NUTR 4301 – Internship in Nutrition and Foods is a required course to complete the Bachelor’s Degree in FCS – Major Nutrition and Foods. This capstone course provides an integration of didactic with applied educational experiences. Successful completion of NUTR 4301 demonstrates experience beyond the classroom to potential employers, CADE accredited internship directors, and graduate program directors.

The student is responsible for investigating possible internship sites and negotiating the internship experience with an internship mentor, who is the on-site student supervisor. A Texas State NF faculty member is responsible for assessing the student’s performance based on reports submitted by the student, a self-evaluation by the student, and a mentor evaluation of the student. A minimum of 150 clock hours of work is required.

Criteria for Eligibility
 

• 75 semester credit hours, including
  •  24 semester credit hours in NUTR courses
  • 24 resident credit hours from Texas State
• Texas State GPA of 2.00
• NF GPA of 2.25
• Completion of the following course or their equivalents: English 1310 and 1320, Math 1315, Communication 1310, History 1310 and 1320, Political Science 2310 and 2320, Chemistry 1341/1141 and 1342, 1142

 NOTE: Exceptions will be made for students who already have a Baccalaureate Degree and are working only on Commission on Accreditation of Dietetics Education (CADE) requirements

Application Requirements

• Application
• Resume
• Portfolio
• Proposal Packet
• Agreement Form
• Proposal Form
• Autobiography

Course Materials

• Daily Journal (notebook or electronic)
• Weekly Activity Report
• Final Report
• Facility Report
• Self-evaluation
• Mentor evaluation

Syllabus

You will find all the information listed above on Tracs using the link button on the left above. Once you get to the Tracs page login with your student ID and password that you normally use on catsweb. Go to Membership, then Joinable Sites. Navigate through the pages until you find NUTR 4301 to join it.