Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences • Ogden, UT • Campus (Sports Dietetics) or Online (Integrative Nutrition) • $274/Credit (Resident, Est.)
Weber State offers 1 nutrition bachelor’s degree with 2 emphases, plus a minor:
- B.S., Human Nutrition – Integrative Nutrition Emphasis (online)
- B.S., Human Nutrition – Sports Dietetics Emphasis (campus)
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S., Integrative Nutrition | About $3,290/semester resident/online rate (2026-27, lower division) | 4 years | 120 total, 63 major |
| B.S., Sports Dietetics | About $3,290/semester resident (2026-27, lower division) | 4 years | 120 total, 82 major |
Weber State’s B.S. in Human Nutrition (renamed from Nutrition Education) is explicitly Track B: the university’s own page says it “prepares you for graduate studies or a career as a non-registered dietitian nutritionist,” and directs RD-track students to Utah’s Coordinated Master’s Program or Utah State’s DPD instead. Its differentiator is cost: fully online students in the Integrative Nutrition emphasis are billed at the resident rate no matter where they live, since Weber State’s tuition tables are headed “Resident/Online Only.”
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | Integrative Nutrition: online, though the emphasis includes a 2-credit Field Experience course whose delivery was not confirmed as remote; Sports Dietetics: campus, with required chemistry, anatomy, and physiology labs |
| Credit Hours | 120 total for either emphasis; 63 major credits for Integrative Nutrition, 82 for Sports Dietetics; 21-credit required core shared by both |
| ACEND Accreditation | No — not listed on any ACEND decisions page 2020 through 2026, and not listed among Weber State’s own specialized accreditations |
| RD/RDN Eligibility | No, on either emphasis. Weber State’s own page states the degree leads to graduate study or non-RD nutrition careers, and directs RD-track students to the University of Utah or Utah State |
| Admissions | Open declaration; no program-specific prerequisites |
| Graduation Requirements | 2.75 GPA in major courses, 2.0 overall, no more than one D |
| Tuition | Resident/online: about $3,290 to $3,446/semester (2026-27, lower and upper division, tuition plus fees); true non-resident (on-campus): about $8,784 to $9,241/semester |
| Institutional Accreditation | NWCCU (Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities), 7-year review cycle |
B.S., Human Nutrition – Integrative Nutrition Emphasis
The estimated tuition for this emphasis is about $3,290 a semester at the resident/online rate for lower-division credits (2026-27), rising to about $3,446 for upper-division credits. The degree requires 120 total credits, 63 of them in the major, including 13 general-education credits counted within the major.
Delivery and Cost
Weber State’s own pages say this emphasis “can be completed fully online.” Its tuition tables are explicitly labeled “Resident/Online Only,” meaning fully online students are billed at the Utah resident rate regardless of home state, rather than the much higher non-resident rate charged to out-of-state on-campus students.
You Should Know
The current catalog’s required-course list for this emphasis includes NUTR 4860, a 2-credit Field Experience course, which typically involves an in-person placement even when coordinated remotely. Weber State’s marketing claim of a fully online program was not independently confirmed against this requirement, so ask the department whether the field experience can be completed without travel before counting on a zero-campus-visit program.
B.S., Human Nutrition – Sports Dietetics Emphasis
The estimated tuition matches the resident rate above, since this emphasis is campus-based rather than online. It requires 120 total credits, 82 of them in the major, including required chemistry (with labs), organic chemistry, biochemistry, and anatomy and physiology coursework.
This emphasis is described on Weber State’s own pages as preparing students to meet “typical graduate RDN program prerequisites” at other schools, such as the University of Utah’s Coordinated Master’s Program or Utah State’s DPD, rather than serving as an RD pathway itself.
Note: Weber State’s older wording called this emphasis “Sports Nutrition”; the current catalog and department pages use “Sports Dietetics.” One Weber State marketing page has not been updated and still shows the old name and old credit totals; use the current catalog for exact figures.
Tuition
Weber State’s tuition and fees are set in tables headed by division and residency (2026-27, full-time plateau of 11 to 18 credits, tuition plus mandatory fees):
- Resident/Online, lower division: $3,290.04/semester
- Non-resident, lower division: $8,783.83/semester
- Resident/Online, upper division: $3,446.39/semester
- Non-resident, upper division: $9,241.40/semester
- 2025-26 rates were slightly lower: $3,278.62 (resident/online lower division) up to $8,972.65 (non-resident upper division)
Be aware that:
Weber State’s tables use a flat plateau rate for 11 to 18 credits rather than a clean per-credit multiplier, so the $274 per-credit figure in this profile’s meta line is a derived estimate (the resident/online lower-division plateau divided by 12 credits), not a rate Weber State publishes directly.
Official figures are on Weber State’s tuition and fee rates page.
Why Choose This Nutrition Program?
Best suited for students who want a nutrition-science bachelor’s for wellness, coaching, food-service, or graduate-school prerequisites, not for a direct path to the RD credential.
Students who need to keep working or live outside commuting range can complete the Integrative Nutrition emphasis online at the resident tuition rate, regardless of home state.
Students headed toward sports, fitness, or coaching work, or planning to apply later to an RD-track graduate program elsewhere, can take the campus-based Sports Dietetics emphasis and its required science coursework.
The honest trade-off is that neither emphasis carries ACEND accreditation or leads to RDN eligibility; students who want to become registered dietitians need a separate program, such as the University of Utah’s Coordinated Master’s Program or Utah State’s DPD.
Accreditation
Weber State is institutionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), on a 7-year review cycle, which governs credit transfer, graduate admission eligibility, and federal financial aid access across the university.
Weber State holds no ACEND accreditation for any nutrition program. It does not appear on any ACEND accreditation-decisions page from 2020 through 2026, and its own program-accreditation page lists specialized accreditations for nursing, athletic training, dental hygiene, respiratory therapy, medical laboratory science, business, education, engineering, and other fields, with no dietetics or nutrition entry.
Neither Weber State emphasis leads to RDN eligibility. Weber State’s own pages describe this degree as preparation for graduate study or non-RD nutrition careers, and point students who want the RD credential toward the University of Utah’s Coordinated Master’s Program or Utah State University’s Didactic Program in Dietetics.
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