Upon completion of the 21-month Dietetic Internship Program and all degree requirements, graduates will receive a verification statement documenting completion of the internship requirements and will be eligible to complete the exam to become Registered Dietitians.
In addition, program graduates will have completed the requirements for the Master of Science degree. The Internship Program is developmentally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association.
Requirements & Schedule
The following outline represents the schedule and sequence of classes leading to a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and completion of the requirements for the Dietetic Internship.
Please refer to the Family and Consumer Studies Graduate Handbook and The Kent State University Graduate Schools Catalog for additional information such as course descriptions and graduation requirements. Refer to the Kent State University Schedule of Classes for course registration information for each semester.
Program Requirements for Master of Science/ Dietetic Internship
The Kent State University Master of Science in Nutrition/ Dietetic Internship Program is completed in 43 credit hours which includes over 1500 supervised internship practice hours. The program is usually finished in 4 semesters and one summer. During the semesters, interns go to practice sites 3 days per week and to class two days per week. During the summer, interns complete a 12 week, full-time clinical experience in a hospital setting. The supervised practice component of the program must be completed within two years of the start of the program.
Upon completion of the 21-month program and all degree requirements, graduates will receive verification statement documenting completion of the internship requirements and will be eligible to write the registration exam to become Registered Dietitians. In addition, program graduates will have completed the requirements for the Master of Science degree and will receive the Master of Science from the University.
| Master of Science Core Requirements | 15 | ||
| NUTR | 63520 | Macronutrient Nutrition | 3 |
| 63521 | Nutrition and Disease: Clinical Applications | 3 | |
| 63519 | Advanced Study of Micronutrients | 3 | |
| EDUC | 65510 | Statistics I Education Services | 3 |
| FCS | 61018 | Techniques of Research in Family and Consumer Studies | 3 |
| Additional Core Requirements | 16 | ||
| HM | 63024 | Management of Food and Nutrition Services | 3 |
| NUTR | 63525 | Dietetic Practice: Community | 1 |
| 63526 | Dietetic Practice: Management | 1 | |
| 63527 | Dietetic Practice: Clinical | 1 | |
| 63592 | Dietetic Internship | 10 | |
| Thesis Option* OR Master's Project Option** | 6 | ||
| NUTR | 63199 | Thesis I | 6 |
| 61198 | Master's Project | 6 | |
| Electives | 6 | ||
| In consultation with advisor, select 6 hours as elective courses | |||
| NUTR | 63523 | Nutrition and Gerontology | |
| 53520 | Nutrition for Fitness | ||
| 53518 | Maternal and Child Nutrition | ||
| 53515 | Community Nutrition | ||
| 51095 | Special Topic: Functional Foods and Botanicals | ||
| 51095 | Special Topic: Evaluating Nutrition Literature | ||
| Other graduate courses in FCS or from other clearly related areas. | |||
Thesis Option/ Master's Project Option
Students can select a Thesis Option* or a Master's Project Option**
*The Thesis Option is intended for students to have the opportunity to conduct original research. Approval of a thesis proposal by the student's thesis committee is required, as is the successful completion of an oral examination conducted by the thesis committee.
**The Master's Project Option is intended for students to approach research in a more applied manner. The presentation and interpretation of original research is not required. However, approval of the intended project by the student's master's project committee is required, as is the successful completion of an oral final examination conducted by the master's project committee.
