In order to receive the Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition and dietetics the following graduation requirements must be met:
- Completion of all courses required for B.S. in nutrition and dietetics degree including general education courses, with no incomplete (I) grades (see current degree requirements).
- As of fall 2010, students admitted to the pre-nutrition and dietetics program need to officially apply for admission to the professional component of DPD and be admitted.
- Completion of at least 122 semester hours of credit, of which at least 60 semester hours must be credits from four-year baccalaureate degree granting institutions and at least 30 semester hours must be credits from WMU. Of the last 30 semester credit hours required for the degree, at least 10 semester hours must be WMU credits.
- A maximum of 15 credit hours of correspondence or self-instructional course work may be applied towards completion of degree requirements. This rule does not apply to online courses.
- Attainment of a minimum of 2.0 grade point average in the major and cumulatively.
- All courses on the nutrition and dietetics program guide must be completed with a minimum letter grade of "C".
- Student must pay all fees owed to the university.
- Student must complete all graduation-related paperwork including graduation audit.
- Western Michigan University does not impose a time limit on completion of a Bachelor of Science degree. If a student does not take courses for one calendar year or more, then decides to complete degree, he/she is allowed to follow the catalog used at the time of initial admission. However, if the DPD curriculum has changed during student's absence, he/she will not be issued a verification of program completion, unless additional course(s) deemed necessary to update knowledge are completed.
WMU DPD will issue a verification statement (completion document) to all students who successfully complete the requirements of the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics. Students will use this document to prove their completion of the program for the application to Dietetic Internship programs and eligibility to take the Nutrition and Dietetic Technician Registered (NDTR) Examination.
Verification statements can only be issued to students who have completed at least 21 upper division credits of their professional nutrition and dietetics courses at WMU.