B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration

Accelerated B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration to M.S. in Community Nutrition - Dietetic Internship Track Program

To be considered for the accelerated program, students must have attained (completed) 72 credits and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. Students in the accelerated program can substitute up to 12 credits of graduate coursework for electives that satisfy the B.S. program requirements.

The following M.S. courses will be the accelerated students’ elective courses. The 12 credits in the fall spring semesters of Year 4 are counted as the elective requirements for the B.S. and required courses for the M.S.

Accelerated B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration to M.S. in Community Nutrition Program 

To be considered for the accelerated program, students must have attained (completed) 72 credits and have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2. Also, students must meet the minimum eligibility requirements for admission to the graduate program as specified by the graduate catalog and complete the accelerated graduate application. Students in the accelerated program can substitute up to 12 credits of graduate coursework for electives that satisfy the B.S. program requirements.

The following M.S. courses will be the accelerated students’ elective courses. The 12 credits in the fall spring semesters of Year 4 are counted as the elective requirements for the B.S. and required courses for the M.S

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Courses selected under advisement. Note that many of the general education and additional baccalaureate courses will be fulfilled by the required cognates. Students are encouraged to schedule courses that fulfill both the interdisciplinary and writing emphasis requirements simultaneously or to schedule arts and/or humanities courses that simultaneously fulfill their writing emphasis requirement.

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Students must complete all required NTD courses and MAT 121 with a minimum grade of C to graduate from the B.S. in Nutrition.  The Dietetics concentration also requires a minimum grade of C for all science courses. 

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These required courses also satisfy general education requirements 

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This course fulfills the Capstone requirement.

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These 12 elective graduate credits are to be taken during the senior year.  Students will take these 12 credits at the graduate level and they will satisfy the requirements of the B.S. degree.  These 12 credits are required courses in the both the 33 credit M.S. in Community Nutrition and the MSCN-DI programs.

To track their individual degree progress, students are advised to access their Degree Audit via RamPortal regularly. For more information, visit the Degree Audit FAQ webpage.

The following is a sample suggested course sequence for this program; course offerings and availability are not guaranteed. Students should consult their academic advisor with any questions.

120 Credit Hours - excluding examination time, there are 15 weeks in a semester. 1 Credit = 1 didactic hour/week or 2 - 3 laboratory hours/week.

B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration

Accelerated B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration to M.S. in Community Nutrition - Dietetic Internship Track

Accelerated B.S. in Nutrition - Dietetics Concentration to M.S. in Community Nutrition*

Apply for graduation one semester before your projected graduation date (e.g., apply by December 30th if you plan on graduating in May the following semester).

This curriculum guide should be used in consultation with an academic advisor.