Completion of courses HOEC 98, 99, 100, 104, and 105*, each with a grade of C or higher.  (*HOEC 105 is a two-part course)

Syllabus (Acrobat Adobe PDF file, uploaded 1/14/10)

Field Experience Site Information (check back!)
Field Experience Preference Form (Acrobat Adobe PDF)
Tips for Success (Acrobat Adobe PDF)

Nutrition Clinics - Guidelines for Students (Acrobat Adobe PDF)
Form, Nutrition Clinics, Self-Evaluation (Acrobat Adobe PDF )

Form, Mid-Progress Evaluation form for students (Acrobat Adobe PDF)
Form, Final Perfomance Evaluation (Word)

Preceptor Information Page (link) Click here to download field experience guidelines, competencies, evaluation forms, and more.

Core Competencies:  Upon completion of the field experience, the student will be expected to:

1. Describe the nutrition program, its goals/purposes, and delivery of services.
2. Apply knowledge of basic nutrition principles in the provision of nutrition services.
3. Use appropriate communication skills.
4. Determine program eligibility based on established criteria, if applicable.
5. Administer nutrition screening and follow up to nutrition participants, where applicable.
6. Assist in nutrition assessment and documentation, if applicable.
7. Provide nutrition education to participants as needed.
8. Follow correct procedures in the provision of food for the program.
9. Refer participants to appropriate community services and conduct community outreach presentation(s).
10. Use appropriate computer skills to carry out job responsibilities.

• Schedule:  Courses HOEC 104 & HOEC 105 will end on Thursday, April 15, 2010. The field experience is scheduled from April 19 to June 25, 2010, any two-day/week combination depending on site. 
  
  
• Tech-Enhanced Learning:  While students are placed at geographically dispersed internship sites, they will maintain communication and collaboration with classmates and CCSF Field Experience Coordinator through Insight (Moodle) online course management system.  Insight Login Page (link). Students will post individual Weekly Learning Summaries on Insight and create a final project, "The Learning Journey", a multimedia presentation to document their field experience to be posted for class viewing and feedback.  Insight will also be used for discussion forums and email communication.  
  
  
• Nutrition Clinics:  In addition to the main field experience placement, all NA students (in pairs) will rotate two days through CCSF Student Health Center or PE Department's Health & Wellness Center for a nutrition counseling experience under the supervision of faculty RD preceptors.
  
  
• Field Experience Sites:  Field experience sites include public health agencies, WIC clinics, UC Cooperative Extension, Second Harvest Food Bank, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, senior nutrition programs, Wu Yee Children's Services, Head Start, 4C's of Alameda County, San Francisco Unified School District - Nutrition Education Project, Kaiser's Health Coach Program, and more!