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Dietetic Internship Program

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DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTER OF SCIENCE

Coordinated Dietetic Internship/Master's Degree Program 

  1. Requirement for Master of Science degree
    1. Plan B (No Thesis) Minimum of 27 semester hours at 300 level and above, at least 18 hours must be 400 or above
    2. Grade Point Average of at least 2.75
    3. Nutrition Courses:
      1. At least 15 hours of which 12 hours are at 400 level or above
      2. Nutrition 433 and 434
      3. Statistics (if not taken recently)
    4. Internship Courses:
      1. NTRN 516 (4)
      2. NTRN 517 (4)
      3. NTRN 561

     

  2. Comprehensive Examination is required in last semester of course work usually scheduled within four (4) weeks before final examinations.

     

  3. Typical Schedule
    1st Semester 2nd Semester Summer 3rd Semester
    Fall Spring Semester Fall
    NTRN 516 (4) NTRN 517 (4) No Classes NTRN 433 (4)
    NTRN 561 (3) NTRN 434 (3) Elective (9)
    7 7 13

    Courses:
    NTRN 433 Advanced Human Nutrition I
    NTRN 440 Nutrition and the Elderly
    NTRN 561 Independent Study/Investigative Methods in Nutrition
    NURS 480 Public Health and Epidemiology
    NTRN 435 Maternal and Child Nutrition
    NTRN 446 Advanced Maternal - High Risk
    NTRN 533 Advanced Community Nutrition
    NTRN 460 Sports Nutrition

     

  4. The Student's Planned Program of Study must be submitted to the Graduate School at the beginning of last semester.

     

  5. Students interested in other options such as Thesis, Nutritional Biochemistry etc., should consult with Program Advisor.

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