- Earn minimum of 30 graduate credits
- At least 8 credit hours, excluding thesis, must be earned in courses open exclusively to graduate students (900 level or 800 level without 400 or lower counterparts)
- At least half (or 15) of the credit hours required for the degree, including thesis hours, must be in the major
- A minimum of 3 hours of NUTR 899 Master Thesis credit hours
- Courses in statistics, research methods, communication, and a seminar will help develop skills needed to succeed as graduate-trained professionals.