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WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU APPLY

Prior to the CMP, students must complete a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited university or college. The bachelor's degree major can be in any topic area and does not necessarily have to be in nutrition or another health field. As part of, or in addition to the bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited university or college, students must complete specific prerequisite courses (listed below).

For questions about the CMP, or to request a transcript review, please contact:

Equivalent courses from accredited colleges and universities are accepted. Please have your course description(s) from your Institution available. 

FAQs

Do I need to complete all the prerequisites prior to applying for the program?

  • No, but you will have to complete them by the time of matriculation (Fall semester).
  • Note on your application your outstanding or in-progress prerequisites and your plan of completion (the semester you plan on completing Spring/Summer).

PREREQUISITE COURSES

BIOLOGY
BIOL 1210 Principles of Biology 4
BIOL 2420 Human Physiology 4
  TOTAL 8
CHEMISTRY
CHEM LAB CHEM 1215 or CHEM 2315 1
CHEM 1210 General Chemistry 1 4

CHEM 1220 (OPTIONAL)

General Chemistry 2 or Equivalent (OPTIONAL but may be required to be admitted to Organic Chemistry) 4
CHEM 2310 Organic Chemistry 4
CHEM 3510   or   BIOL 3510 Biological Chemistry 1 3
  TOTAL 16
NUTRITION
NUIP 2020 Applied Nutrition through the Lifecycle 3

[1]NUIP 4440    or   NURS 3010

Advanced Human Nutrition                                     

Nutrition Intervention in Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Disease

4

Food Science (variable) Food Science: the study of the physical, biological and chemical make-up of food. This course is not offered at the University of Utah, but is required as a prerequisite (see Food Science). A separate lab is not required. 3-4
  TOTAL 10-11
GENERAL ED.
WRTG 2010 Intermediate Writing: Academic Writing and Research 3
MATH 1050 College Algebra 4

Social Science 

(one class from the following choices)

ECON as a Social Science (1010, 2010 or 2020)   or                  Introduction to Psychology 1010   or                                         Introduction to Sociology 1010

3-4
  TOTAL 10-11
EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE (for Sports Nutrition concentration only)
[2]KINES 3091 Physiology of Fitness 4
     
TOTAL 48-50

FOOTNOTES

[1] CHEM 3510 and NUIP 4440 MUST have been completed within the last five (5) years.

[2] This is for sports nutrition concentration only.

Contact Us

Amy Reeder

Amy Reeder, MS, RD, CDE

CMP Graduate Advisor

Carisse Winegar

Program Manager - Academics

Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Department