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California Regional Consortia

Nutrition and Food

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Submitter's Information

Name

Judith M Cutting

Title

Dean of CE, Public Safety, Workforce Dev

Region

Bay Area

College

Monterey Peninsula College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Judith M Cutting

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Nutrition and Food

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Nutrition, Foods, and Culinary Arts (130600)

Projected Start Date

07/01/20

Catalog Description

The Nutrition and Food Certificate of Achievement provides a study of basic nutrition, food science principles, and nutrition issues with emphasis on the subject of obtaining and maintaining a good state of nutrition. The Nutrition and Food certificate provides relevant training and improved professional marketability for allied health professionals, personal trainers, and other interested individuals from a wide range of careers. It also introduces the student to the multi-faceted field of nutrition and explores different career options in Nutrition with further study. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

We anticipate 10-15 Stu

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Program Goal
Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:
  Identify specific nutrition issues and how to work with them.
  Use knowledge of scientific nutrition principles to improve diet and wellness.
  Apply basic scientific principles in the preparation and storage of safe, high quality food products.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

9

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

Students may enroll and complete the nine unit certificate in as little as one semester.  Courses are offered in the fall and the spring terms.  

Program Requirements

Program Block Definitions

Course Blocks

NUTF 1 Nutrition 3

NUTF 2 Introduction to Careers in Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food 1

NUTF 3 Nutrition Issues and Controversies 2

NUTF 10 Food Science 2

NUTF 10L Food Science and Safety Laboratory 1

Total Units   9

Supporting Documents

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Bay Area Regional Questions

Goal of Program

CTE

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This course sequence has been offered as a local needs/low unit certificate for several years. This proposal seeks to covert to a Certificate of Achievement.
Please list similar programs at other colleges in the service area which may be impacted, including the name of the college, the name of the program that may be impacted, the name of the person you contacted and the outcome of that contact.
We are unaware of a similar certificate at a neighboring college.

Submission Details

Published at

10/18/19 - 03:49 PM

Status

Recommended

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