Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Nutrition] From Kent State University

• Admission decisions are based upon the following: cumulative grade point average, ACT and/or SAT scores, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends.
• Minimum 120 total credit hours, minimum 39 upper-division credit hours and minimum 2.250 major GPA and 2.000 cumulative GPA.
• Along with the minimum eligibility requirements, international students hailing from non-English speaking countries need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.

 Dietitians and nutritionists held about 64,400 jobs in 2010.  A nine percent increase in positions is projected by 2018. More than half of all jobs are in

• hospitals
• nursing care facilities
• outpatient care centers
• offices of physicians and
• health practitioners

State and local government agencies provide additional jobs – mostly in correctional facilities, health departments and other public health related areas. Some dietitians and nutritionists are employed in special food services such as colleges and universities, airlines and company cafeterias. Other jobs are in public and private educational services, community care for the elderly, individual and family services, home health services and the federal government. Some dietitians are self-employed working as consultants to facilities such as hospital and nursing care facilities or providing counseling to individuals. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)