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The faculty advisor will review the advisee’s information and provide a summary of his/her progress to the graduate nutrition faculty committee. Nutrition faculty may provide additional information regarding student progress and performance. If faculty have concerns about a student's progress, the student will meet with the graduate program director to discuss concerns and create a plan for future success.
Academic Standards
Satisfactory Progress
All graduate students are required to maintain satisfactory progress in their degree program. This is accomplished by maintaining a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 (B) or higher in all courses listed in their program of study. This includes graduate courses taken outside the Nutrition Science Graduate Program (anthropology, education, psychology, sociology, etc.). Students must earn a B or better in all required courses.
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In addition to their coursework, students must complete either a master’s thesis or master's project as part of the MS program. Students should discuss these options with their academic advisor in the first semester of the program to determine which one is best fit. While the thesis involves investigative work on a specific topic, extensive examination and interpretation of nutrition literature on that topic, and the presentation of results in a clear and logical form, the master's project enables the application of nutrition skills and concepts to a nutrition related problem in either a community or clinical situation. Completion of the thesis or project may require an additional year of study beyond completion of coursework.
Master’s Comprehensive Exam
Master’s students are required to complete the Master’s Comprehensive Examination as part of their master’s degree and must pass this in order to receive their degree. The Master’s Comprehensive Examination is given to candidates who are in the final stages of completing all requirements for the master’s degree. This examination provides the master’s candidate an opportunity to demonstrate his/her capabilities for critical analysis and thinking and assimilation of information contained in the body of nutrition literature. The exam is a take home exam. It will be given to students in early March of their final year of study; students will be given two weeks to complete the exam. Students will participate in an oral defense of their written responses to a group of nutrition graduate faculty on a specified date toward the end of the semester.
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Contact Information: e-mail: clmono@syr.edu, Phone: 315-443-9437
Maria Erdman, M.S., R.D., C.D.N., C.S.O.
Associate Teaching Professor
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