营养科学专业的营养与饮食学选修课程是宾州州立大学认可的饮食学说教计划（DPD）。该选件为科学，食品和营养奠定了坚实的基础，其课程设置多样，可满足营养与营养学教育认可委员会（ACEND）设定的认可标准。进入此选项的学生的长期目标是成为注册营养师（RDN）。RDN的专业资格使个人有资格担任食品和营养专家，以解决当今有关食品和营养的复杂问题。该选项提供了生物科学，社会和行为科学以及商业原理方面的多学科培训，以使学生为在各种环境中工作做好准备。它通过应用营养原理，咨询技能和教育技能来改善个人和社区的营养状况和健康
This option offers multi-disciplinary training in the biological sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and business principles to prepare students to work in a variety of settings and to be eligible to continue their education to acquire the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential. It links nutrition and human behavior by applying nutrition principles, counseling skills, and educational skills to improving the nutritional status and health of individuals and communities. Students gain training that will prepare them to work in a variety of clinical, community, and business settings. It also prepares students for management positions in the nutrition field and food systems settings. Graduates satisfy the current requirements for application to accredited post-baccalaureate dietetic supervised practice programs and Master's degree programs. Upon satisfactory completion of these programs, graduates are eligible to take the registration examination to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).