Core Courses

Students completing the Food and Nutrition Graduate Certificate Program will be required to take 15 credit hours of food and nutrition graduate-level courses. A maximum of 6 credit hours of 500 level courses may be applied to the certificate. http://webapps.bgsu.edu/courses/search.php. Once admitted, the student must submit an approved tentative certificate of study coursework plan.

The FNGC will be noted on the student's graduate transcript as "Certificate in Food and Nutrition." The FNGC does not carry with it any licensure or privileges, and is not currently approved by any professional organization.

All students pursuing the Food and Nutrition Graduate Certificate would have the option to continue their studies to complete a Master's degree. All courses completed with a B average, in pursuit of the Graduate Certificate, would count toward the Masters in Family and Consumer Sciences with a specialization in Food and Nutrition.

Students pursuing the Food and Nutrition Graduate Certificate are not eligible for graduate assistantship funding.

Students wishing to combine the Dietetic Internship and Food and Nutrition Graduate Certificate should review http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/fcs/di/index.html.