营养与食品科学学院的营养与食品科学学士学位由营养与营养学学院营养与饮食学教育认证委员会（ACEND）认可，为学生在各种临床，社区和健康环境中的职业发展奠定了基础。作为该计划的一部分，学生完成了一系列的饮食学教学计划（DPD）课程，毕业后不仅获得学士学位，而且还获得了ACEND验证声明，这使他们能够申请研究生学院营养与营养学（AND）营养学实习生课程的完成，这是参加注册考试成为注册营养师（RDN）的最终前提。
The Department of Nutrition and Food Studies offers a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) for students who are interested in pursuing the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RD/RDN) credential. <br>Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the B.S. in Nutrition and Food Science with a concentration in Dietetics prepares students for careers in a variety of clinical, community and wellness settings. As part of the program, students complete a series of courses called the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and, when they graduate, receive, not only the baccalaureate degree, but also an ACEND Verification Statement which enables them to apply to a post-graduate Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Dietetic Internship, the completion of which is the final prerequisite to taking the Registration Examination to become a Registered Dietitian (RD).