Concordia's Nutrition & Dietetics program is unique not only in that it's accredited as a Didactic Program in Dietetics by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) but the liberal arts are incorporated throughout the curriculum. You'll develop skills in critical thinking and problem solving while you learn hands-on with a class assignment to prepare food for more than 50 people or present a poster at the state dietetics convention. Many nutrition and dietetics students choose to work in Dining Services on campus to learn more about food management.
Get hands on: the Fargo-Moorhead area is full of volunteer opportunities, including hospitals, Meals on Wheels, a food pantry and nursing homes. There are also many networking opportunities with local health professionals.
This major will prepare you for a dietetic internship after graduation. Concordia graduates have a very high placement rate for dietetic internships.
The dietetic internship program at Concordia College is for graduates of approved undergraduate programs through a cooperative arrangement between the college, public schools and area healthcare facilities.
Concordia’s nutrition and dietetics department has been accredited through 2023. This means that after completing your undergraduate degree, you are qualified for a highly competitive dietetic internship.
A dietetics internship launched a career that would take Katie Lee Rizzo ’95 across the country, to numerous professional fields and, finally, back to Fargo as an attorney for Sanford Health.
Registered dietitian Serena Ball '96 shares her passion for healthy eating and cooking through her consulting practice, Teaspoon Communications, her blog, Teaspoon of Spice, and writing a column for the Food Network.
The nutrition and dietetics program provides opportunities to gain experience in Concordia's organic garden.
Herbs grown in the campus organic garden for sale at the regional 100 Mile Farmers Market hosted on campus and organized by Nutrition and Dietetics students
Canned goods for sale at the student-organized farmer's market.
Our students' unique experiences are documented in the portfolios they create at the end of their program.
Undergraduate and graduate dietetics students from the department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Exercise Science recently attended the annual Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Conference and Expo in Washington DC. Due to the large percentage of our students attending, the department was awarded the “School Spirit Award” from the Academy! This was a big honor for the students, as only four Spirit Awards were given nation-wide. Students were invited to attend a social where they were able to network with the Academy president and members of the board of directors.
