Dietetics at St. Kate's

St. Kate’s dietetics major offers you a solid foundation in food, nutrition and management that is supported with chemistry, biology and social sciences.

Prepared for certification

To become a registered dietitian, you will be required to pass a national registration exam after graduating from St. Kate’s and completing a dietetic internship. Your courses at St. Kate’s will prepare you to pass the test with flying colors. Over the past 38 years, 100 percent of St. Kate’s dietetics graduates have passed the exam and become registered dietitians.

Research possibilities with faculty

At St. Kate’s, you’ll find special research opportunities, including the 3M Large and Small Scale Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Grants, which support faculty and students who collaborate in conducting original projects based on mutual interests in science or technology.

In recent years, St. Kate’s students have partnered with faculty on many research projects. Examples include studying the effects of adding ground golden flax to wheat bread and researching nutritional factors that affect osteoporosis.

Accreditation

The dietetics program at St. Kate’s is accredited as a Didactic Program in Dietetics by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetic Education (CADE) of the American Dietetics Association, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, Ill, 60606-6995, 312.899.5400.