| NUTRITION CAREERS |
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CORE CURRICULUM |
|
Required Courses |
| Course |
|
|
Units |
| Sanitation & Safety |
FSM |
160 |
(3) |
| Careers in Dietetics/Food Sci |
F N/N C |
100 |
(1) |
| Applied Nutrition |
F N |
171 |
(2) |
| Fitness Programs |
P E |
107AD |
(1-3) |
|
|
|
(7-9) |
|
|
COMMUNITY NUTRITION ASSISTANT |
| This certificate prepares students to work in community agencies such as WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) and Head Start programs as nutrition assistants. |
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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT |
|
Required Courses |
| Course |
|
|
Units |
| Core Curriculum |
|
|
(7-9) |
|
Intro to Nutrition Concepts |
F N |
140 |
(2) |
Life Cycle Nutrition: Mother/Infant |
F N |
144 |
(1) |
|
Life Cycle Nutrition: Children |
F N |
145 |
(1) |
| Cultural Foods |
F N |
185 |
(2) |
| Intermediate Nutrition Care |
N C |
280 |
(2) |
| Supervised Practice |
N C |
281 |
(3) |
| |
|
Subtotal: |
(18-20) |
|
Select one (1) from the following: |
| Cooking Essentials |
F N |
120 |
(1) |
| Vegetarian Cuisine |
F N |
125 |
(1) |
| Cooking Lite |
F N |
173 |
(1) |
| |
|
Total |
(19-21) |
| |
|
|
|
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ASSOCIATE DEGREES |
| Complete the Certificate of Achievement and either the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science Graduation Requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. |
| |
|
|
|
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NUTRITION EDUCATION |
| Students who graduate from this program are prepared for employment in one of the fastest growing and most prolific industries in Southern California, encompassing weight control clinics, health and exercise spas and gymnasiums, community agencies concerned with nutrition education, and manufacturers and distributors of nutritionally related products. |
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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT |
|
Required Courses |
| Course |
|
|
Units |
|
SPRING |
|
Core Curriculum |
|
|
(7-9) |
| Anatomy & Physiology |
Biol |
221 |
(4) |
|
Nutrition |
F N |
170 |
(3) |
| Principles of Food |
F N |
180 |
(3) |
| Cultural Foods |
F N |
185 |
(2) |
| Intro to Med Nutrition Therapy |
N C |
180 |
(3) |
| Intermediate Nutrition Care |
N C |
280 |
(2) |
| Supervised Practice 1 |
N C |
281 |
(3) |
|
|
Subtotal: |
(27-29) |
|
|
|
|
| Select one (1) from the following: |
|
|
| Cooking Essentials |
F N |
120 |
(1) |
| Vegetarian Cuisine |
F N |
125 |
(1) |
| Cooking Lite |
F N |
173 |
(1) |
|
|
Total |
(28-30) |
|
|
|
|
| Suggested elective: |
|
|
|
| Intro Display & Visual Presentation |
D&VP |
180 |
(3) |
| Nutrition/Fitness/Performance |
F N |
136 |
(3) |
| Food for Health/Fitness/Perform |
F N |
136L |
(1) |
| Current Issues Food/Nutr/Food Sci |
F N |
199AD |
(.5-1) |
| Child Development |
Hmdv |
180 |
(3) |
| Professional Selling |
Mktg |
110 |
(3) |
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|
|
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ASSOCIATE DEGREES |
| Complete the Certificate of Achievement and either the Associate in Arts or Associate in Science Graduation Requirements as outlined in the Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. |
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