Human Nutrition & Dietetics Undergraduate Programme

Selection
Applicants must have:
(i) For practical reasons a limited number of applicants may be admitted to the degree programme. Students are therefore selected on merit by a Selection Committee and notified accordingly by the Office of the Registrar.
(ii) Students who have been refused re-registration at any other University shall not be admitted to this programme.
(iii) Students who have been excluded from other courses or programmes at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University are not eligible.

Registration with HPCSA
(i) All students admitted to the first year of study must register as a student Dietician with the Health Professions Council of South Africa for the relevant year. A student shall not be granted permission to write exams at the end of the first academic year without proof of registration with the HPCSA. Students are responsible for the payment of the once-off registration fee.
(ii) Students who have interrupted their studies must re-register with the HPCSA as a student. Students are responsible for the payment of the once-off re-registration fee.

Clinical Requirements
A student must attend compulsory practical training at the site(s) allocated to him/her.
In special circumstances the Head of Department may approve an alternative site.
The practical training programme is designed to meet the requirements for registration of the Professional Board for Dietetics of the Health Professions Council of South African. This consists of a total of at least 34 weeks, which includes a 27-week continuous internship in North- West and Gauteng Provinces at different accredited health care facilities and community-based nutrition programmes during the fourth year. The other seven weeks are spread throughout the other years of study levels
and serve as a prerequisite for advancing into the fourth year of study.
The practical training will consist of three major components, which will complement their academic counterparts:
• Food Service Administration (to complement Food Service Administration I and II)
• Community Nutrition (complement Nutrition II, III & IV and Community Nutrition I and II)
• Therapeutic Nutrition (to complement Therapeutic Nutrition I and II and Clinical Science)

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