Nutrition and Integrative Health, MS

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Overview

Empower your health journey

You'll transform your understanding of nutrition by blending evidence-based therapy with functional health concepts. This program helps you look at health from a holistic viewpoint so you can design personalized interventions that create lasting change.

You’ll graduate ready to excel in various roles, from private practice and education to health care and community outreach. You'll gain the advanced knowledge to address the unique physiology of every individual you serve.

A holistic approach

This 36-credit-hour program focuses on how body systems work together. You'll explore nutrition, gut health, sleep, stress reduction and movement. You'll learn to identify the underlying factors that contribute to health problems rather than just treating symptoms.

Choose a concentration

Registered dietitian: Restricted to students who hold a DPD (Didactic Program in Dietetics) verification statement and have been matched to the program via the centralized application process.
Functional wellness: Designed for students who want to continue their health and wellness studies through a holistic approach.

Applying to the nutrition and integrative health master's program

Requirements for admission

To be eligible for consideration into the Nutrition and Integrative Health, MS program, you must:

meet the SFA Graduate School requirements
achieve an undergraduate 2.5 GPA or higher overall
complete a graduate-level statistics course if you did not take one at the undergraduate level.
and be one of the following:
- in your final year of undergraduate work
- holding a bachelor’s degree in nutrition or allied health field from a regionally accredited college or university
- or have 95 or more semester hours of undergraduate work at SFA and be approved as an overlap student.

Ready to complete your application?

To get started, apply to the Graduate School.

Applying to the registered dietitian graduate track

To be eligible for consideration into the registered dietitian concentration, you must:

meet all admission criteria for the nutrition and integrative health master's program
and hold a Didactic Program in Dietetics verification statement.

Submit your Dietetic Inclusive Centralized Application. The application is open Aug. 5 to Jan. 15. Be sure to read the DICAS website information regarding the required documentation, application process and rules.

You'll receive a decision notification from SFA by March 1. To continue the enrollment process, you must notify the program director of your acceptance by March 15. Spots that are not accepted by this deadline will be offered to students on the waitlist.

After acceptance into SFA's registered dietitian graduate concentration, the program director will send you a checklist of required information for your application to the Graduate School.