Nutrition Colleges in Florida

University of Florida

• Earn degrees in nutritional sciences through the University of Florida Food Science and Human Nutrition department. The college's bachelor's program includes classes in functional vertebrate anatomy, organic chemistry, nutrition and metabolism, fundamentals of human nutrition, introductory food science, immunology, nutrition and disease, nutrition through the life cycle, principles of biology and physics. Students also take general college classes such as technical writing, oral communications and principles of macroeconomics. Other specializations include food science and dietetics. Graduate programs for each of these specialization majors also are available. All students are welcome to join the university's Food Science and Human Nutrition Club.

  Bachelor program candidates must have a high school diploma and a minimum SAT score of 1330 (minimum 19 for the ACT). Master's applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in their bachelor's degree (no specific major required), Graduate Record Exam scores, three letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose.

  University of Florida
  Food Science and Human Nutrition
  P.O. Box 110370
  Newell Drive
  Gainesville, FL 32611-0370
  352-392-1991
  ufl.edu

Florida International University

• Students who wish to further their education in nutrition will find multiple opportunities at the Florida International University Robert Stempel School of Public Health Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. The school offers a master's degree in dietetics and nutrition, master of public health in community nutrition and doctoral levels of both programs. Coursework includes nutritional biochemistry, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, minerals in human nutrition, advanced techniques in dietetics practice, ethnic influences on nutrition and food habits, nutrition education in the community, drug and nutrient interactions, nutritional assessment, nutrition and aging and psychology of food intake. A thesis is not required; students interested in moving on to the Ph.D. program are encouraged to complete this option. While on campus, students may participate in clubs such as the Student Dietetic Association and the Association of Graduate Students in Dietetics and Nutrition.

  Applicants to the master's programs must have a bachelor's degree (a degree in nutrition or dietetics is not required; students without this major must take additional science courses) with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 and submit Graduate Record Exam scores. Candidates for the Ph.D. program must have a master's degree in dietetics or nutrition with a minimum grade point average of 3.3, three letters of reference, a copy of a thesis project or published journal article and a statement of goals.

  Florida International University
  Robert Stempel School of Public Health
  Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
  11200 SW 8 St., HLS 450
  Miami, FL 33199
  305-348-2878
  fiu.edu

The Florida State University

• Students on any rung of the collegiate ladder will find nutritional degree programs at The Florida State University. Bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs are available in nutrition and food science, with topics of study including food science, food safety and quality, intermediary metabolism, food and society, microbiology, chemistry, biological sciences, foods, and functional anatomy and physiology. Undergraduates also take general core classes in English for liberal studies, basic college algebra, analytical trigonometry and behavioral genetics. Students get hands-on experience in the school's Nutrition and Food Instrument Laboratory . Florida State offers chapters of the Student Dietetic Association and Exercise Science Club.

  A high school diploma is required to enter the bachelor's program. To enter the master's program, students must have a bachelor's degree (although a major in nutrition is not required, coursework must show organic chemistry classes) with a minimum 3.0 grade point average and Graduate Record Exam scores. Entry to the doctoral program requires a letter of intent, a master's degree in nutrition (students currently enrolled in a master's program may be admitted concurrently), a minimum grade point average of 3.0, three letters of recommendation and a description of work experience.

  The Florida State University
  College of Human Sciences
  242 Sandels Building
  Tallahassee, FL 32306-1490
  850-644-5054
  fsu.edu