Curriculum
Dietetic Internship – Curriculum (for master’s thesis or non-thesis option)
FSN courses can be selected based on student interest and course availability. Please refer to the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions.
Example 1 – 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 571 Technical Presentations | 1 |
| EHD 573/FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 651 Dietetic Internship Orientation and Applications II | 2 |
| FSN 671 Advanced Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| 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 (for Non-Thesis) OR FSN 699 Graduate Thesis (for Thesis) |
3 |
| FSN 500-600 level | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 level (Non-thesis can opt for independent study or course outside major) | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Total number of credits | 34 |
Example 2 – Program of Study (for master’s thesis or non-thesis option)
| Fall Semester I | Credits |
| FSN 650 Internship Orientation and Applications I | 2 |
| FSN 571 Technical Presentations | 1 |
| EHD 573/FSN 524/equivalent (statistics) | 3 |
| FSN 540 Advanced Clinical Topics | 3 |
| Total | 9 |
| Spring Semester I | |
| FSN 651 Internship Orientation and Applications II | 2 |
| FSN 671 Advanced Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| 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 or Work |
0-3 |
| Total | 0-3 |
| Fall Semester II | |
| FSN 500-600 Level | 3 |
| FSN 500-600 Level | 3 |
| Elective or FSN 699 Graduate Thesis | 2-3 |
| Total | 8-9 |
| 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 | 34 |
*Total required for FSN 699 graduate thesis credits in program=6 or 5 credits + INT 601 Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) (FSN 524 also approved to meet RCR requirement)
**Total required FSN 681 Supervised Practice credits=6
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.