Major/Degree: Nutrition (Interdepartmental) (MS)
Specialization: None

The Interdepartmental Nutrition Program bridges the departments of Nutrition & Health Sciences, Animal Science, and Food Science & Technology. Integrating the expertise of three departments allows students greater flexibility in tailoring their research and coursework to their personal and professional interests. The program offers an extensive curriculum and a wide range of research opportunities.

Major/Degree Requirements:

• Minimum of 30 semester hours of credit, consisting of 20 to 24 semester hours of regular courses, and 6 to 10 semester hours of thesis research.
• Minimum of 15 semester hours, including thesis, must be taken in the student’s major subject (i.e., courses having the prefix NUTR or ASCI). The remaining work may be in supporting courses.
• If pursuing a minor, then at least 9 semester hours of supporting courses must be taken in a department or interdepartmental area which offers a minor.
• Minimum of 8 semester hours, in addition to the thesis, must be earned in courses open exclusively to graduate students (900 level or 800 level without 400 or lower counterparts).
• Up to 9 semester hours of graduate credit from other accredited institutions may be accepted at the discretion of the student’s Supervisory Committee. Transfer credits without an undergraduate counterpart may be used to fulfill the 8-hour “graduate-level only” requirement.
• One credit hour of NUTR 921 Interdepartmental Nutrition Seminar.
• Select from other courses offered, with approval of the student’s Supervisory Committee, to complete degree requirements.