M.S. in Dietetics

Program Description | Admission | Degree Requirements | Courses


Program Description


Designed to meet the needs of the combined Master of Science degree and Sam Houston Dietetic Internship Program, this plan of study combines the master's degree requirements with nine hours of practicum in area preceptor sites and a 12-hour minor in one of the following: business, education (counseling), psychology (counseling), or health. The comprehensive examination must be taken in the major and the minor. Students must be enrolled in the University the semester or summer session in which the comprehensive exam is administered. A thesis is not part of the program. The Sam Houston Dietetic Internship Program is developmentally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Telephone (312) 899-4873, ext. 5400; website: www.eatright.org.


Admissions

Students seeking admission to the graduate program in Dietetics and dietetic internship must complete the following requirements and submit all documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:

  1. Graduate Application
  2. Application fee
  3. Official transcript from baccalaureate granting institution, including the transcript that shows the date the undergraduate degree was conferred
  4. Official GRE scores
  5. Two letters of recommendation that discuss the applicant's suitability for graduate study
  6. Completed DICAS (Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Service) application and fee
  7. Dietetic internship application fee (to DI Director)
  8. Participate in D&D Digital Systems
  9. Verification of completion from an accredited DPD program.

A holistic review of each student's application file will be completed on a competitive basis.


Degree Requirements

M.S. in Dietetics

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
FACS 5383 <FCS 583> Research Problems
FACS 5330 <FCS 530> Seminar in Family and Consumer Sciences Research
FACS 5367 <FCS 567> The Consumer and Food Technology
FACS 5375 <FCS 575> Seminar in Recent Developments in Family and Consumer Sciences
FACS 5379 <FCS 579> Laboratory and Field Experience in Family and Consumer Sciences1
SOCI 5314 <SOC 543> Social Statistics
24
2
Secondary Field
Choose four from:
Graduate courses in an approved field2
12
TOTAL
36
Notes:
1 FACS 5379 <FCS 579> is taken three times for a total of nine hours.
2 Selections must be approved by the Graduate Advisor.


Courses

Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS)
Sociology (SOCI)

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