Program Map for Nutrition DTA

This program is designed to prepare students to transfer to a bachelors' degree program in nutrition. To become a Registered Dietitian nutritionist (RDN), a master’s degree and internship are also required.

Faculty advisors for the Nutrition Program are listed below.  If you have been assigned an advisor please work with them, otherwise you can choose either of these advisors: 

Jeff Fennell, jfennell@everettcc.edu
Rene Fester, rfester@everettcc.edu

CHECKLISTS

• Nutrition Science or Dietetics Interest, AAS-DTA Checklist
• Pre-College to College English and Math Checklist

Before you can take your college-level courses, you may need to complete prerequisites. 

See an entry advisor for mandatory entry advising at the Advising Center located in RAI 108 to decide on your first quarter courses.

See your advisor for self-paced or accelerated alternatives in Math and English to prepare for college-level classes. Want to move further faster? Learn about EvCC's I-BEST classes. 

Prepare for college-level math

If your math placement is below  MATH& 141, you’ll need to take the following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• TS 60 → TS 70 → MATH/TS 76 → MATH/TS 86 → MATH 96

 Prepare for college-level English

If your English placement is below ENGL& 101, you’ll need to take following sequence of courses, starting from the level you placed into:

• ENGL/TS/AEP 97 → ENGL/TS/AEP 98

Note: English language learners may need additional courses before ENGL/TS 97 depending on their placement.

 Take COLL 101 - College Success in your first quarter to prepare for the pace and rigor of college.

 Take a Humanities course. Recommended Humanities courses:

• CMST& 220 - Public Speaking
• PHIL 215 - Ethics (required at WSU)

Note: Some 4-year institutions have foreign language admissions and graduation requirements. One (1) quarter of a foreign language can fulfill part of your humanities requirement.

 Take one Diversity Course. GS 105D* - Global Issues Through Film is helpful when working with diverse populations.  (All students must take at least one Diversity course. Diversity courses have a “D” in the course number. Students may choose any course. See AS-T for full list.)
 Take ENGL& 101 - English Composition I → ENGL& 102 - Composition II

Before registering each quarter, check your Degree Planner to see what classes you should take to stay on track.  See your faculty program advisor with any questions you have. It is important to identify which school you wish to transfer to as early as possible since prerequisites vary. Visit campuses or at least their websites. Look for a campus that is a good fit for your aspirations and interests.

Recommended Actions 

• Looking for more assistance by phone, tablet, or computer? Visit the Online Student Support and Resources page. 
• Do you qualify for Financial Aid? Fill out a FAFSA or WASFA and visit the Financial Aid Office to begin talking about how to pay for college. 
• Visit the Tutoring Center, Writing Center, and the Library.
• Consider registering for a study skills class offered by DEVED department.
• Get involved with Student LIFE and join a campus club, such as Community Kitchen Club, Students for Environmental Action, MESSA (Math, Engineering and Science Student Association), STEM Club.
• See if you qualify for TRiO, MESA, Bridges Center, and CDS
• If you received a B or better in English 101 and have a GPA of at least 3.5, consider the Honors Program!

Complete college-level courses. These courses are the foundation for the nutrition major.  General nutrition gives you the basics for more specialized courses you will be taking during your sophomore, junior and senior year.  At this point you still have many options of changing majors if it turns out that nutrition just isn’t your thing. In case it’s not, investigate transfer options.

 Take one of the following Quantitative Skills classes:

•  MATH 138 - Applied College Algebra 
•  MATH& 141 - Precalculus I: College Algebra
• MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics (WSU only)

Note: MATH 138 is more applicable unless you plan on taking calculus.

 Complete your chemistry requirements:

• If transferring to Bastyr or UW, take general chemistry:  CHEM& 140 → CHEM& 161 → CHEM& 162
• If transferring to SPU, CWU, or WSU, take CHEM& 121 - Introduction to Chemistry → CHEM& 131 - Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry

 Take BIOL& 211 - Majors Cellular.  (The prerequisites for BIOL& 122 are placement into ENGL& 101 and either completion of CHEM& 121 or completion of both CHEM& 161 and CHEM& 162, all with a grade of C or higher.)

 The number of Humanities and Social Science credits you need depends on which degree you want to earn:

• For the Associate of Science (AS) degree, students must take 15 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences for Associate of Science (AS) degree.  Students may choose any courses in three different disciplines as long as one course is selected from Humanities, and another from Social Sciences. The third course may be from Humanities or Social Sciences. See AS-T for full list.  
• For the direct transfer degree (DTA), students must take 30 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences (15 credits each) for a direct transfer degree (DTA).  

REQUIRED Social Sciences NEEDED for ALL four-year Nutrition Programs:

• PSYC& 100 - General Psychology
• ANTH& 206 (D) - Cultural Anthropology

Recommended Social Science

• ECON& 201 - Micro Economics is REQUIRED at Bastyr

Recommended Humanities:

• Global Studies 105 (D) is helpful when working with diverse populations.
• PHIL 215 Ethics is REQUIRED at WSU only

 Take NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to discuss if this is the right program for you and update your plan of study as needed.  What is your favorite Nutrition topic (weight management, sustainability, sports nutrition, public policy, research, other)?  Investigate transfer options.

• If you haven't already, join a club that aligns with your interest, such as Community Kitchen Club, Students for Environmental Action, MESSA (Math, Engineering and Science Student Association), STEM Club. 
• Update your resume.
• Attend Video Game Nights, and quarterly STEM Pizza Parties.
• Attend internship and resume workshops. Check out the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics website (eatright.org) to get ideas about careers in nutrition.
• Research universities that offer nutrition degrees. Visit campuses or at least their websites. Could you see yourself on that campus?  Prepare an initial list of transfer schools.  Some popular choices for EvCC students have been WSU, Bastyr, SPU and CWU. Different institutions have different foreign Language requirements—make initial inquiries on what they are.

Complete specific degree requirements and begin preparing for graduation and transfer. If you change to another program in this phase, some credits earned may not apply to your new program. Check with your program advisor to discuss what is the best fit for you.

 Optional and cheaper to take the following Biology classes at EvCC as they are required by Bastyr after admittance:

• BIOL& 231 - Human Anatomy (WSU Required)
• BIOL& 232 - Human Physiology (WSU Required)
• BIOL& 260 – Microbiology (WSU Required)

 Continue working on your Humanities and Social Science requirements. See Phase 2 for details and recommendations.

Recommended Actions

Check back in with your faculty program advisor to make sure you are on track to graduate.
 

• Apply for summer internships. Fine tune your resume to highlight your nutrition interests and relevant experiences. 
• Apply to Bachelor Degree program. Choose 2 or 3 schools to transfer to and start applying.
• Near the end of your coursework, you are highly encouraged to volunteer with nutrition related organization to observe dietitians and nutritionists in real-life settings and to gain career skills.

Complete all remaining degree/certificate requirements before you graduate and transfer/earn your Associate of Science transfer degree.

Apply for graduation at least one quarter in advance. 

Recommended Actions

Meet with your faculty program advisor to make sure all degree/certificate requirements are met.