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Course Schedule

The Meredith M.S. in Nutrition program accommodates full- or part-time students. Full-time students can complete a majority of the course requirements in a full calendar year.

• Full-time schedule for students entering in the fall semester
• Full-time schedule for students entering in the spring semester
• Sample part-time schedule
• Sample schedule for students needing M.S. in nutrition prerequisites

Full-time schedule for students entering in the fall semester:

Fall 1
FN 610 Research Methods in Nutrition (3)
FN 612 Lifecycle Nutrition II (2)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 8

Spring 1
FN 611 Lifecycle Nutrition I (2)
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
FN 620/621 Advanced Nutrient Metabolism I & II (4)
FCS 645 Regression Analysis and other Multivariate Models (3)
Hours = 10

Summer 1
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 3

Fall 2
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
FN 627 Food and Society (3)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3) or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours) 1
Hours = 7

Spring 2
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
FN 670 Practicum in Nutrition (3) or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours) 2
Hours = 6

Full-time schedule for students entering in the spring semester:

Spring 1
FN 620/621 Advanced Nutrient Metabolism I & II (4)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 7

Summer 1
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 3

Fall 1
FN 610 Research Methods in Nutrition (3)
FN 612 Lifecycle Nutrition II (2)
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
Hours = 6

Spring 2
FN 611 Lifecycle Nutrition I (2)
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
FCS 645 Regression Analysis and other Multivariate Models (3)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 9

Summer 2
FN 670 Practicum in Nutrition (3) or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours) 2
Hours = 3

Fall 2
FN 627 Food and Society (3)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)/ or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours) 1
Hours = 6

Sample Part-time Schedule:

Fall 1
FN 610 Research Methods in Nutrition (3)
FN 612 Lifecycle Nutrition II (2)
Hours = 5

Spring 1
FN 611 Lifecycle Nutrition I (2)
FCS 645 Regression Analysis and other Multivariate Models (3)
Hours = 5

Summer 1
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 3

Fall 2
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 4

Spring 2
FN 625 Seminar in Foods and Nutrition (1)
FN 620/621 Advanced Nutrient Metabolism I & II (4)
Hours = 5

Summer 2
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3)
Hours = 3

Fall 3
FN 627 Food and Society (3)
Hours = 3

Spring 3
Graduate Nutrition Elective (3) or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours)¹
Hours = 3

Summer 3
FN 670 Practicum in Nutrition (3) or FN 680 Thesis in Nutrition (3 of 6 hours)²
Hours = 3

¹ If Practicum option is selected, the graduate student will need to take 4 electives and 3.0 hours in FN 670, if Thesis option is selected, the graduate student will need to take 3 electives and 6.0 hours in FN 680.
² If Practicum option is selected, the graduate student will enroll in the practicum course, if Thesis option is selected, the graduate student will complete the remaining 3 hours of thesis work.