Food and Nutrition (M.S.)

The program requires a minimum of 13 courses: four core courses, four concentration courses, two elective courses, three practicum courses, together with undergraduate prerequisite courses required for students without appropriate academic backgrounds. Students are also required to register for NUTR 930 Nutrition in the School Environment, in the summer preceding the School Nutrition Practicum. Registration fee applies.

Students who provide a current ACEND Verification Form indicating completion of the Didactic Program in Dietetics may have some core and/or concentration courses waived. Students are required to select additional graduate elective courses for a total of fifteen (15) to replace any waived courses. A comprehensive examination is required as the student’s culminating experience.

The program requires 10 courses: three core courses, one concentration courses, two elective courses, and three practicum courses. It can be completed in five years and includes coursework in the summer following completion of the Bachelor degree. Registration fee applies.
An oral comprehensive examination is required as the student’s culminating experience. A laptop computer with Windows operating system is required. Framingham State University offers a purchase program.

The program requires a minimum of ten (10) courses: four (4) core courses, five (5) concentration courses, and one (1) approved elective course; along with undergraduate prerequisite courses required for students without an appropriate academic background.

The program requires a minimum of ten (10) courses: four (4) core courses and six (6) concentration and elective courses, together with undergraduate prerequisite courses required for students without appropriate academic backgrounds. A minimum of ten (10) courses is required for graduation.
Students who provide a current ACEND Verification Form indicating completion of the Didactic Program in Dietetics may have some program core and/or concentration courses waived. Students are required to select additional graduate elective courses for a total of ten (10) to replace any waived courses. Those who wish to fulfill the academic requirements (DPD) for becoming a Registered Dietitian should consult the undergraduate prerequisite courses listed under the Coordinated Program in Dietetics specialization.
Students are required to have a laptop computer with Windows operating system as most graduate courses require laptops for use in the classroom.
An oral comprehensive examination is required as the student’s culminating experience.

Undergraduate Prerequisite Courses
MATH 208 Biostatistics (not required for students having had an acceptable statistics course within the last five years)

Undergraduate courses in Human Physiology and in Biochemistry must have been successfully completed within the last five years.
Registered Dietitians have no other undergraduate course prerequisites. Students who provide a current ACEND Verification Form indicating completion of the Didactic Program in Dietetics may have some program core and/or concentration courses waived. Students are required to select additional graduate elective courses to replace any waived courses. Those who wish to fulfill the academic requirements (DPD) for becoming a Registered Dietitian should consult the undergraduate prerequisite courses listed under the Coordinated Program in Dietetics specialization.