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

For qualified students, the Department of Nutrition offers an accelerated combined bachelor’s/master’s program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nutrition, concentration in Dietetics, and Master of Science degree with a major in Nutrition, concentration in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. These two degree programs combined comprise prerequisites for and completion of the ACEND-accredited Graduate Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (GP). This program is accredited for a maximum of 20 students per cohort. Admission is competitive and enrollment depends upon availability of placements. Completion of this combined program leads to eligibility to take the national registration exam to become credentialed as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). Central to this program is that a qualified student may take up to 9 credit hours of approved 400- or 500-level courses for graduate credit during their senior year and have them count toward both the BS degree and the MS degree. Students must apply for conditional admission to the master’s program by the end of their junior year of undergraduate study at UT. The two degrees can be completed within five years. Adding additional majors, minors, or concentrations or missing sequential coursework may extend length of the degree programs. To be considered for conditional admission to the program: 

• A student must be a declared Nutrition major, Dietetics concentration, or must be completing all coursework required within the Dietetics 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 and concentration in Dietetics. Required Nutrition coursework must have been completed with a grade of “C” or better. Applicants must have completed or be currently enrolled in organic chemistry, food science, and microbiology at the time of application for full consideration.

The form “Nutrition Conditional Admission Accelerated Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs” must be submitted to the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Nutrition by April 1 of the junior year. After review by the department is complete, students who meet the minimum admission requirements will be invited to submit an application to the Office of Graduate Admissions for the MS program with an entry term of fall senior year.

• • Graduate program application submission requirements include:
    • Completed UT Graduate School application
    • Resume
    • Current academic history
    • Personal statement that addresses the prompt within the application
    • Professional recommendations
  • Additional steps:
    • Students being considered for selection must participate in an interview process, typically taking place in May shortly following the application deadline.
    • Community partners involved in supervising experiential learning of graduate students may participate in student selection if that is a defined role in their respective affiliation agreements.
• Any graduate course taken before satisfying all requirements for the BS degree must be approved by the Graduate Concentration Coordinator for Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, the course instructor, and the Graduate School by the start of each semester in which graduate courses are taken by completing the university’s “Senior Requesting Graduate Credit” form. 
• Conditional admission to the accelerated combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program with a major in Nutrition, concentration in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, does not guarantee acceptance into either the Graduate School or the MS program. Students will be fully admitted to the MS program after they have been accepted by both 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.