Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Community Nutrition Graduate Certificate


The Department of Nutrition's graduate certificate in Community Nutrition is intended for individuals who wish to develop knowledge and competencies needed to work in the community to improve nutrition-related health trajectories of groups, communities, and populations. This certificate will provide a strong foundation for those interested in working at health departments or other community-based, nutrition-related agencies. The 14 credit hour certificate is available to concurrently enrolled University of Tennessee graduate students from all disciplines and community members with an earned graduate degree. The certificate can be earned through asynchronous, online courses for both Knoxville Campus and Distance Education students.

Community Nutrition Graduate Coordinator: Marsha Spence, mspence@utk.edu

Campus Code


Knoxville Campus

Distance Education

Certificate Type


Add-On

Stand-Alone

Admissions Standards/Procedures


  • Must be currently admitted to a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, graduate program and be in good academic standing or hold a master’s degree or higher.
  • Must submit an application to be formally admitted to the certificate through the Office of Graduate Admissions.

Credit Hours


14 graduate credit hours

Non-Course Requirements


To receive the certificate, students must:

  1. complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form and
  2. through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.