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Director:
Nancy Rindfuss, M.A., R.D.N., C.D.N.
554 White Hall
(315) 443-2269
napaul@syr.edu

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N.S.D. Faculty, Adjuncts and Staff 

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One of the nutrition faculty will be assigned as your faculty advisor. If you are a First-Year student, you will be assigned to both a First-Year Academic Advisor (Malissa Monahan in Falk Student Services) and a Faculty Advisor. Your Academic Advisor receive academic advising from Nancy Rindfuss, DPD Director and eventually a faculty advisor. Nancy Rindfuss napaul@syr.edu will help you with course selection and registration during your first year at S.U. She will remain your academic advisor including career advisement. and your Faculty Advisor will help you with any questions or concerns regarding your major and career options during the first year. After your 1st year, you will transition to having only a Faculty Advisor. The academic calendar guides the timing of advising, registration, vacations, program schedule and exams. Your advisor is committed to providing you the individual advice and assistance that you need at every step throughout your degree program. A successful system of academic advising is highly dependent upon a shared commitment and exchange of timely information from the student, faculty, and staff.

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At the end of each class, you will have an opportunity to anonymously evaluate the class and your professor and . You will be given the opportunity to provide constructive, professional feedback. Additionally, prior to graduation, you will evaluate the D.P.D. nutrition program for how well it prepared you. We value your feedback and look forward to your input. If you have suggestions to enhance the program beyond these opportunities, please feel free to make your suggestions to the department chair or director of the D.P.D. program.

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The sequence of classes you take as an undergraduate D.P.D. student is included in this manual. (Please see the D.P.D. Nutrition Undergraduate Spring Study Abroad Course Sequence - Option II and Graduate Coursework Allowing for D.P.D. Verification at Syracuse University) Sequencing is based upon pre-requisites and some classes may be offered only in the Spring or only in the Fall.  Come to your advising meetings with a basic plan of what you would like to take based upon this schedule or the one prepared for you if you are a transfer student. Be warned that if you take matters into your own hands (e.g., dropping classes or taking alternative courses), that you might jeopardize when you can finish the D.P.D. program or if you will be verified. Typically, students complete their undergraduate degree in four (4) years. An alternative sequence can be designed with your faculty advisor to fit your study abroad, minor and/or double major plans. (Please see the section D.P.D. Nutrition Undergraduate Fall Study Abroad Course Sequence - Option I) The sequence for graduate students desiring D.P.D. verification is also included in this manual and is based upon an evaluation of your undergraduate transcripts. (Please see the section D.P.D. Nutrition Undergraduate Spring Study Abroad Course Sequence - Option II) 

International Students

Students with an international bachelor’s degree must have their transcripts evaluated by a foreign degree evaluation agency found on the ACEND website. The summary section of the evaluation report must state from a "regionally accredited institution." Have the evaluation sent to the D.P.D. Director, 554 White Hall, Syracuse NY 13244.The Center for International Services located at 310 Walnut Place can help you understand your individual circumstances as an international student.

Other Academic Options

Transfer Credits

Many students like to take a course or two at their local community college over the summer. This can lighten your load during the semester and can allow you to focus on difficult topics with fewer distractions. Be sure to get any summer/community college classes approved before you take it so that you can be sure it will transfer. Make an appointment with your advisor, bring a copy of the course descriptions, and complete the necessary forms to obtain approval prior to enrolling in the class. You must earn a grade of C or better to transfer the credits in. The grade does not transfer in and does not factor in to your G.P.A. at S.U. You must provide your official transcript to the S.U. College Recorders to receive credit for the course completed. For additional Transfer Credit Information for Falk College Students, see the Falk College website.

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Experiential learning is an important avenue for dietetic students to display civic responsibility, learn about the field, get practical experience, and build your resume. Volunteering can start with a simple informational interview or job shadowing. Many times, a successful volunteer experience can turn into a paid position. Volunteer opportunities can be a one-time, one-day event or they can be a standard part of your weekly schedule. Although one-day experiences are appropriate, it is the long-term sustained experiences that are truly valued by students themselves, internship directors, and future employers. Start engaging in volunteer experiences early in your college career. Do not wait until your junior or senior year when it is too late and obvious on your resume/application. Volunteer experience may help you get into a supervised practice program after you graduate. It is recommended (but not required) that you acquire at least 250 hours of nutrition-related volunteer experience through your college career from a variety of settings such as: clinical—inpatient or outpatient hospital settings and nursing homes (junior or senior year), community (soup kitchens, Shaw Programs, C.N.Y. Food Bank, Head Start, and W.I.C. are a few suggestions) and food service (S.U. Dining Services, school food service, restaurant, or catering). If you can get paid for your experience - great! This is all based on the honor system and there is no signature required of you from the person you volunteer or work for to collect these hours. Do come up with a good system to track your hours you work or volunteer as it will be required of you to document this in your dietetic internship application in your senior year — it will be hard to remember all of this without it being written down. See the form in the Appendix that you may use to track your hours. A good question to ask yourself when deciding if a work or volunteer experience is appropriate to do is "will I be doing this potentially as a dietetic intern?" If the answer is yes, then go ahead with it because dietetic internship directors are looking to see if you are familiar with the nutrition field (clinical, food services and community areas) when they review your application to their internship.

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Courses that are taught online require access to technology so that students can reliably attend class and engage in course activities.   Visit our Online Success Toolkit and ITS New Student and Welcome web pages for more information.

Blackboard is the Supported Learning Management System at Syracuse University. Online testing is completed using Blackboard which includes Microsoft two-factor authentication. Digital identities at Syracuse University begin with the application process. The process includes the creation of a unique Syracuse University computing and network system identifier (NetID). The NetID and password enable a student to access our systems, such as the learning management system. Access to the University's computing network and online services are controlled through the NetID username and a password. Information about the Net ID and Password process can be found at: Net ID and Password.

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