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Graduate Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nutrition Track I-MS IPND Track


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This MS curriculum meets the requirements of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Upon completion of a DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics), students must complete a Dietetic Internship (DI) and only then can they sit for the national Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) Exam.

Prerequisite Requirements


  • General Chemistry w/lab, 4 credits
  • Organic Chemistry w/lab, 4 credits
  • Anatomy and Physiology I w/lab, 4 credits
  • Anatomy and Physiology II w/lab, 4 credits
  • Microbiology, 3 credits
  • Biochemistry (3 credits)
  • Intro to Nutrition*, 3 credits
  • Intro to Food Science* I, 3 credits
  • Intro Statistics or higher, 3 credits
  • Any Economics, Psychology, Anthro, or Sociology class, 3 credits

TOTAL 34 prerequisite credits (students can take courses with a higher credit value)

*Can be taken as self-study for no credit with a challenge exam given by Hunter Nutrition 3x per year. Science prerequisites require a minimum grade of C. Nutrition/Food Science prerequisites require a minimum grade of B or 80% for the challenge exam.

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