Degree Options
Thesis Option:
- Thirty semester hours of approved graduate courses including six hours of approved thesis research and writing (Six hours will be from support classes)
- At least three graduate hours of applied statistics such as STA 5300, 5301, 5351, or 5380
- Eighteen hours from Nutrition courses or an approved elective including NUTR 5370 (No more than fifty percent of classes may carry a 4000G number)
A possible sequencing of course work:
- STA (3 hours) from 5300, 5351, 5380
- Support Courses (6 hours)
- NUTR 5370 (3 hours)
- Select 15 additional hours from: NUTR 5351, NUTR 5352, NUTR 5354, NUTR 5355, NUTR 5356, NUTR 5357, NUTR 5358, NUTR 5359, NUTR 5360 or approved NUTR course
Non-thesis Option:
- Thirty-six semester hours of approved graduate courses including a graduate project and paper (three hours)
- Three hours of applied statistics selected from STA 5300, 5351, 5380
- Six semester hours of graduate-level courses in areas such as health, exercise, counseling, or approved area
- Eighteen hours from Nutrition courses, including NURT 5370 (Research Techniques) focused on nutrition sciences with a maximum of nine hours from graduate courses at the 4000G level
A possible sequencing of course work:
- STA (3 hours) from 5300, 5351, 5380
- Support courses (6 hours)
- NURT 5370 (3 hours)
- Select 15 additional hours from: NUTR 5351, NUTR 5352, NUTR 5354, NUTR 5355, NUTR 5356, NUTR 5357, NUTR 5358, NUTR 5359, NUTR 5360 or approved NUTR course
- Comprehensive exam