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2009-2010 Graduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dietetics (M.S.)


Admission

The Master of Science in Dietetics is offered through the Hospitality Management and Dietetics  graduate program.

Students must meet the following criteria to be admitted to the online Master of Science program:

• Must hold the credential of Registered Dietitian (RD) or be RD-eligible, (meaning
the student has met both the academic and supervised practice requirements of
the American Dietetic Association and is ready to sit for the national credentialing
exam to become a Registered Dietitian).

• Must meet the Master’s program entrance requirements of the admitting
university. Typically this requires a minimum of at least a 3.0 undergraduate
grade point average (or 3.0 on the last 60 hours of coursework in the
undergraduate degree). The GRE or GMAT may be required by some
participating institutions. A proposed curriculum has been developed which includes a 9 credit hour general core (statistics, research methods, current issues) a 6 credit hour specialized core in either nutrition or management, a choice of 15-credit hours available in either of the above-mentioned tracks, and a 6-credit hour thesis. In lieu of the thesis, the student could take an additional 6 credits (2 courses) and then sit for a comprehensive written and oral examination.

Tracks


Select one of the following tracks. The two courses listed for each track are required and complete the 15 credit hour core.

Thesis/Non-Thesis (6 Credits)


Students may select to complete a thesis (6 credit hours of HRIMD 899 Research in HRIMD) under the direction of their major professor and committee OR they may take 6 additional credit hours from program electives and sit for a comprehensive written examination followed by an oral examination with their committee.

The student’s thesis problem is preferably a topic related to his/her dietetics practice, results of which may add to the body of knowledge and support evidence-based dietetics practice.