2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Nutrition
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862 Urban Life Building
404-413-1226
nutrition.gsu.edu/
Anita Nucci, Interim Department Chair and Graduate Program Director
Rafaela Feresin, PhD Program Director
Jessica Todd, Coordinated Program Director
Faculty: Feresin, Harris, Ji, Mayfield, Mo, Nucci, Paulson, Poon, Shaikh, Thompson, Todd, Wanders, Wiley, Xue, Yang, Zou
Accreditation
The Coordinated Program (CP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606; 312-899-5400.
This program provides students the opportunity to meet coursework requirements and pre-professional experiences (supervised practice) required for eligibility to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Admission to this option does not require an undergraduate degree in nutrition; however, it does require completion of an undergraduate degree and the prerequisites for the M.S. in Health Sciences program. The supervised practice component has a general focus with an urban health emphasis. The program requires a minimum four semester (students holding a didactic program in dietetics (DPD)verification statement at entrance) to six semester (students without a DPD verification statements) program of didactic coursework and supervised practice, if the student selects the project, comprehensive examination or coursework capstone option.
Students have the option of completing a thesis: This capstone option could take longer than the minimum program completion time. Non-thesis capstone options are also available. The CP requires additional academic courses for students who enter the program prior to meeting the undergraduate coursework required for a DPD verification statement from a DPD program accredited by ACEND. At the completion of the degree, graduates receive a Master of Science in Health Sciences degree with a concentration in nutrition and a DPD verification statement that makes them eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians.
Emeritus Faculty: Baxter, Benardot,Cody, Hopkins, Kicklighter, Roman, Rosenbloom
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