This curriculum meets the academic requirements for application to graduate or professional school in several health-related fields, as well as membership in the American Dietetic Association. The Human Nutrition and Foods major results in a bachelor of science degree and provides a foundation for postgraduate work. After completion of the curriculum in dietetics, a student is eligible for application to a dietetic internship; placement is highly competitive. Upon completion of the internship, the graduate is eligible to take the examination to become a registered dietitian. Students complete Family and Consumer Sciences core courses as well as courses in food science, nutrition, food service management, sociology, psychology, economics, chemistry, biology, physiology, and microbiology. Students are encouraged to take electives in areas that support anticipated career preferences, i.e., business, food science, nutritional biochemistry, marketing, journalism, and exercise physiology. Majors in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences Agribusiness Management & Rural Development B Agricultural & Extension Education B, M Agricultural & Resource Economics M Agriculture Education M Agriculture, Forestry, & Consumer Sciences M Agronomy B, M Animal & Food Sciences D Animal & Veterinary Sciences B, M Basic Sciences B Biochemistry B Child Development & Family Studies B, M Entomology M Environmental Microbiology M Environmental & Natural Resource Economics B Environmental Protection B Family & Consumer Sciences M Forest Resources Management B Forest Resources Science D Forestry M Genetics & Developmental Biology M, D Horticulture B, M Human Nutrition & Foods B Interior Design B Landscape Architecture B Natural Resource Economics D Plant Pathology M Plant & Soil Sciences D Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Resources B, M Reproductive Physiology M, D Textiles, Apparel & Merchandising B Wildlife & Fisheries Resources B, M Wood Science & Technology B B = Bachelor's; M = Master's; D = Doctorate For more information, contact Cindy Fitch at 304-293-3402, ext. 1768, Cindy.Fitch@mail.wvu.edu or visit the Web site at: www.cafcs.wvu.edu/

The WVU Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences
The Davis College has 18 undergraduate major fields of study that are divided into five academic divisions: Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Family and Consumer Sciences; Forestry; Plant and Soil Sciences; and Resource Management. The excellent instructional facilities of the Davis College offer many learning opportunities. The Agricultural Sciences Building contains most offices, classrooms, and laboratories for agricultural programs. Percival Hall houses the Division of Forestry’s offices, classrooms, and laboratories, including the wood processing facilities. In Allen Hall, Family and Consumer Science classes are held, and the laboratory nursery school is located on the Evansdale Campus. Maintaining eight farms, two campus greenhouses, and more than 8,000 acres of forest land for teaching and research, the Davis College offers students a variety of educational opportunities with hands-on experiences.

Students are offered fields of study that complement various careers. The study of ecology is interwoven throughout courses to offer students the education necessary for careers emphasizing the protection of environmental quality and the management, utilization, and conservation of our soil, water, forests, wildlife, domestic animals, food, and fiber.

Admission
Students who meet University admission requirements may be accepted directly into the Davis College as Human Nutrition and Foods majors.

Curriculum
The degree requires the completion of a minimum of 129 credit hours. A Human Nutrition and Foods major must take English 101 and 102, college algebra, General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements, and minority/foreign culture/gender, and writing requirements. In addition, a core of nine credit hours in Family and Consumer Sciences must be taken.

During the first two years of the program, students fulfill the English and mathematics requirements and take two semesters of inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, two semesters of biology, two Family and Consumer Sciences core courses, and certain GEC courses. Introductory Human Nutrition and Foods course work is also completed. Specific areas of study in the Human Nutrition and Foods curriculum include nutrition, food science, physiology, microbiology, and biochemistry. To provide students with the knowledge they need in their future careers, training in management, accounting, and economics is also part of the program.

Course Work

Please see the current WVU Undergraduate Catalog for complete course descriptions.

Accreditation
West Virginia University is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Career Opportunities
As dietitians, graduates find positions in hospital and community settings, business, industry, and private enterprise. After completion of the Didactic Program in Dietetics, which is approved by the American Dietetic Association, a graduate is eligible to apply for a dietetic internship and then may take the examination to become a registered dietitian.

Graduate School Opportunities
An undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition and Foods provides a foundation for graduate work. Those who major in dietetics may continue their education in nutrition, biochemistry, exercise physiology, food science, pharmacology, public health, or medicine.