Here is a hypothetical
student who graduated with a degree in the humanities. She has no un-dergraduate coursework in science and nutrition, although
she has already attained the ex-pected competencies
from courses that fulfill the standard General Education Requirements
(writing, psychology, economic, and statistics). She has decided to pursue a
career in dietet-ics and is now enrolled full-time
as a "second degree" student.
Indicated in the table
below is a sample template of the coursework required in order for her to
complete the DPD with a minimum of undergraduate work and a maximum of
graduate work that can be credited towards the MPH degree. Undergraduate
courses are italicized; graduate courses are underlined.
It would take this
minimally prepared student four years, excluding summers, to earn an MPH in
Pubic Health Nutrition and be eligible to sit for the registration
examination.
Minimum undergraduate
coursework to meet DPD requirements and complete the MPH for a hypothetical
second-degree student without a nutrition or science background:
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1 Fall
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2 Spring
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3 Fall
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4 Spring
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5 Fall
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6 Spring
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7 Fall
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8 Spring
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CHE 100, 101
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CHE 120, 121
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BIO 122
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NFS 335
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NFS 442
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NFS 444-445
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NUTR 700
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NUTR 702
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NFS 131
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NFS 141
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BIO 230
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NFS 330-331
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NFS 443.51
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NFS 435
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NUTR 701
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NUTR 703
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PH 700
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BIO 120
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BIO 280
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NFS 341
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NUTR 720
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COMHE 702
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PH 740
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(MPH Comp Exam)
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COMHE 700
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PH703
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PH 702
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NFS 343
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NUTR 730
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NUTR 733
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PH 701
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PH 710
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NUTR 710
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6.0
Graduate
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6.0
Graduate
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6.0
Graduate
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3.0
Graduate
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6.0
Graduate
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6.0
Graduate
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9.0
Graduate
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6.0
Graduate
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7.5
Undergrad
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12.0
Undergrad
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10.5
Undergrad
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13.0
Undergrad
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6.0
Undergrad
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7.0
Undergrad
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0
Undergrad
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0
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13.5
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18.0
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16.5
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16.0
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12.0
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13.0
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9.0
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6.0
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NOTE: Graduate courses
are orange.
Total Graduate Credits:
48
Total Undergraduate Credits: 56
Total Credits: 104
Academic standards
Second degree students must meet the same standards as undergraduate NFS
majors and graduate students pursuing the MPH degree. Students must attain a
grade of grade of B or better in every 100-level NFS course, a grade of C or
better in every 300- and 400-level NFS course and every course taken in the
Biology and Chemistry Departments, and a grade of B or better in every
700-level MPH course.
Example
Curriculum For A Hypothetical Student