Director:
Nancy Rindfuss, M.A., R.D.N., C.D.N.
554 White Hall
(315) 443-2269
napaul@syr.edu
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Table of Contents
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Introduction to the Program
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The Department of Nutrition and Food Studies faculty and staff would like to extend a warm welcome to all incoming students and look forward to working with each student through a student-centered professional development program. Each student’s success in this program and in attaining R.D.N. status is ultimately the responsibility of the student. Utilizing this and all resources available is highly encouraged. Specific program information can be found at the Nutrition Science and Dietetics website. Please refer to the Admissions web page for complete details on admission requirements.
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N.S.D. Faculty, Adjuncts and Staff
View an online listing of Faculty, Professional and Administrative Staff
Accreditation Status
The Didactic Program in Dietetics at Syracuse University is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995, ACEND@eatright.org, 1-800-877-1600X5400). Our program was granted full accreditation in 2022 for a 7-year period through June 30, 2029. The Standards of Education, upon which the program is designed, are based upon the foundation knowledge for didactic content.
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Advisors are responsible for developing a thorough knowledge of the institution, including academic requirements, program options, and general University resources. Advisors are expected to involve students by encouraging them to ask questions, gather information, and explore options so that they may develop a meaningful academic plan. For more information on academic advising, see the Falk website. Degree Works found in MySlice is available for each student to monitor their degree progress.
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Although your advisor can guide you when you are having difficulty with classes or other issues on campus, there are also a variety of resources and supports in place to help you. Orange SUccess and Degree Works, found in MySlice, are good resources. For program requirements see the Course Catalog. A leave of absence may be initiated through Falk Student Services. The Falk Student Services Department can assist and guide you in many ways from tutoring services, personal support, processing forms, counseling services, and testing support. They are located at Suite 330 Barclay Hall. The Assistant Dean of Student Services is Dr. Chandice Haste-Jackson, and she is located in the same office, (315) 443-3144. A list of resources can be accessed at Falk Students.
Career Services
There are several resources available to current students and alumni in the Career Services Department such as scheduling a personal “mock” professional interview and resume critique. Visit the Career Services website or their office (Women's Building, 100) for more information. Falk College Career Services is also a great support for career development.
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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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Track your volunteer, shadowing, and informational interviews on your dietetics experience worksheet. For each volunteer, shadowing, or interview experience, record a few notes on the form provided in the appendix of this handbook. Record such information as: Description and location of the experience, Name of person shadowed/interviewed/supervising you and contact information, date(s) of experience, hours spent at the facility, etc. Make a note regarding what you learned and reactions to the experience. When it comes time to complete your internship application, you will appreciate having this record of your four years of volunteer experiences.
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Developing Your Portfolio
On the volunteer/experience form in the Appendix, track your experiences/assignments that you might want to include in your portfolio.
Start a holding box to secure these examples until you are ready to assemble it.
Research the potential internship or employer. Slant your portfolio's contents to solutions developed with these customers in mind.
Review, assemble examples and develop a sequence for your work. Start with your strongest and most favorite work.
Organize your portfolio to demonstrate how your skills will meet their needs and how they can profit from it.
Choose pieces to represent your interests and philosophy.
Decide on an orientation (portrait or landscape). Do not have pieces facing in different directions.
Create an introduction and a list of contents.
Evaluate. Get feedback from faculty/ career specialist on content & presentation.
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This award is given to a junior or senior Nutrition major, a pillar and leader, working with the community to improve an individual’s or groups’ nutrition knowledge and/or dietary intake. The award recipient exemplifies some of Tori’s best qualities: compassion (generous with time and energy), positivity and humility.
Other Falk College awards and scholarships and University awards and scholarships are available, such as Who’s Who, Senior Class Marshall, Remembrance Scholarship, University Scholars, and Honor Societies.
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The early detection of academic difficulty is monitored by both the academic advisor and through the Orange SUccess Success - Retention and Student Success system. Professional and ethical behavior and academic integrity of the student are taken into consideration. Early-Semester Progress Reports and Mid-Semester Progress Reports are completed by faculty each semester for each student in their. Additional information can be found at Academic Probation Suspension & Readmission. Please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy as well.
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Students with a minimal chance of success in the program will be counseled into career paths that are appropriate to their ability by their academic advisor. Students meet with their academic advisor twice per year, and more often if necessary. If a student is placed on academic probation they are required to meet with their academic counselor three times a semester. Advisors are notified of academic difficulty via Orange SUccess. The goal of the DPD Program is to retain all students. This is done through academic advising and early access to support services such as tutoring or Falk Student Services. The Office of Retention and Student Success is also available to all students. They will assist students to identify and remove academic and non-academic barriers to help students meet their goals.
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Individuals, when they are aggrieved, initiate action themselves, and supports are provided to encourage them to do so . in a retaliation free environment. Students may bring the matter to the attention of the Nutrition Undergraduate Program Director. Students may seek support from their advisors, or another empathetic faculty member. If satisfactory resolution of a grievance is not achieved, the student has the option of bringing the grievance to the Department level. Records of student complaints are maintained for a total of seven years including the resolution of complaints.
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A student may also submit written complaints specific only to accreditation issues non-compliance to ACEND only after all other options with the program and department have been exhausted.
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Program Retention and Remediation Procedures Including Tutorial Support
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A student must keep in mind the DPD Verification Policy which is explained to all freshmen and transfer (internal and external) students when they begin the program. If a student has intentions of becoming a registered dietitian but will not meet the DPD verification policy requirements, they may want to consider other majors. All students will be retained in the DPD program for them to complete the bachelor's degree or also receive DPD verification depending on their final overall GPA and individual grades. DPD Undergraduate Verification Policy Please refer to the Process for Assessment of Student Learning Policy above that outlines our remediation procedure. In addition, the University offers tutorial support via Center for Learning and Student Success (CLASS) to all students which can be located here.
Disciplinary/Termination
Office of Student Rights and ResponsibilitiesCommunity Standards
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A DPD student must complete 124 credits in order to earn a bachelor's of science degree in nutrition. All students are provided an academic advisor who guides them in completing the degree in the shortest amount of time possible. The overall program goal/objective is for a student to not exceed six years in order to complete the bachelor's degree in six years or less although almost all of our students finish their degree within a four-year time-frame. Students who take a leave of absence have a maximum of 8 years from initial matriculation to complete the program. Students must return full-time and remain in good academic standing. A student will only receive DPD Verification from our program if they've met all criteria listed in our DPD Verification Policy.
DPD Verification Statement Requirements
In order for a student to receive DPD Verification from the program, they must meet all requirements within the DPD Verification Policy found here. DPD Verification statements are issued during the summer following graduation and are sent to each student electronically.
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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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Students should follow the University calendar to view course schedule and holidays. There are no vacation days allotted for students. If a student requires a leave of absence, they should contact their academic advisor or Falk Student Services for further direction.
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Students have access to health services located at the Barnes Center at the Arch which includes counseling services, tutoring services at the Center for Learning and Student Success, disability and testing services through the Center for Disability Resources and financial aid and scholarship assistance in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Programs. Students also have numerous resources provided in the Falk Student Services.
Supervised Practice Programs: Dietetic Internships
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Department of Nutrition Science and Dietetics Graduate Program
Appendix
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Registration Examination for Dietitians Test Specifications
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