The program consists of a minimum of 39 credit hours with at least 20 credit hours of coursework in the department.

Public Health Nutrition concentration

Public health nutrition students must take?NUTR 505,?NUTR 506,?NUTR 509,?NUTR 511,?NUTR 512,?NUTR 515,?NUTR 616,?NUTR 522,?NUTR 543?and?NUTR 545, and?PUBH 520,?PUBH 530,?PUBH 540.

6 credit hours of?NUTR 500?

An oral comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the thesis.

Cellular and Molecular Nutrition concentration

Cellular and molecular nutrition students must take?NUTR 511,?NUTR 512,?NUTR 543?and?NUTR 545,?NUTR 616?(or?NUTR 505, with consent of instructor), 3 credit hours of graduate-level statistics,?LFSC 520,?BCMB 440?and?ANSC 550?(or appropriate substitutions, as identified by faculty advisor), and 6-7 additional credit hours in Nutrition or in a cognate area outside the department.

6 credit hours of?NUTR 500.

An oral comprehensive examination is required upon completion of the thesis.