Thirty-eight to 41 credit hours are required to complete graduate course work and internships. Nine credit hours are assigned for the 1200 hours of supervised practice experiences. Additional course work may be assigned to students without undergraduate course work in community nutrition or nutritional biochemistry. A grade of B or better must be attained in core courses.

During the supervised practice rotations, students are on-site 40 hours per week.

Sample Academic Schedule

Course No.- Credits
Course Title
Fall Semester
FN540-3

EPSY506-4

FN585-3

WED 561-3

 Nutrition Policy, Programs & Services

Inferential Statistics

Advanced Community Nutrition

Research Methods

Spring Semester
FN530-3

HED593-3

HED483-3

 Advanced Nutrition Assessment & Education

Advanced Epidemiology

Health Administration in the U.S.
Summer Semester
FN599-3 Thesis or research paper
Fall Semester
FN581-1

FN599-3

FN574-3

 Seminar (Preparation for supervised practice)

Thesis

Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy
Spring Semester
FN580B-3

FN580A-3

 Foodservice Management Rotation

Clinical Rotation
Summer Semester
FN580C-3 Community Rotation

The sequence of supervised practice rotations varies. For example, one student may complete foodservice management and clinical rotations first and then the community rotation. Another student may complete the community rotation first, and then management and clinical rotations.

Can students take more than two years to complete the program? Yes. Request help from the Program Director.