Dietetics (M.S.)
Admissions Requirements
Admission to this program is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School and a separate application to the Coordinated Program in Dietetics. Successful applicants shall have a minimum grade point average of 3.3. Undergraduate preparation must include required courses as follows: introductory and organic chemistry, anatomy and physiology, microbiology, human nutrition, food science, macro- and micronutrient metabolism, psychology, statistics, and introduction to management (all must be within a five-year recency of application). The Graduate Record Examination is recommended.
Program Requirements
The Master of Science in Dietetics requires 34 credits of coursework.
Required competencies must be achieved upon program completion as mandated by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND); therefore, coursework is based on fulfilling those competencies and the program curriculum is set and sequential, with no elective courses offered. All coursework must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NFS 5100 | Nutrition Care Process I | 2 |
| NFS 5120 | Nutrition Care Process II | 2 |
| NFS 5200 | Advanced Dietetics | 3 |
| NFS 5220 | Community Nutrition | 2 |
| NFS 5250 | Nutrition and Disease | 4 |
| NFS 5350 | Organization and Management of Food Service Systems | 4 |
| NFS 5360 | Management of Nutritional Care and Services | 3 |
| NFS 5510 | Supervised Practice I | 1 |
| NFS 5520 | Supervised Practice II | 1 |
| NFS 5540 | Supervised Practice IV | 1 |
| NFS 5530 | Supervised Practice III | 1 |
| NFS 6860 | Controversial Issues in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics | 2 |
| NFS 7060 | Research Problems in Nutrition and Food Science | 2 |
| NFS 7240 | Nutritional Epidemiology | 3 |
| NFS 7800 | Master's Capstone Seminar in Dietetics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 34 | |