This 14-credit online certificate provides knowledge and skills in the area of clinical nutrition. Please visit our website at https://nutrition.cals.arizona.edu/graduate-overview#gcan Please email grad-nsw@email.arizona.edu with any questions.
Created to provide students with training in advanced nutritional sciences, the GCAN will prepare graduates to successfully compete for jobs in the nutrition workforce as well as enhance placement into graduate or professional training programs. The GCAN is responsive to the challenges faced by today's nutrition professionals and provides a path to advancement outside of the traditional, research-intensive M.S. degree. This certificate may also serve to enhance the skill set of various healthcare professionals; including, but not limited to, doctors, nurses, chiropractors, medical assistants, health/wellness coaches, and personal trainers.
Tuition for those accepted into the Certificate Program is $650 per unit for both residents and non-residents. Do not use the Bursars Tuition Table.
The Graduate Certificate in Nutritional Sciences (GCAN) in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at The University of Arizona is designed to provide new insight and skill-building activities in areas to promote positive clinical outcomes in today's healthcare environment, including:
School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Thank you for considering the School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness at the University of Arizona for your graduate studies! Please email grad-nsw@email.arizona.edu with any questions.
The School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness at the University of Arizona offers traditional graduate research programs leading to a Master of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Nutritional Sciences under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. A minor in Nutritional Sciences is offered to Ph.D. students. The School of Nutritional Sciences and Wellness also offers online graduate programs, including a Graduate Certificate in Applied Nutrition designed to be completed in only 8 months, an Applied Nutrition - Nutrition & Wellness emphasis professional science master (non-thesis) designed to be completed in 18 months as well as an ACEND accredited Future Education Model - Graduate program, Applied Nutrition - Dietetics emphasis Professional Science Master’s program.
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Arizona Online - Online
GCAN program applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
None
No funding available.
Domestic Applicants:
International Applicants:
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
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Students accepted into the GCAN must complete the following courses to earn the Certificate:
All courses will be fully distributed through online course tool platforms and technology. Minimum GPA in coursework: 3.0
Students choose from:
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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.