Receiving a JMU DPD Verification Statement
To receive a signed Verification Statement from JMU, a student must have documentation of the following:
- Completion of all DPD courses
- At least a 2.0 grade point average in all DPD courses and at least a 2.5 grade point average in all nutrition classes
- Baccalaureate degree confirmed on the final transcript
Students must present official transcripts for evaluation to receive the Verification Statement.
Any student wishing to complete the DPD at JMU must be enrolled in either the B.S. program in dietetics, or the M.S. program in health sciences with a concentration in dietetics or nutrition and physical activity and completing DPD classes at the undergraduate level concurrently.
The following courses MUST be completed on campus at JMU for the student to receive DPD verification from JMU:
- NUTR 363, Quantity Food Production
- NUTR 460, Computer Systems for Foods and Nutrition
- NUTR 446, Experimental Foods
- NUTR 482, Nutrition and Metabolism
- NUTR 484, Clinical Nutrition II
- NUTR 490, Field Experience Practicum
