BS in Dietetics

MTSU’s Nutrition and Food Science Major, Dietetics Concentration (aka Didactic Program in Dietetics or DPD), has been preparing graduates to become competitive registered dietitians/registered dietitian nutritionists (RD/RDNs) for more than 50 years. Graduates have a significantly higher match rate of 100% than the national rate of 70% (average for the last three years) for obtaining competitive spots in post-baccalaureate dietetic internships.

Dietetics students have fun learning in and out of the classroom by:

• Creating their own healthy recipes in our food science lab.
• Meeting the cows at MTSU’s Dairy Farm.
• Coaching others on making nutritious food decisions to improve their health.
• Practicing medical nutrition therapy in the University’s high-fidelity simulation lab.

Offering 300+ undergraduate and graduate degrees of study in diverse disciplines that prepare students for high-demand careers.

Many of our programs have earned national and, sometimes, international recognition for excellence. A highly-trained and dedicated group of faculty members not only prepare our students for their first job, but for careers that might not yet exist. Gaining a comprehensive education, instead of only specializing in one skill that could become less important a decade or two from now, that actually prepares students to handle diverse challenges of the job market.