One week before advising begins, students will be notified via email and text and asked to make an advising appointment by clicking on the link in the notification.

• Freshman and sophomores are advised at the Undergraduate Advising Center (UAC). Your UAC advisor will assist you with class registration.
• Juniors and seniors who have earned a minimum of 60 credit hours are advised by the DPD program director from within the Department of Nutrition, Hospitality, and Human Services. During your advising appointment, advising holds will be lifted and courses for the upcoming semester will be recommended. CRN#s needed for course registration will be provided to students. It is the student’s responsibility to log into Self-Service Banner once course registration opens and register for courses.

Transfer Credit

Students who transfer to Lamar University from another Texas public institution of higher education shall be governed by the provisions of Texas Senate Bill 148 (75th Legislature). Lamar will accept, en bloc, an approved core curriculum successfully completed at another Texas public institution of higher education in lieu of Lamar's core curriculum.

Any student who transfers to Lamar University before completing the core curriculum of another Texas public institution of higher education shall receive academic credit at Lamar for each of the courses that the student has successfully completed in the core curriculum of the other institution. However, the student shall be required to complete Lamar's core curriculum. Students transferring to Lamar from institutions of higher education outside of Texas or from private institutions within Texas shall be subject to the requirements of Lamar University's core curriculum.

Regarding all transfer courses, a Lamar University student records specialist in the Office of the Registrar evaluates the student's transfer work and matches the transfer courses to the equivalent Lamar University courses. The transcript evaluation becomes part of the student's electronic record at Lamar University.

Some transfer courses may be labeled as “accepted” by Lamar University, but not equivalent to a specific course offered at Lamar. Such courses may be used as free electives. However, the student’s advisor and/or department chair are free to make decisions whether to accept the courses as meeting degree requirements (unless the courses are used to meet the Lamar Core Curriculum). The DPD program director may request course descriptions and syllabi to determine whether transfer credits meet the requirements for the DPD nutrition/dietetics courses or supporting courses.

Post Baccalaureate Students Meeting DPD Requirements

Students who pursue DPD requirements after being awarded at least a baccalaureate degree in a discipline other than dietetics must complete the requirements for the DPD program. 

The DPD program director may request course descriptions and syllabi to determine whether transfer credits meet the requirements for the DPD nutrition/dietetics courses or supporting courses. The DPD program director will review the student’s previous coursework to determine the courses needed by the student to complete DPD requirements.

The student will be provided with a plan for completion. Plans are designed individually to assure the student meets core knowledge to successfully earn a verification statement, complete an accredited supervised practice program, and/or a master’s degree.