For Post-Baccalaureate Students in Nutrition

Students must complete specified pre requisites before they can matriculate (i.e., be accepted into the degree program) into the M.S. in Nutrition. They must complete courses in physiology (biology background required), chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, basic nutrition, medical nutrition therapy and statistics, along with the pre requisites for these courses. The Brooklyn College courses required to meet these requirements are:

Human Physiology (H&NTR 22.71, prerequisite is Bio 4), General Chemistry for the Health Professions (CHEM 5), Organic Chemistry for the Health Professions (CHEM 50), Human Nutrition (H&NTR 29), Nutritional Chemistry (H&NTR 54.1), Medical Nutrition Therapy (H&NTR 54.6), Applied Medical Nutrition (H&NUTR 54.7), and Statistics (H&NTR 60). The pre requisites for each course must be completed prior to registration.

Students who did not major in an American Dietetic Association (ADA) Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) such as our department's Food and Nutrition Concentration may plan a personalized program of study with the nutrition faculty that includes the courses the student has already taken in order to meet ADA requirements.

Students who wish to pursue the M.S  in Nutrition may utilize certain graduate courses in order to fulfill the DPD requirements. The student must see the ADA Program Director or the Graduate Deputy in Nutrition for advisement.

Students who wish to enroll in the Dietetic Internship (DI) must complete the following additional courses or their equivalents to meet ADA DPD requirements. ALL PRE REQUISITES ARE REQUIRED FOR EACH COURSE.

ALL OF THE FOLLOWING (numbers 1 through 3):

1) ALL OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES (a through e):
a) H&NTR 41.1 and 41.2  Introductory Foods lecture and laboratory (requires H&NTR 25.1 or 29 as pre  or co requisite);
b) H&NTR 47 Life Cycle Nutrition (requires H&NTR 6.1 & 25.1 or 29) or H&NTR 719X Developmental Nutrition or H&NTR 706.5X Geriatric Nutrition;
c) H&NTR 51 Institutional Food Service Management (requires H&NTR 41.1 & 41.2);
d) H&NTR 53.1 Nutrition for Community Service (requires H&NTR 47) or H&NTR 706X Community Nutrition;
e) H&NUTR 68 Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Health Services; and
f) H&NTR 73 Seminar in Recent Trends in Nutrition (requires 9 credits in advanced nutrition courses & 22.71 & 60) or H&NTR 714X Recent Developments in Nutrition

2) ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES:
H&NTR 52 Introduction to Experimental Foods (requires H&NTR 41.1 and 41.2);
H&NTR 63 Advanced Nutrition (requires 54.1); or
H&NTR 718.5X Micronutrients.

3) A MICROBIOLOGY COURSE WITH A LABORATORY:
BIO 52 and 52. 1.

Once these courses are completed satisfactorily, students will be issued a "Verification Statement" to document completion of ADA  DPD requirements. They are then eligible to apply to a Dietetic Internship (DI).

Contact the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences (crouder@brooklyn.cuny.edu) for post baccalaureate nutrition program counseling.
 

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