The MS Nutrition program promotes the nutritional well-being of individuals and populations through teaching, research, and service. The program is dedicated to providing the highest quality education in nutrition, food science, and public health nutrition.
The program offers three tracks for students:
This 36-credit (1.5 years/3 semesters) program is for students who have completed an undergraduate Didactic Program (DP) in Nutrition & Dietetics, and wish to complete a master’s degree in Nutrition concurrent with their enrollment in a credit bearing, ACEND Supervised Practice program at an academic institution.
Admissions Requirements
Application Content
Submit all application materials to Hunter Graduate Admissions:
Application Deadline: March 1
Prerequisites
The 1.5-year (3 semester), 36 credit MS-Academic Dietetic Internship Track is comprised of the courses below. Each course is 3 credits except where noted. Classes meet once a week, Monday-Thursday mornings or afternoons (occasionally a class may need to be scheduled in the evening). For course descriptions please see the current Hunter College Graduate Catalog: Department of Nutrition and Public Health.
NUTR Core Courses (6 credits total)
NUTR Specialization/Major Electives (15 credits total)
NUTR Culminating Experience (3 credits total)
NUTR Experiential Practice Courses (12 credits total)
This 30-credit (1.5 years/3 semesters) program is for students who have completed an undergraduate Didactic Program (DP) in Nutrition & Dietetics and have been accepted into an external (non-credit bearing) Supervised Practice Program, and also wish to complete a master’s degree in Nutrition. Students may start taking graduate courses as a non-degree student during their supervised practice, but will need the DI Verification Statement in order to matriculate in the MS track.
Admissions Requirements
Application Content
Submit all application materials to Hunter Graduate Admissions:
Application Deadline: March 1
Prerequisites
Note: Students may start taking graduate courses as a non-degree student during their supervised practice, but will need the DI Verification Statement in order to matriculate into the MS track.
The 1.5-year (3 semesters), 30-credit MS-External Dietetic Internship Track is comprised of the courses below. Each course is 3 credits except where noted. Classes meet once a week, Monday-Thursday mornings or afternoons (occasionally a class may need to be scheduled in the evening). For course descriptions please see the current Hunter College Graduate Catalog: Department of Nutrition and Public Health.
NUTR Core Courses (6 credits total)
NUTR Specialization/Major Electives (21 credits total)
NUTR Culminating Experience (3 credits total)
This 36-credit program (1.5 years/3 semesters) is for credentialed RDs/RDNs with an undergraduate degree, or students with degrees in physical or social sciences (who meet the pre-requisites) with research interests in the area of Nutrition. The program covers clinical aspects of nutrition research in addition to providing an individualized focus developed through elective course selection, in areas such as cancer research, food policy, or nutritional epidemiology.
Admissions Requirements
*Please note that the GRE is not a requirement for application/admission to this program.
Application Content
Submit all application materials to Hunter Graduate Admissions:
Application Deadline: March 1
Prerequisites
Completed DPD or prerequisite coursework listed below, or coursework equivalents. Appropriate science/lab classes are a single semester and often denoted as appropriate for health professions. It is preferred that the two Nutrition (NFS) prerequisite courses be completed at Hunter College in class or by Challenge Exam (see below), although this is not required. Please note that you do not need prerequisite courses to be approved in advance.
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| TOTAL Minimum Credits | 34 Credits |
| Prerequisite Courses | Minimum Credits |
| General Chemistry (with lab) | 4 (1 semester) |
| Organic Chemistry (with lab) | 4 (1 semester) |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II (both with lab) | 8 (2 semesters) |
| Microbiology (with lab) | 3 |
| Biochemistry (should require an organic chemistry prerequisite) | 3 |
| *Intro to Nutrition (or via Challenge Exam) | 3 |
| *Intro to Food Science (or via Challenge Exam) | 3 |
| Statistics | 3 |
| Psychology or Sociology or Anthropology or Economics | 3 |
*Introduction to Nutrition (NFS 14100) and Introduction to Food Science I (NFS 13100) are offered each semester.
Challenge Exam Dates
The Hunter Nutrition Program administers the exams 3 times per year, typically the 3rd week in May, August, and pre-Christmas in December.
To schedule to take the exam or for inquiries, please complete this online form. For general information email Nzinga Ajani or call at 212-396-7729.
Exam Location: Hunter’s Silberman Campus, 2180 Third Avenue (at 119th St). Date, room number and time TBD.
Materials for the Exam: On the day of the exam, please bring a check for $125.00 made payable to “Hunter College Nutrition & Food Science”), a #2 pencil, and a calculator.
Challenge Exam Textbooks:
Books can be purchased online, from the Hunter College Bookstore and at Barnes & Noble.
The 1.5-year (3 semester), 36 credit MS-Focused Study Track is comprised of the courses below. Each course is 3 credits except where noted. Classes meet once a week, Monday-Thursday mornings or afternoons (occasionally a class may need to be scheduled in the evening). For course descriptions please see the current Hunter College Graduate Catalog: Department of Nutrition and Public Health.
NUTR Core Courses (6 credits total)
NUTR Specialization/Major Electives (27 credits total)
NUTR Culminating Experience (3 credits total)