MS in Applied Clinical Nutrition - No BA/BS Required

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  1. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    This thread is not intended to discuss the chiropractic profession. However, I have seen a number of threads over the years from members of this forum asking for information on graduate programs which allow one to apply/enroll without a bachelors degree. New York Chiropractic College offers an online MS in Applied Clinical Nutrition. Admission requirements include 90 (undergraduate) semester hours completed with at least 9 credits in the biosciences. A background in health care or science is recommended, but not required. Note that this program does not lead to one becoming a Registered Dietician. Tuition for the two year, 36-credit program is 20k. NYCC is regionally accredited by Middle States.
     
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  2. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    Ohhhh *drools* This is awesome! Thanks for posting it! One of the required classes is on phytotherapy-that is AWESOME!! Most Nutrition programs barely touch on that, let alone an entire course on it!
     
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  3. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    You're welcome!
     
  4. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    Such a cool program but the $20k is ouch! I keep going back and looking at it.
     
  5. japhy4529

    japhy4529 House Bassist

    I agree. It is a bit pricey. Whether or not it is worth the money for you will depend upon your educational and professional goals. Total ROI (both quantitative and qualitative aspects) could then be calculated. I'll let the MBA student tackle this one! :)
     
  6. airtorn

    airtorn Moderator

    Interesting program - From reading through the college's website, I see that it also has a M.S. in Human Anatomy and Physiology Instruction that will be available as a primarily DL program (a one week residency in the scenic Finger Lakes region of New York is required) starting in 2011.
     
  7. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    Do you have any explaination for why this is?
     
  8. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    My cynical take on it is the RDA and FDA are in cahoots to try and push meat-based eating as opposed to plant-based nutrition due to the agricultural industry taking a nosedive, but…mainly it’s not considered a “mainstream” area of nutritional study. The FDA has pushed their stupid pyramid for years (yes, even after “changing” it, which that was a joke) and despite evidence to the contrary, keeps insisting that the way they have advised people to eat works. Plant-based nutritional eating is considered more of a “fad” as opposed to a legitimate study, which is why many nutritional schools shy away from it.

    /rant
     
  9. djacks24

    djacks24 New Member

    $20k and can't even be a Registered Dietitian? My significant other is pursuing a Dietetics degree at EMU. she's frustrated that most of her first 2 years of of classes are on campus, but she gets financial aid and can take her general eds and lower level requirements at CC. When she transfers to EMU, the rest is completely online, and she can be an RD.
     
  10. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member


    It's probably a didactic/CPD program combo. Actually I think I remember EMU has that and an MS in Human Nutrition with a CPD in it, IIRC. I know Barton CC/Kansas State has one that's 100% online except for internship. What kills people is the internship- basically a full year, full-time, plus you pay tuition for it. Also, the real $ isn't actually in being an RD, it's in managing a nutrition program at a hospital or hospice/LTC facility and supervising RDs. Ironically clinical licensing isn't required for that.
     
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  11. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    How is she doing it online when you have to live >100 miles away to qualify for the online programs-BS/MS both?
     
  12. djacks24

    djacks24 New Member

    She is doing the BS since she deosn't already have an undergrad degree. I don't know anything about having to live within 100 miles? She never had to worry about it because she lives literally withing a few miles of campus.
     
  13. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    Wow. Learned something today...
     
  14. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    The pyramid doesn't say too much more than 'don't eat too much or too little of any one kind of food' and 'eat more good stuff than bad stuff.'

    When we talk about people who have diabetes, hypovitaminosis and morbid obesity, we are almost never talking about people who follow the food pyramid.

    Aye, sorry to take this so far off-topic, but if there is any problem with the pyramid its that the guidelines are so general that they can easily be subject to abuse. A person could eat 3 servings of undrained ground beef, 3 servings of heavy cream, 11 servings of children's cereal and eat only iceberg lettuce for vegetables and dried fruit, yet still fall within the guidelines. However, it blatantly goes against the spirit of the pyramid.
     
  15. PatsGirl1

    PatsGirl1 New Member

    The new pyramid is an improvement, yes, but still vastly inadequite. The human body does not need 11 SERVINGS of grains a day, no way. That is the equivalent of roughly 6 bagels. Um...no. You can get your fiber in by choosing fibrous vegetables (under the fruits and vegetables step of the pyramid) and it is easier on your digestive tract plus contains more vitamins/minerals than typically refined grains. And the pyramid does say how many servings are recommended, so it does provide a guideline and the guidelines it gives go against new research. Can you cheta with the pyramid? Sure, but that's human nature, to try and find a way around things.
     

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