTR 1621 - Micronutrient Metabolism, 3 credits
- Elective, 6 credits
Senior Year, Fall Term
- NUTR 1603 - Nutrition Assessment 2, 3 credits
- NUTR 1605 - Principles of Nutrition Education & Counseling, 3 credits
- NUTR 1622 - Life Cycle Nutrition, 3 credits
- NUTR 1630 - Nutrition Therapy 1, 3 credits
- HRS 1009 - Organizational Theory & Concepts in Healthcare Facilities, 3 credits
Senior Year, Spring Term
- NUTR 1604 - Food Service Management with Lab, 3 credits
- NUTR 1608 - Professional Trends and Issues, 3 credits
- NUTR 1614 - Nutrition Critical Thinking, 3 credits
- NUTR 1632 - Nutrition Therapy 2, 3 credits
- Elective, 3 credits
*The major portion of the DPD curriculum consists of courses that are required and that are offered in a planned sequence. Included are professional level courses that are offered only once during the academic year. Any deviation from completing the courses in the planned sequence may cause a delay in progressing to higher level required courses and ultimately delay the year of graduation.
The Didactic Program in Dietetics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (A.N.D.), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL, 60606-6995, 312/899-5400.