Bachelor's in Community Nutrition and Wellness

The Bachelor’s in Community Nutrition and Wellness at UNCG provides instruction and experiences in the foundations of nutritional sciences. We provide a low student-to-faculty ratio, which allows for personal attention in teaching, advising, and mentoring. Many classes include a service-learning component which gives students additional opportunities for hands-on application of their coursework.

The Community Nutrition and Wellness concentration focuses on community nutrition, public health education, and kinesiology. This concentration also prepares the student for graduate training in nutrition, public health education, and exercise and sport science.

Community Nutrition and Wellness Program Distinctions

UNCG students in the Bachelor’s in Community Nutrition and Wellness program have received numerous recognitions for their work. This includes:

• The Emerging Leader in Nutrition Science and Obesity Research Interest Section Award in the American Society of Nutrition Poster Competition
• The Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior Foundation Scholarship
• The Lloyd International Honors Student Excellence.

Community Nutrition and Wellness Student Experience

Department of Nutrition students will take classes in the Stone Building’s renovated classrooms with state-of-the-art laboratories. Research labs contain modern equipment for the study of cellular and molecular nutrition, nutritional and clinical biochemistry, physical fitness and body composition, and dietary intake. Students can enrich their classroom experience with opportunities for community, research, or club engagement.

• All nutrition students have the opportunity to engage in undergraduate research with faculty and participate in community nutrition activities requested by the surrounding community.
• Eligible students can conduct disciplinary honors projects.
• Many undergraduate courses have a community engagement component that affords students the opportunity to gain valuable experience.
• Students may participate in the Nutrition Club, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, NC Dietetic Association, and the NC Academy of Science.

After Graduating with a Degree in Community Nutrition and Wellness

Careers for Community Nutrition and Wellness alumni include:

• Cooperative Extension
• Employee wellness
• Fitness industry
• Nutrition communications and public relations
• Food industry
• Government
• Graduate student
• Healthcare
• Health food stores
• Hunger relief organizations
• WIC nutritionist
• Public health officer
• research
• Voluntary and community health organizations
• Weight reduction specialist