Public Health and Community Nutrition Certificate

The Public Health and Community Nutrition Certificate provides students with foundational knowledge and skills to promote health, prevent nutrition-related diseases and conditions, and advocate for needed food and nutrition programs and services to help groups, communities, and populations. The certificate consists of 18 credits including at least 6 credits from 300-level or higher courses. The certificate develops knowledge and skills for individuals in public health and community nutrition who are not interested in a degree program.

Students must be enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program to gain entry to this certificate program.

Required Courses: 15 (1)

FDNT 145 - Personal Nutrition Credits: 3
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FDNT 212 - Nutrition Credits: 3
FDNT 213 - Life Cycle Nutrition Credits: 3
FDNT 402 - Community Nutrition Credits: 3
FDNT 422 - Public Health Nutrition and Epidemiology Credits: 3
PUBH 101 - Foundations of Public Health Credits: 3

Controlled Electives: 3 (1)

One course from the following:

FDNT 370 - Human Food Consumption Patterns Credits: 3
FDNT 415 - Sustainable Nutrition Credits: 3
FDNT 471 - Integrative Nutrition in Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Credits: 3

Total Required Credits: 18

(1) Students must attain a grade of “C” or better in each of the courses.