Department of Nutrition

Welcome to Nutrition Science

Nutrition Composite

Nutrition Rated One of Top Careers

  • Money Magazine (2006) rated Dietitian/Nutritionist
    one of the top 50 Best Jobs in America.
  • Employment in nutrition is expected to grow by 18.3% by 2014 (US Department of Labor, 2006).
  • The average pay of dietitians is about $50,000 (American Dietetic Association, 2005).
  • The average pay in New York was $59,000 in 2006.
  • Sage's Didactic Program in Dietetics' pass rate on the Registered Dietitian (RD) exam is 100% for the past 3 years (national average is 82%).
  • Sage is the only college offering a nutrition program within 85 miles.

BS/MS Information Sessions

Monday July 12: 12pm - 3pm
Thursday August 12: 12pm - 3pm
Wednesday September 15: 12pm - 3pm
Thursday October 14: 10am - 1pm
Monday November 15: 1pm - 3:30pm
Thursday December 9: 10am - 1pm
Tuesday January 18: 10am - 1pm

All of the above sessions are held on the Troy Campus in Ackerman Hall, Room 300. Please be on time as not to miss vital information and count on staying close to two hours. For more information, please contact Dr. AbuSabha at abusar@sage.edu.

DI Information Sessions

July 15: 5 pm - 7 pm (A)*
July 29: 1 pm - 3 pm (ACK)
October 20: 5 pm - 7 pm (A)
December 2: 5 pm - 7 pm (T)
Decemeber 21: 2 - 4 pm (ACK)
January 11: 1:30 - 3 pm (ACK)

* Ms. Bell-Cavallino will not be available for this session. Please e-mail her to schedule a meeting if you are unable to attend the July 29th session. Thank you.

All prospective interns are strongly encouraged to either attend an Information Session or arrange a telephone Information Session prior to completing the Dietetic Internship Application packet, which is due Feb. 15, 2011 for the Fall 2011 class.

ACK= Sessions are held on the Troy Campus in Ackerman Hall, Room 300.
A= Sessions are held at the Kahl Campus Center Room 224 on the Albany Campus
T= Sessions are held at Buchman Pavilion, Troy Campus

Please contact DI Director, Ms. Bell-Cavallino at (518) 244-2075 or bellcm@sage.edu if you wish to attend one of these sessions. More sessions will be scheduled for 2010. Please check back often for updated Information Sessions and Admissions Events.

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