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Accelerate Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition Services

This accelerated program lets undergraduate students begin taking graduate-level courses during their final years of undergrad, saving time and money while deepening expertise and advancing careers sooner.

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Accelerate Master’s Degree in Food and Nutrition Services

Undergraduate students at UM that are interested in graduate study in Food and Nutrition Services can get a head start through the Accelerated Master’s Degree Program.

Undergraduate students that would like to qualify for the Accelerated Master's Degree Program must meet the following requirements:

  • Dietetics and Nutrition major or Hospitality Management major
  • 3.0 minimum GPA overall
  • 90 completed credit hours as an undergraduate

Number of credit hours a student can earn towards the graduate degree while completing their undergraduate studies:

  • 15 credit hours

Courses undergraduate students in the Accelerated Master’s Degree Program can take to earn credit towards the graduate degree:

  • NHM 511: Adv Nutrition
  • NHM 522: Nutrition Policy
  • NHM 525: Research I – Principles of Research (recommended)
  • NHM 526: Statistics I in NHM (recommended)
  • NHM 531: Community Nutrition: Theory and App
  • NHM 532: Nutrition Ed and Counseling: Theory and App
  • NHM 533: Foodservice Management: Theory and App
  • NHM 534: Medical Nutrition Therapy: Theory and App
  • NHM 612: Nutrition & Exercise in Hlth and Disease Mgmt
  • NHM 614: Foundations in Child Nutrition Management
  • NHM 618: Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition
  • NHM 619: Sports Nutrition

Remember: Students who fail to reserve 500-level courses for graduate credit at the time they take the course will not receive graduate credit for the course (graduate level work must be completed to earn graduate credit).

  • Reserving graduate credit with 500-level courses is required to ensure the Graduate School and instructor know the student must complete graduate credit requirements for the course.
  • Students cannot later claim graduate credit for 500-level courses if they did not take the appropriate steps to notify the Graduate School prior to taking the course.

Accelerated Programs and Financial Aid

Participating in the Accelerated Master's Degree Program may impact your financial aid. Learn more by clicking the link below.
Laurel Greenway Bradley

Meet the Graduate Program Coordinator

If you have any questions about the Accelerated Master's Degree in Food and Nutrition Services, don't hesitate to get in touch! I'm always happy to help. 

Laurel Greenway Bradley

Professor of Nutrition & Hospitality Management

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