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Step One: Submit an Interest Form

If you are interested in pursuing this fast-track option, we ask that you submit an and contact akustos@samford.edu to set up an appointment to meet with our admission staff. It is important that you fill out the interest form as soon as possible, so that we can help you stay on track with the courses you'll need in order to participate in the fast-track program.

Step Two: Complete an Approval Form

During your junior year, you will be required to fill out the Application Form to request permission to enroll in the Master of Science in Nutrition, Dietetics Concentration courses during your senior year. The application deadline is January 15. 

 Students must first be admitted to É«»¢ÊÓƵ. To apply, go to samford.edu/admission. Students must then meet the following requirements:

Entering Requirements

• Submit an Application Form with resume and personal statement 
• Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA throughout all course work
• Must complete the following prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better:
• Statistics or Business Math
  
  • Psychology or Sociology
  • General Chemistry, including a lab component
  • Organic Chemistry, including a lab component
  • Biochemistry, no lab required
  • NUTR 412: Quantity Food Production and Management or Microbiology, no lab required
  • Anatomy & Physiology, no lab required
  • NUTR 220: Nutrition Science for Health Professions or NUTR 500: Principles of Human Nutrition – must earn a grade of B or better.
• Complete all convocation credit by the end of their junior year

Progression Requirements

• Must earn B’s or better in all nutrition courses to be admitted into the graduate program