Established in 1909, Messiah College is a private Christian college in the southeastern Pennsylvania city of Grantham. Today, Messiah features more than 60 academic majors, including two nutrition-related undergraduate majors within Messiah's School of the Health and Natural Sciences. The Nutrition and Dietetics major combines coursework in behavioral science, nutrition education and nutrition counseling. Courses like "Nutrition Through the Life Cycle" and "Advanced Food Science" are just two examples of classes designed to prepare Messiah graduates for careers as Registered Dieticians. Alternatively, students matriculated into the college's Nutrition Science major follow a curriculum that includes science, nutrition, communication and management studies. This path is optimal for those with plans to pursue a medical school education.
Messiah College
One College Ave.
Grantham, PA 17027
717-766-2511
messiah.edu
Cedar Crest College is in the eastern Pennsylvania city of Allentown. A private college, Cedar Crest has served students for more than 140 years. The college's Department of Nutrition features an undergraduate academic major program in nutrition. The Nutrition major trains students for entry-level nutrition careers and to eventually become Registered Dieticians. The program's comprehensive curriculum includes clinical work, counseling and food service, as well as community service requirements. Courses include Nutrition for Women and Children, Management in Dietetics and Sport Nutrition, among a host of others. The department also features The Allen Center for Nutrition, a research and community resource center. The center provides lectures and workshops that are available for community members, as well as Cedar Crest students and faculty.
Cedar Crest College
100 College Dr.
Allentown, PA 18104
610-606-4666
cedarcrest.edu
Penn State University Park is the flagship college in the state's public university system. For more than 100 years, Penn State University Park has served students in the central Pennsylvania city of the same name. The university's Nutritional Sciences program is housed within the College of Health and Human Development. The program features an optional emphasis in Applied Sciences, which also has sub-focuses in Nutrition and Exercise Science, Nutrition Education and Communication and in Nutrition and Food Science. Alternatively, the program's Basic Sciences option emphasizes laboratory work, and is most suitable for students that will pursue graduate study in related fields like physical therapy, dentistry and chiropractic. In addition to required general education courses, Penn State Nutritional Sciences majors take supporting nutrition courses as well as a substantial number of science courses as part of the curriculum.
Penn State University Park
201 Old Main
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-4700
psu.edu