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School of Allied Health Sciences
Allied Health Home Page Coleman Hall 303 1140 W. Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119 (317) 274-7317 |
Nutrition and Dietetics
Ball Residence Hall 112 1226 West Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5118 Phone: 317-278-0933 |
Description and Purpose of the Program The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for health care professionals to deepen their knowledge base and practice skills, particularly in the area of clinical nutrition. Students may specialize in either adult or pediatric nutrition. This curriculum will not prepare the student to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians.
Course Requirements Students will be required to take graduate-level courses in biochemistry, statistics or biostatistics, and physiology. Other courses and clinical study (open only to students who are registered dietitians) may be selected from the graduate-level offerings of the Nutrition and Dietetics Program and from other schools and departments on the Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis campus.
Minimum Requirements for the Degree To earn the M.S. degree, a minimum of 37 credit hours (43 if the Pediatric Nutrition Fellowship is included) at the graduate level are required. Candidates for this degree may petition to apply up to 8 credit hours of graduate work from other institutions or programs to this degree. A thesis is required.
Admission Requirements Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, a minimum grade point average of B (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) overall, an appropriate level of achievement on the Graduate Record Examination, and three letters of recommendation addressed to the Nutrition and Dietetics Program.
The applicant must submit a completed application form to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, along with two copies of transcripts from all universities attended. Indiana University graduates should request that the Registrar’s Office send unofficial copies of their transcript. Non-Indiana University graduates must submit at least one official transcript from each university attended. A nonrefundable application fee is required. Applications and further information may be obtained by writing to the following address:
Office of Research and Graduate StudiesGrade Requirement A minimum of a 3.00 (B) grade point average in graduate work is required for continuance in graduate study. When the grade point average of a student falls below 3.00 or the student is not making sufficient progress toward the degree, the Allied Health Graduate Studies Committee will review the student’s record and recommend to the dean that the student be placed on probation. Unless the student achieves a 3.00 grade point average, or begins making satisfactory progress, in the next semester of enrollment, the student will not ordinarily be allowed to continue in the graduate program. For more information about academic regulations, contact the program director.
School of Allied Health Sciences
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
1140 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119
For further information, contact:
Professor Jacquelynn O’Palka, Ph.D., R.D.
Program Director, Nutrition and Dietetics
IUPUI
Ball Residence Hall 112
1226 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119
(317) 278-0933.
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INDIANA UNIVERSITY
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PURDUE UNIVERSITY
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