학과자료실

  • Department of Medical Nutrition
  • Intrernational Coordinated Program
  • Policy and Procedure
  • HANDBOOK

The registered dietitian (RD) is the primary credential recognized in foods and nutrition. In the United States of America, the RD is marketed as the nutrition expert and the credential is usually required for employment in the health care industry and preferred for many other employment opportunities in foods and nutrition, particularly important when nutrition counseling is a component of the position.

The The RD credential is earned after successfully passing a nationally administered exam, To be eligible to take the exam two components of study are required.
1) Classroom component (didactic)
2) Supervised practice component (experience).
Both components are included in the curriculum of the International Coordinated Program (ICP). The first year of the MS ICP curriculum are devoted primarily to the didactic component. The supervised practice component is completed during the 3rd and 4th semester and summer. The Ph.D. ICP is designed to be completed in three years, which requires to complete all the didactic and experience components of the CPD and additional classes for the Ph.D. degree. Students are required to complete undergraduate courses needed to overcome any prerequisite deficiencies before matriculating into the MS/Ph.D. Coordinated Program in Dietetics.

Foreign Dietitian Education (FDE) program is an international program in nutrition and dietetics that are recognized by ACEND® Standards. All FDE programs are located in a country outside of the U.S. and provide the required nutrition and dietetics coursework and at least 1200 hours of required supervised practice experiences, in the country in which the program is located, to meet ACEND®'s core knowledge and competency requirements to become a nutrition and dietetics practitioner. A verification statement is issued to individuals who successfully complete the program as evidence of eligibility to apply for a U.S.-based supervised practice experience in order to complete the requirements to be eligible to take the CDR credentialing examination. https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend/accredited-programs/international-programs

Enrollment in the FDE occurs right after the admission to the graduate school. To be eligible for consideration for the FDE the applicant must submit: the following documents to the FDE director upon admission

1. Undergraduate academic transcript,
2. A copy of Korean Licensed Dietitian (Required to enter the program)
3. Application form for Kyung Hee University FDE protram in Dietetics
4. English aptitude test score

Faculty member will review the documents and select 4 students annually.

This program is accredited until 2022 by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics and Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago Il 60606, 312/899.0040 ext. 5400. Students who enroll in the program after 2015 will not be eligible to take CDR’s registration exam because the program will then accredited under the Foreign Dietitian Education Standards and at least 900 hours of supervised practice are required to be completed in the U.S.

의학영양전공 권장 이수 체계
Semester Subject Unit
1 Nutrient Function and Metabolism
Nutrition Biochemistry
Nutritional Assessment
3
3
3
2 Nutrition Physiology
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Nutrition Education and Counseling
Thesis Research I
3
3
3
-
3 Supervised practice I
Supervised practice II
Nutritional Support and Practice
Thesis Research II
3
3
3
-
4 Supervised practice III
Supervised practice IV
Application of Medical Nutrition Therapy
3
3
3

Master's course: 24 units including the required coursed listed above. Ph.D. course: 35 units including the required coursed listed above.