Dietary/Nutritional Navigator

Location(s): Harrison County Campus

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(Harrison County Campus)

The Dietary/Nutritional Navigator curriculum is a stackable credentialed 2-yr program of study that prepares the graduate to work in jobs with titles such as dietary specialist, nutritional navigator, patient navigator, and dietary patient advocate. As a certificate, diploma, and/or academic degree program, the Dietary/Nutritional Navigator concentration is designed to be compatible with a wide range of health and dietary systems, state regulations, and health and nutritional services delivery models that recognize the value that services provide to enhance the dietary and nutritional wellness of patients and communities.

Prerequisite

BIO 2514 - Anatomy and Physiology I (LEC/LAB) Credit(s): 4

Freshman Year - Certificate

First Year – Certificate - Public Health Technology/Navigator with a Dietary/Nutritional Concentration

First Semester

PHT 1113 - Intro to Health Care & Public Health Credit(s): 3
PHT 1123 - HealthCare Delivery Credit(s): 3
PHT 1213 - Prevention and Community Health Credit(s): 3
BIO 2524 - Anatomy and Physiology II (LEC/LAB) Credit(s): 4
BIO 1813 - Medical Terminology for Health Professions Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

PHT 1223 - Health Insurance Credit(s): 3
PHT 1233 - Public Health Statistics and Analysis Credit(s): 3
PHT 2213 - HealthCare Advocacy Credit(s): 3
DNP 2113 - Dietary/Nutritional Practicum I Credit(s): 3
BIO 1613 - Nutrition, Lecture Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 35

Total Certificate Credits: 35

Sophomore Year - Diploma

Second Year Diploma - Public Health Technology/Navigator with a Dietary/Nutritional Concentration - Offered to Students with Public Health Technology/Navigator Certificate with a Dietary/Nutritional Concentration - One Semester Track

PHT 2113 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit(s): 3
PHT 2123 - Health Information Access and Analysis Credit(s): 3
PHT 2223 - Public Health Education Communication Credit(s): 3
DNP 2223 - Dietary/Nutritional Practicum II Credit(s): 3
PHT 2243 - Public Health and Aging Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 15

Total Diploma Credits: 50

Second Year - Associate of Applied Science Degree

Second Year Diploma - Associate of Applied Science Degree - Offered to Students with Public Health Technology/Navigator Diploma in the Dietary/Nutritional Concentration - One Semester Track

ENG 1113 - English Composition I Credit(s): 3
ENG 1123 - English Composition II Credit(s): 3
SOC 2113 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
EPY 2533 - Human Growth and Development Credit(s): 3
SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I Credit(s): 3

Total Credits: 15

AAS Degree Credits: 65

Note:

*A grade of C or higher is required in all Core Courses to remain in the program.