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    Nov 21, 2024  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025

Nutrition Education (Graduate Certificate)


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Offered by the Department of Health Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , the Nutrition Education (Graduate Certificate) is designed for students who have earned a bachelor’s degree and are interested in expanding their work to include nutrition education or for professionals who are involved with creating programs and implementing policy to address food-related issues. This certificate is closely aligned to the Nutrition Education (MS) . Select courses in the certificate program are offered online throughout the year.

Admission to the Program


Applications must include transcripts of all college work demonstrating a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and in all graduate work. In addition, applicants are required to submit a statement of purpose.

Certificate Requirements


  • 18 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 6 credit hours at or above 600-level
  • Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (Graduate Academic Regulations 4.11 5 , 6 )

Course Requirements


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