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Program of Instruction

Requirements

First Year

All required courses listed below must be completed with a grade of C or better.

Fall

CN 5105INTRODUCTION TO WRITING AND EVALUATING NUTRITION RESEARCH

1
CN 5310NUTRITION CARE PROCESS

3
CN 5422NUTRITION IN HEALTH PROMOTION

4
CN 5331FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

3
CN 5340NUTRITION IN METABOLISM

3
CN 5250NUTRITION CARE PROCESS PRACTICUM

2
Total Credit Hours:16

HCS 5106: Yearlong course, begins in fall, completed in spring

Spring

CN 5311MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY CHRONIC CARE

3
CN 5332FOOD SERVICE MANAGEMENT

3
CN 5341NUTRITION IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

3
CN 5330RESEARCH PRINCIPLES IN NUTRITION

3
CN 5351CHRONIC CARE MED NUTRI THERAPY PRACTICUM

3
CN 5002SPECIAL TOPICS

0 to 16
Total Credit Hours:16

All students must complete a minimum of 2 credit hours special topics electives (CN 5002) prior to completion of the Program. Students may choose one special topics course elective from the list below in this semester.

  1. CN 5101 Applied Sports Nutrition
  2. CN 5103 Cancer Prevention

Summer

CN 5312MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY ACUTE CARE

3
CN 5242NUTRITION IN AGING

2
CN 5452ACUTE CARE MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY PRACTICUM

4
Total Credit Hours:9

Second Year

Fall

CN 5313MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY PEDIATRICS

3
CN 5353ADVANCED MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY PRACTICUM

3
CN 5360EDUCATION & COMMUNITY NUTRITION PRACTICUM

3
CN 5370FOOD SERVICE PRACTICUM

3
CN 5002SPECIAL TOPICS

0 to 16
Total Credit Hours:12

All students must complete a minimum of 2 credit hours special topics electives (CN 5002) prior to completion of the program. Students may choose one special topics course elective from the list below in this semester.

  1. CN 5104 Nutrition Support: Current Issues

  2. CN 5106 Nutrition Controversies

Spring

CN 5223NUTRITION IN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

2
CN 5233BUSINESS OF HEALTH CARE

2
CN 5954INTEGRATED NUTRITION PRACTICUM

9
Total Credit Hours:13

Summer

CN 5390NUTRITION RESEARCH

3
CN 5002SPECIAL TOPICS

0 to 16
Total Credit Hours:3

All students must complete a minimum of 2 credit hours special topics electives (CN 5002) prior to completion of the program. Students may choose one special topics course elective from the list below in this semester.

  1. CN 5102 Advanced Sports Nutrition

  2. CN 5107 Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition Counseling

Total Credit Hours: 71