You can enhance the quality of life through better Nutrition. Cal Poly Nutrition graduates enter careers in a wide variety of fields ranging from healthcare, education and research, to sales, marketing, and public relations, while others utilize the degree as a stepping stone to careers in medicine, dentistry, physical therapy and other health professions and the food industry. According to the United States Department of Labor, the job prospects for Nutrition graduates are very promising. Among the companies that invest in Cal Poly Nutrition graduates are: 

• Aramark (Nestlé)
• Food Service Management
• Public Health Agencies
• Dairy Council of California
• WIC Nutritional Program
• Schools and hospitals
• Private practices
• Mead Johnson
• State Departments of Health
• Keystone Foods
• General Mills
• Taco Bell Corporation
• Kellogg
• Ross Laboratories
• National Food Processors Assn. 

The Nutrition degree from Cal Poly is an approved didactic program of the American Dietetic Association. The program fulfills the academic requirements of eligibility for admission to dietetic internships, which must be completed before qualifying for registration as a dietitian (RD) with the American Dietetic Association. Our program is unique in that it offers concentration areas which allow students to gain in-depth training in their particular area of interest. Concentration areas include:

• Applied Nutrition 
• Nutrition Science 
• Nutrition and Food Industries 

Reaching the community with knowledge of nutrition affords men and women in Nutrition the opportunity to share in the responsibility of raising health standards within the community. Our students become skilled not only in the communication of accurate nutrition information and the science of nutrition, but also in the supervision of food preparation and service. 

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Food Science and Nutrition Department
Interim Department Head: Dr. Doris Derelian
805-756-2660 Fax: 805-756-1146
e-mail: fsn@calpoly.edu
http://foods.calpoly.edu

"The 'Learn by Doing' philosophy I experienced at Cal Poly has provided me with skills to approach and respond to professional and personal challenges, whether I am teaching dietetic interns, nutrition students and patients, or whether I am learning new information and techniques myself."
Peggy Papathakis, '77
Pediatric Specialty Dietitian
University of California, Davis Medical Center

"Cal Poly truly exemplifies its motto of 'Learn by Doing.' I couldn't have felt more prepared to enter the nutrition field."
April Allen '95
Regional Manager
Dairy Council of California