RDs, MDs, and more

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Now that the topic has deviated, I'm going to post a response to this

one because I don't have enough experience to comment on the others.

My nutritional sciences programs has three tracks: physiology and

metabolism, dietetics, and molecular toxicology. I am currently in

phys/metab and am thinking of either double-majoring in mol/tox or

premed. The dietetics track is the only one that gives the title of RD

upon graduation; the others only B.S.'s. It is, however, more

intensive because it prepares students for a lifetime career whereas

the others lead to graduate school. If I decide to become a premed

" major " (my school does not offer premed as an actual major) then I

will go to medical school, otherwise I will continue to grad school

and receive an MA.

I don't think a college major really counts for anything (unless if

you're a pre-health student) except for exploring something you really

enjoy, so I wouldn't beat myself up about a B.A. in history In

fact, it makes one more attractive to employers because it shows that

they have experience from other fields instead of just

medicine/what-have-you.

> So what will a nutritional sciences give you? A B.S.? Does it

> certify you for any type of counseling, or is it a pre-req to, or

> helpful to attain, that type of certification? Or... what will you

> end up doing with it?

>

> I have a B.A. in History (yeah, that was dumb), but I also have a

> separate 43 credits in lab sciences including cellular biology and lab

> training roughly equivalent to a biology B.S. I think. I'll reply to

> the fructose soon.

>

> Chris

>

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