Curriculum Overview

The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®) Board granted the Food Science and Nutrition Department approval for a combined masters and dietetic internship program July 2021.

Potential candidates who will be applying for the DICAS spring 2025 match – the program designation will provide a 33-unit Master of science degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences and a minimum of 1,000 experiential supervised practice hours combined over a 24-month period. The Fresno State dietetic internship will accept 11 students into the program cohort annually.

Master of Food & Nutrition Sciences with Internship, 33-unit Degree Pathway

Year 1 Fall:

• FN 221T Statistical Methods for Food and Nutritional Sciences – (3 units CORE class)
• FN 229 Seminar – (1 unit CORE class)
• FN 230 Advanced Nutrition Counseling – (3 units ELECTIVE class)
• NUTR 193I Supervised Practice – (1 cr/nc unit ELECTIVE class)

Year 1 Spring:

• FN 200 Research Methodologies – (3 units CORE class)
• FN 229 Seminar – (1 unit CORE class)
• FN 250 Resource Management (3 units ELECTIVE class)
• FSM 193I Supervised Work Experience (2 cr/nc units ELECTIVE class)

Year 2 Fall:

• FN 223 Food Nutrition and Health – (3 units CORE class)
• FN 298 Masters Culminating Project – (3 units ELECTIVE class)
• FSM 193I Supervised Work Experience – (3 cr/nc units ELECTIVE class)

Year 2 Spring:

• FN 229 Seminar – (1 unit CORE class)
• FN 298 Masters Culminating Project – (3 units ELECTIVE class)
• FN 290 Independent Study – (3 units ELECTIVE class)

GRAND TOTAL: 33 units – 12 CORE units + 21 ELECTIVE units

For a full class description list please visit the course catalog at: https://www.fresnostate.edu/catalog/courses-by-department/food-science-nutrition/

Rotation Summary

The program curriculum rotation sites are listed below in the table (subject to change) and offer a minimum of 1,000 supervised practice hours. The supervised practice placements occur simultaneously whiles student graduates take masters level courses as outlined in the above infographic. 

 

Placement Options

Interns complete supervised practice experiences in a variety of facilities in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California, including a veterans' hospital, a state prison, a school district, private hospitals, out-patient programs and county public health department, and choices for speciality options. 

 

Main Track/Rotation Summary 2024

Course Plan

33 units of graduate credit see course catalog

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*Some rotations use 2-4 facilities, accommodating 5 interns at each facility. The facilities are selected and the experiences are planned to be comparable.

Conditions for Program Completion

Requirements for Program Completion & Issuance of Verification Statement:  

• Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised practice. 
• Satisfactory completion of all rotations assigned by the Dietetic Internship Director. 
• Satisfactory completion of all assignments in each rotation. 
• Satisfactory completion of all additional assignments made by the Dietetic Internship Director.  
• Earn a minimum of 70% (C grade) in all required graduate courses. 
• Fulfill program requirements to earn Masters of Science (Food & Nutritional Sciences) 30 unit degree.

Maintain a minimum of 3.0 GPA

Complete ALL program requirements mentioned above

Course requirements include: 33 units of graduate credit

• To review more about the Food Science and Nutrition masters degree requirements, student can go to the course catalog: http://www.fresnostate.edu/jcast/fsn/degrees-programs/post-baccalaureate/masters-program.html

Criteria for Issuance of Verification Statement - A verification statement will only be issued with BOTH the Master’s Degree requirement and the supervised practice hours have been completed and conferred.

Academic Calendar