Classes Required
Students may choose from three program options: Plan A--Thesis Option, Plan B--Internship Option or Plan B--Course Work Option. View Course Descriptions
Plan A--Thesis Option
FNS 661 (3) Macronutrients
FNS 662 (3) Micronutrients
FNS 670 (1) Seminar: Nutrition
FNS 672 (3) Advanced Clinical Nutrition
FNS 673 (3) Nutritional Assessment
FNS 677 (3) Nutritional Epidemiology
FNS 678 (3) Research Methods in Nutrition (to be taken in advance of enrollment in 798)
FNS 798 (6) Thesis
6 hours of electives selected with the approval of the student's advisor.
An oral examination on the thesis topic.
Plan A total: 31 credit hours
Plan B--Internship Option
FNS 661 (3) Macronutrients
FNS 662 (3) Micronutrients
FNS 670 (1) Seminar: Nutrition
FNS 672 (3) Advanced Clinical Nutrition
FNS 673 (3) Nutritional Assessment
FNS 674 (5) Dietetic Internship: Clinical Experience*
FNS 675 (5) Dietetic Internship: Foodservice Administration Experience*
FNS 676 (2) Dietetic Internship: Summary Experience*
FNS 677 (3) Nutritional Epidemiology
FNS 678 (3) Research Methods in Nutrition (to be taken in advance of enrollment in 790)
FNS 790 (3) Independent Study (Plan B paper and/or project)
3 hours of electives selected with the approval of the student's advisor.
An oral examination over course work.
*The dietetic internship coursework may not be completed on-line or "at a distance". Information on CMU's dietetic internship program is available here.
In some cases, twelve credits may be earned through examination to substitute for prior dietetic internship experience. Students must be eligible and must pass the examination to earn twelve credits. Contact Candace Maylee at mayle1ce@cmich.edu or 989-774-2613 for the policy on Credit by Examination (CBE) for Dietetic Internship Experience. Additional information on the CBE process is also available by clicking on the CBE form available on the "forms" page of this web site.
Plan B Internship Option total: 37 credit hours
Plan B--Course Work Option
FNS 577 (3) Advanced Topics in Nutrition: Eating Disorders
FNS 661 (3) Macronutrients
FNS 662 (3) Micronutrients
FNS 670 (1) Seminar: Nutrition*
FNS 671 (3) Advanced Topics in Nutrition: Geriatric Nutrition
FNS 672 (3) Advanced Clinical Nutrition
FNS 673 (3) Nutritional Assessment
FNS 677 (3) Nutritional Epidemiology
FNS 678 (3) Research Methods in Nutrition (to be taken in advance of enrollment in 790)
FNS 679 (3) Advanced Topics in Nutrition: Obesity
FNS 790 (3) Independent Study (Plan B paper and/or project)
*Students must enroll in this 1 credit hour course three different times under different subject themes when completing the Course Work Option.
An oral examination over course work.
Plan B Course Work Option total: 33 credit hours
Which is best for me: Plan A or Plan B?
For students planning to continue their graduate education and pursue a doctoral degree, Plan A is recommended. For students who do not plan to pursue a doctoral degree, either Plan A or Plan B would be recommended.