Program of Study (POS)
PROGRAM OF STUDY (POS) FORM INSTRUCTIONS:
1. POS is a record of your course work for your entire Graduate program, including your electives. Chronologically list ONLY the courses that apply toward your proposed degree.
- Major: NUIP Department
- Allied: Outside of program
2. Course work, electives, and research hours should be projected through the intended date of program completion.
- Note, if there are changes to your POS a new form must be completed and submitted.
3. Once POS is filled in, review with committee chair and obtain their signature. Return the completed form to nutrition@health.utah.edu no later than the first semester of your second year in the graduate program.
COORDINATED MASTER'S PROGRAM (CMP): 63-64 minimum credit hours required, 6 minimum credit hours from NUIP 6900 or NUIP 6970.
NUTRITION TRACK (on-campus): 38 minimum credit hours required, 6 minimum credit hours from NUIP 6970.
NUTRITION TRACK (online): 38 minimum credit hours required, 6 minimum credit hours from NUIP 6900.
INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY (on-campus): 38 minimum credit hours required, 6 minimum credit hours from NUIP 6970.
- All work for the master’s degree must be completed within four consecutive calendar years.
- A grade below C is not accepted by the Department Nutrition and Integrative Physiology toward a graduate degree.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Full-time enrollment: maintain 9 credit hours
- Tuition Benefit Program Guideline
NUTRITION EMPHASIS: 72 minimum credit hours required, 22 minimum credit hours from NUIP 7970 Dissertation research.
INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY: 72 minimum credit hours required, 22 minimum credit hours from NUIP 7970 Dissertation research.
MOLECULAR METABOLISM: 72 minimum credit hours required, 22 minimum credit hours from NUIP 7970 Dissertation research. Preliminary exam at end of Year 2 is Thesis research proposal as described in NUIP Handbook.
- Ph.D. program may extend beyond year 5 if program study milestones are delayed.
- Students must maintain a grade of B- or better in all major graduate coursework and at least a C- in non-major courses.
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Full-time enrollment: maintain 9 credit hours (Fall/Spring), 3 credit hours (Summer)
- Tuition Benefit Program Guideline
MASTERS DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
- The Graduate School requires candidates for master’s degrees to devote a minimum of 30 credit hours to their graduate courses (i.e., courses numbered 5000 and above) and thesis or alternative to the thesis (when allowed by the department).
- Some departments require more than 30 hours.
- A minimum of 20 hours must be in course work, with the balance in 6970 thesis hours or alternative to the thesis (when allowed by the department).
- For thesis-based Master’s degrees, a minimum of six credits of 6970 thesis research is required by The Graduate School.
- All course work counted toward the degree must be approved by the student’s supervisory committee.
- Faculty Consultation, course number 6980, does not count toward thesis hours or the fulfillment of degree requirements, and should not be listed on the program of study.
- The candidate is required to maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA in course work listed on the Program of Study for the master’s degree.
- A grade below C- is not accepted by the University toward a graduate degree.
- Departments may have additional grade restrictions that must be maintained. These restrictions will be explained in the department’s handbook.
- Each master’s program requires a distinct, complete set of course work.
- Course work used to meet the requirements of one master’s program may not be used to meet the requirements of another.
- Courses taken through alternative delivery methods, e.g., via EDNET or the Internet, are approved on a programmatic basis through the Graduate Council.
PHD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS:
- Candidates for the Ph.D. degree ordinarily must complete no fewer than three full years (six semesters) of approved graduate work (i.e., courses numbered 6000 and above) and a minimum of 14 dissertation hours.
- Some departments require more, check department’s handbook.
- More time may be required.
- In truly exceptional cases, a shorter period of time in graduate work may be approved by the dean of The Graduate School.
- If a supervisory committee finds a graduate student’s preliminary work deficient, the student may be required to register for and complete supplementary courses that do not carry graduate credit.
- Ph.D. candidates must file the Program of Study form with their departments.
- This form, which lists course work and research hours, is due one semester before graduation in order for the graduate coordinator to enter that information online in a timely manner.
- Faculty Consultation, course number 7980, does not count toward dissertation hours or the fulfillment of degree requirements, and should not be listed on the program of study.
- Courses taken through alternative delivery methods (e.g., via EDNET or the Internet) are approved on a programmatic basis through the Graduate Council.