Curriculum
FSN courses can be selected based on student interest and course availability.
Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions.
Students may start their graduate program during the summer preceding the fall semester. This schedule may be desirable for students doing thesis research projects because the summer is a good time to start work on research. Students who begin graduate school in the summer prior to the start of the Internship Program could complete their program a semester earlier than shown. Students wishing to consider this possibility should contact their advisor as soon as they receive notification of acceptance to graduate school. Criteria, policies and procedures used to evaluate and award credit for prior coursework are indicated on the Graduate School website (https://umaine.edu/graduate/facultystaff-resources/policies-and-regulations/).
Traditional Pathway Curriculum
Only available to students who have completed an ACEND Accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) from another institution or from UMaine.
Two timeline options are available for the traditional pathway (thesis and non-thesis).
Example 1 – Traditional Program of Study (for master’s thesis or non-thesis option)
| Fall Semester I | Credits |
| FSN 650 Dietetic Internship Orientation and Applications I | 2 |
| FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 543 Communication in Nutrition and Food Technology | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 level course (for Non-Thesis) OR FSN 699 Graduate Thesis* (for Thesis) | 3 |
| FSN 506 Nutritional Assessment | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Summer (May – August) | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice** | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Fall Semester II | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice | 5 |
| FSN 652 Dietetic Internship Evaluation | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Spring Semester II | |
| FSN 500-600 level | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 level (Non-thesis can opt for independent study or course outside major) | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| Total number of credits | 30 |
Example 2 – Traditional Program of Study (for master’s thesis or non-thesis option)
| Fall Semester I | Credits |
| FSN 650 Internship Orientation and Applications I | 2 |
| FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 543 Communication in Nutrition and Food Technology | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 level course (for Non-Thesis) OR FSN 699 Graduate Thesis* (for Thesis) | 3 |
| FSN 506 Nutritional Assessment | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Summer (May – August) | |
| FSN 699 Graduate Thesis (may work on thesis if chose this option) or Coursework | 0-3 |
| Total | 0-3 |
| Fall Semester II | |
| FSN 500-600 Level or FSN 699 Graduate Thesis | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 Level | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| Spring Semester II | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice** | 5 |
| FSN 652 Dietetic Internship Evaluation | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Summer Semester II | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Total number of credits | 30 |
**Total required FSN 681 Supervised Practice credits=6
Accelerated Pathway Curriculum
Only available to eligible students in UMaine’s DPD program and decreases the total amount of time required to complete an M.S and the DI (in as few as 16 months).
Two timeline options are available for the accelerated pathway (thesis and non-thesis).
Example 1 – Accelerated Program of Study (non-thesis option)
| Fall Semester I | Credits |
| FSN 650 Dietetic Internship Orientation and Applications I | 2 |
| FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 681, Dietetic Supervised Practice | 5 |
| FSN 652, Dietetic Internship Evaluation | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Summer (May – August) | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice** | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Fall Semester II | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice | 5 |
| FSN 652 Dietetic Internship Evaluation | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Total number of credits | 21* |
**Total required FSN 681 Supervised Practice credits=6
Example 2 – Accelerated Program of Study (for master’s thesis)
| Fall Semester I | Credits |
| FSN 650 Dietetic Internship Orientation and Applications I | 2 |
| FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 8 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 699, Graduate thesis | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
| Summer (May – August) | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice** | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
| Fall Semester II | |
| FSN 681 Supervised Practice | 5 |
| FSN 652 Dietetic Internship Evaluation | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
| Total number of credits | 21* |
**Total required FSN 681 Supervised Practice credits=6