Preceptorships are designed to provide practical experiences to help students explore various career opportunities and/or improve practical knowledge and skills within the field of nutrition. During a preceptorship, students work under the supervision of a credentialed nutritionist or other health care professional in a nutritional practice environment. The university strives to maintain a list of credentialed supervisors throughout the United States. However, students are ultimately responsible for making their own work arrangements. The supervised experience must total at least 66 hours and include experience in each of the following categories: nutritional assessment, intervention, education, counseling or management, and monitoring or evaluation. Optionally, students may extend the preceptorship to 335 hours with a minimum of 70 hours in each of the categories listed above. Only 2 credits will be awarded, no matter how many additional hours above the minimum 66 hours are involved.