PhD in Nutritional Science

The Ph.D. program consists of three parts:1. 25-30 credits of advanced course work, beyond the M.S. degree, selected with Advisory Committee approval. A Plan of Study outlining the courses to be taken must be submitted to the Graduate School for approval. Students are required to have a competent reading knowledge of at least one foreign language or at least six credits of advanced course work in a related or supporting area.2. The General Preliminary Examination involves two stages. Each student is required to take a written examination at or near the end of the course work program. After successful completion of the written exam, the student needs to pass an oral exam. Following the successful completion of the predoctoral written and oral exams, a student is required to write a detailed proposal describing their research, the Dissertation Prospectus, which is defended orally to the Department. When a student has passed both the written and oral component of the General Examination and passed their Prospectus, they are admitted to the PhD candidacy.3. Upon completion of the research described in the Prospectus, the candidate presents and defends his/her dissertation research before their Advisory Committee, Graduate Faculty and peers.