The Department of HNES offers five undergraduate degrees: Dietetics, Exercise Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Sport and Recreation Leadership Studies; along with two minors: food services, and health education. Specific information regarding each of the majors can be found on this website.
Application Process and Forms
Each of the major programs offered in HNES have specific criteria for admission into the respective professional programs. You can obtain an application form by clicking the following links:
Sport and Recreation Leadership Studies
Freshman - Pre-professional Status
All freshman entering any of the department majors are listed as having pre-professional status. During spring semester of the freshman year (for health education and physical education pre-professional) or the sophomore year (for dietetics pre-professional, and exercise science) students who desire to move into the professional program must complete and submit an application. Pre-professional students may not enroll in HNES restricted courses.
Professional Status
Students selected into the professional programs are listed as having professional status and are eligible to enroll in previously restricted courses.
Transfer Students
All transfer students (from other institutions or from other
programs on
campus) must complete a program application in order to be
considered for professional status. Transfer students must be
accepted into the professional program before they can enroll in
HNES restricted courses.
Transfer applications may be reviewed each semester.
NDSU does have transfer agreements with a number of other institutions. You can learn more about these agreements by clicking on the following link: Program Transfer Agreements.
Course Restrictions
The following courses are restricted to Dietetics professional
status students: HNES 351.
The following courses are restricted to Exercise Science professional status students: HNES 365, HNES 368, HNES 370, HNES 465, HNES 466, HNES 472, HNES 474, and HNES 475.
The following courses are restricted to Health Education professional status students: HNES 341, HNES 345, and HNES 445.
The following courses are being restricted to Physical Education professional status students: HNES 253, HNES 255, HNES 256, HNES 300, HNES 350, HNES 352, HNES 367, and HNES 461.
The following courses are restricted to Sport and Recreation Studies professional status students: HNES 224, HNES 225, HNES 316, HNES 426, HNES 427, HNES 430, HNES 431, and HNES 436.
My Organization on Blackboard
All students listed as pre-professional or professional status are placed in a degree specific My Organization on Blackboard. That Blackboard site provides additional program information including the program manual, application packet, and internship manuals.
Program Fees
Upon admission into a professional program students will pay program fees each semester until graduation. Program fees are used to purchase new equipment and supplies, support student travel to professional conferences, provide funding to hire lecturers as needed, and other activities designed to benefit students and student learning. Fees for each of the programs are listed below:
Dietetics Coordinated Program:
$600/semester
Dietetics Didactic Program: $175/semester
Exercise Science: $285/semester
Health Education: $285/semester
Physical Education: $285/semester
Sport and Recreation Studies: $285/semester
Holly E. Bastow-Shoop, Ph.D.
Interim Head
Phone: 701.231.8223
email: Holly.Bastow-Shoop@ndsu.edu
Jim Deal, Ph.D.
Interim Head
Phone: 701.231.7568
email: Jim.Deal@ndsu.edu