Description
This 53 credit MS curriculum meets the requirements of new graduate education model accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), which integrates Didactic coursework and Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL). Upon successful completion of this two-year Integrated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (IPND), students receive a verification statement to sit for the national Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credentialing exam.
Requirements
Type: Prerequisites
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- A statement of interest
- Two References
- Resume
- 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, Anthropology, 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.
Type: Completion requirement
Earn at least 53 credits
Type: Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
This IPND encompasses core courses, supervised experiential learning courses, program specific courses and a culminating experience.
Complete ALL of the following Core Courses (3 credits each):
- PH 75000 - Fundamentals of Biostatistics
- NUTR 72500 - Nutrition Research
Complete ALL of the following Program Specific Didactic Courses (3 credits each unless otherwise noted):
- NUTR 71500 - Food Service and Management
- NUTR 72000 - Community Nutrition Education
- NUTR 73300 - Nutrition and Human Development
- NUTR 73100 - Advanced Nutrition I
- NUTR 73200 - Advanced Nutrition II
- NUTR 73400 - Clinical Nutrition I
- NUTR 73500 - Clinical Nutrition 2
- NUTR 74600 - Nutrition and Disease
- NUTR 74700 - Advanced Nutrition and Assessment Laboratory (1 credit)
- NUTR 74800 - Nutrition Assessment & Counseling
- NUTR 75600 - Food Science and the Environment
- NUTR 75700 - Food Science and the Environment Laboratory (1 credit)
Complete ALL of the following Supervised Experiential Learning Courses (3 credits each):
- NUTR 70000 - Seminar in Dietetics Practice
- NUTR 70100 - Pre-Professional Practice in Dietetics: Clinical
- NUTR 70200 - Pre-Professional Practice in Dietetics: Food Service
- NUTR 70300 - Pre-Professional Practice in Dietetics: Community
Complete the following Culminating Experience Course (3 credits):
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