Food and Nutrition Program

If you're passionate about food, health and nutrition, now is the time to pursue your interest at Framingham State University. We offer a variety of undergraduate, graduate and professional development programs to give you the competitive edge in today's health and wellness market place.

At our traditional New England campus, you'll find that excellence goes hand-in-hand with intellectual development and enrichment.  We offer a small, close-knit community of faculty and students.  By keeping classes small our dedicated faculty members can provide you with individualized advising and career counseling.  We attract the highest caliber faculty who offer you a diverse and enriching curriculum.  In fact, our Food and Nutrition graduates have a high pass rate on the national Registration Exam for Dietitians.

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Our Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Development Programs

With the connection between diet, health and disease expanding, more people are looking for ways to stay healthy. Now is the time to launch your career in food and nutrition at Framingham State University.

Enroll in one of our undergraduate, graduate or professional development programs and you will embark on a course of study that will challenge, excite and change the way you think about the world of food, health and nutrition.

When you graduate, you'll have the tools, knowledge and opportunity to shape the future of wellness and health care delivery systems, the nutrition education process, and the changing food environment.

Undergraduates: If you're just getting started, choose from one of three programs:

  • Nutrition and Dietetics Concentration - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics didactic courses with internship to follow for students interested in becoming a registered dietitian
  • Coordinated Program in Dietetics - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics didactic courses coordinated with supervised practice for students interested in becoming a registered dietitian
  • Applied Nutrition - Nutrition major for students who do not plan to become a registered dietitian

Graduate Programs: If you've already earned your bachelor's degree and are interested in a master's degree, we offer several options:

Professional Development Programs: If you are exploring a new career path or want to meet continuing education requirements, check out our graduate certificate and professional development programs:

News and Announcements
Slow Food Tour of Italy May 22 - June 3, 2012 The Consumer Sciences Department is offering a 10-day trip to Italy with the focus on food.
The FSU Coordinated Program in Dietetics has a 92% first time pass rate on the national Registration Examination for Dietitians. The national first time pass rate for Coordinated Programs is 82%. FSU students consistently score above the national average on this test!
On February 16, seven Coordinated Program students hosted the 7th annual Massachusetts Dietetic Association meeting Medical Nutrition Therapy FYI. Topics included Antioxidants in the treatment of cancer; Prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Omega-3s in the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease, joint inflammation/arthritis, and depression and bipolar disorder; Cranberry juice for treatment of urinary tract disorders; and, Ketogenic diets and epilepsy. Research presented was originally developed for the Seminar in Clinical Nutrition course during the Fall, 2011 semester. Attendees received two hours of continuing education credits and had an opportunity to network prior to the presentations.
Molly McArthur, Kristen Merlo, Heather Shastany, and Meaghan O’Dea, students in the Coordinated Program in Dietetics, will present posters at the March 23rd Massachusetts Dietetic Association Annual Nutrition Convention and Exposition to be held at the Sheraton in Framingham. Research presented was originally developed for the Seminar in Clinical Nutrition course during the Fall, 2011 semester.

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