Nutrition &
Kinesiology (NUKIN)
Kansas State University
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To get information about the GRE go to Holton 101 and pick up the
booklet "Graduate Record Examinations Information and Registration
Bulletin". This tells you about the GRE tests, test center information,
schedules, registration, fees, score reports, and other information
related to this examination. You can also check out the GRE website at
Get an early start of application procedures. If you are applying for Fall admissions many departments have January or February deadlines for application materials (GRE scores, transcripts, letters of recommendation, other supporting materials). You may wish to be considered for a teaching assistantship or research assistantship. If so, make that known in your cover letter and submit EARLY. Many students miss out because they wait until the last minute. Graduate assistantships are valuable because they help defray costs and provide useful professional experience. Sometimes scholarships and fellowships are also available. Students who want to become registered dietitians should also know that some M.S. programs are associated with dietetic internships. These programs can be identified in the Applicant Guide to Supervised Practice Experience or the online listing of ADA Approved Internships. However, you still have to take all the necessary ADA coursework before starting you internship, which you can do here at KSU during your undergraduate program. Most graduate programs have entrance requirements including a minimum GPA and GRE exam scores. They also may have prerequisite course requirements in biology, chemistry, mathematics, nutrition, food science, or exercise science, depending on the program. If you are lacking several prerequisites it will take you longer to finish, so be sure you check this out ahead of time. Several sources are available to investigate graduate programs. Peterson's Guide, in the reference section in the Hale Library (Call# L/901/.P46), gives useful statistics on most graduate programs in the U.S. If you are interested in nutrition programs, the American Society for Nutrition has a good online summary of graduate programs in nutrition. If you are interested in sports nutrition or combined nutrition and exercise at the graduate level see Sports Nutrition Grad Programs. For exercise science, the American College of Sports Medicine has a listing of U.S. undergraduate and graduate programs at: http://forms.acsm.org/student/pl/user/userlogon.asp One last thing that is good to know, especially if you plan to go on for graduate study at KSU. If you are a senior within two semesters of graduating and have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 you can take up to 9 graduate credits during your last two undergraduate semesters. Those graduate courses must not have been required for your UG program and ideally, should be applicable for the graduate program you are planning to attend. Some graduate students at KSU have gotten a "head start" this way and were able to finish their programs earlier than usual. Check out the KSU Graduate School website. |
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