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Nutrition Major, BS in Health and Human Sciences – Community Nutrition Concentration - Five-Year BS/MS


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For qualified students, the Department of Nutrition offers a 5-year BS/MS accelerated degree program with a major in Nutrition and a concentration in Community Nutrition. Central to this program is that a qualified student may take up to 9 credit hours of approved graduate courses for their senior undergraduate electives and have them count toward both the BS degree and the MS degree. Students will be considered for conditional admission to the program by the end of their junior year of undergraduate study at UT. Students can choose from a project option or a course-only, no comprehensive exam option. Those who choose the project option will begin working on their project not later than Term 6 of undergraduate studies by enrolling in NUTR 493  with Public Health Nutrition faculty. For each student in the program, a graduate advisory committee composed of a minimum of three faculty members must be established before completion of Term 7. To be considered for conditional admission to the program. This can lead to the Public Health Minor , but the student must declare it.

  • A student must be a declared Nutrition major, Community Nutrition Concentration, with a minimum GPA of 3.30, must have completed at least 15 credit hours of Nutrition courses, and must have completed at least 90 credit hours of the 120 credit hours of coursework required for the BS degree with a major in Nutrition.
  • A student must provide three letters of support from three Community Nutrition faculty members.
  • A student must obtain a commitment from a Nutrition graduate research faculty member to serve as their graduate mentor-advisor (i.e., major professor) and as the chair of their graduate advisory committee.
  • The Department may consider other relevant factors such as an applicant’s work experience before conditionally admitting a student to the BS/MS accelerated degree program. Conditional admission of a student into the 5-year BS/MS accelerated degree program must be approved by both the Department of Nutrition and the Graduate School. Students will be typically informed of the outcome of their application before they start their senior year of undergraduate study.

Any graduate course taken before satisfying all requirements for the BS degree must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee, the Director of the Program in Public Health Nutrition, the Department Director of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate School. These graduate courses must be identified in advance in consultation with the undergraduate advisor and the graduate advisory committee.

A student that is conditionally admitted to the BS-MS accelerated degree program may complete up to 9 credit hours of graduate level coursework during the student’s undergraduate study and apply those 9 credit hours to satisfy both the BS degree requirements and also the MS degree requirements, provided that these graduate credit hours were approved by both the Department and by the Graduate School.

The form “Nutrition Conditional Admission 5 Year BS-MS” is available from the Director of Graduate Studies and must be completed and signed by the undergraduate advisor, undergraduate coordinator, and graduate advisory committee by May 1st of their junior year. After review by the Department, the form will be signed by the Director of Graduate Studies and submitted to the Graduate School for approval and processing.

To receive graduate credit for the 9 credit hours listed on the Nutrition Conditional Admission Form and approved by their graduate advisory committee, and others granting approval by signing that form, the student must complete and submit the Senior Requesting Graduate Credit Form to the Graduate School. If the graduate courses are to be taken during different semesters, the student will need to submit this form per each relevant semester.

Conditional admission into the BS/MS accelerated degree program does not guarantee acceptance into either the Graduate School or the MS program. Students in the BS/MS accelerated degree program must submit an application for admission to the Office of Graduate Admissions and to the MS program during their senior year of undergraduate study for the fall term immediately following the completion of their undergraduate study, following the same procedures of all other student applicants. Students will be fully admitted to the MS program after they have been accepted both by the Graduate School and by the Nutrition Department. Students will not be eligible for graduate assistantships until they are enrolled as graduate-level students in the Graduate School.

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Sciences – Nutrition Major – Community Nutrition Concentration – Five-Year BS/MS


Term 1 Hours Milestone Notes
CHEM 102 * and CHEM 103 *, or CHEM 122 * and CHEM 123 * 4 2.6 cumulative GPA
ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118  3  
NUTR 100 * 3  
PUBH 201 * 3  
1Unrestricted Elective  1  
Term 2
CHEM 112 * and CHEM 113 *, or* CHEM 132 * and CHEM 133 * 4 ENGL 101 * or ENGL 118 
ENGL 102 * 3  
NUTR 216 * 3  
2Quantitative Reasoning  Elective* 3  
3Expanded Perspectives  Elective* 3  
Term 3
BCMB 230   5 NUTR 100 *
NUTR 200   3  
PUBH 202    3  
3Arts and Humanities  Elective* 3  
Term 4
ENGL 295 * or ENGL 360 * 3 BCMB 230  
NUTR 220 * 3  
NUTR 285  3  
4PUBH Elective  3  
PUBH 220 * 3  
Term 5
CMST 240 * or CMST 247 * 3 NUTR 285 *  
NUTR 272 * 3  
PSYC 110 * or PSYC 117 * 3  
STAT 201 * or STAT 207  3  
5Professional Elective 3  
Term 6
6NUTR 302    3 No milestones
6NUTR 315   2
6NUTR 320   2  
6NUTR 321   1.5  
6NUTR 322   1.5  
6,8NUTR 493   2  
5Professional Elective 3  
Term 7
6NUTR 412   3 No milestones
6NUTR 413S  1  
6NUTR 473   3  
4PUBH Elective  3  
7NUTR 510 3  
7NUTR 543 3  
Term 8
6NUTR 420 * 2 No milestones
6,8NUTR 493   1  
3Global Citizenship – US  Elective* 3  
5Professional Elective 3  
5Professional Elective 3  
7NUTR 507 3  
TOTAL 120  
1 Select any courses not already required for the major.
2 Select any Quantitative Reasoning * course from the Volunteer Core * list that is not already required for the major. 
3 Select courses from the Volunteer Core * list .
4 Select from PUBH 315 , PUBH 350 , PUBH 401 , PUBH 420 , PUBH 430 .
5 Professional Electives (12 credit hours): Choose from the list of Professional Electives in Nutrition (below) and/or complete coursework in any of the listed focus areas (below). Students may choose to work toward a minor in any of the suggested focus areas or take may take selected courses across the focus areas to fulfil the 12-hour requirement. Professional Electives in Nutrition: NUTR 311 , NUTR 314 *, NUTR 415 *, NUTR 416 *, NUTR 450 . Unrestricted electives may be used to fulfil prerequisites. Suggested Focus Areas: Agricultural Leadership; Business; Communication Studies; Child & Family Studies; Culinary Arts; Food and Agriculture Business; Food Science; Journalism & Electronic Media; One Health; Psychology; Public Policy Analytics; Retail & Consumer Sciences; Sustainability; Social Justice; Tourism & Hospitality Management
6 Must be taken at UTK.
7 Accelerated Five-Year BS/MS students should choose 6NUTR 510, 6NUTR 543, and 6NUTR 507. Accelerated Five-Year BS/MPH Program students should choose 6PUBH 510, 6PUBH 520, and 6PUBH 530
7 Directed study with a faculty member in Public Health Nutrition for 6 hours per week in Term 6 and 3 hours per week in Term 8.

 * Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

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