Joint-degree programs are available with the School of Social Service, the School of Nursing, and the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics. The Department is accredited as part of the School of Public Health by the Council on Education for Public Health.
All degree programs require a practice experience.
See individual concentrations. The minimum, total, credit-hours requirement is 49. A baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in the biological, mathematical or physical sciences is required. In addition, the applicant's prior training should include basic coursework in the principles of biology, computer science, and linear algebra. The minimum, total, credit-hours requirement is 48.