About this Major

The Nutrition Science major provides students interested in graduate level nutrition study, food science study or professional health programs (e.g. physician assistant, medical doctor, physical therapy). The Nutrition Science major provides a heavier emphasis on the sciences than the Nutrition and Dietetics major. The Nutrition Science major does not prepare students to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and instead focuses on better preparing students interested in advanced study post-graduation.

The Nutrition Science major meets the demanding science admission requirements for nutrition and/or food science graduate programs nationwide. Further, this major is beneficial to pre-professional health program students at MSU Denver because it

  1. prepares them to better understand the science and relationships between the diet and human health,
  2. is designed to meet the admission requirements for most professional health programs (e.g. physician assistant, medical doctor, accelerated nursing program)
  3. suits the growing demand for a more preventive healthcare focus in professional health programs.

Students interested in using the Nutrition Science degree for professional health or graduate programs post-graduation, are encouraged to review the admissions requirements for programs of interest. After reviewing these requirements, students should meet with an advisor in the Department of Nutrition to develop a plan for completing all prerequisites for their post-graduate program interests.

Advising Guides

Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Resident Tuition and Fees by Credit Hour
Credit Hour Total Tuition Less COF Student Share Mandatory Fees Base Total with COF Base Total Without COF
1 $411.60 $116.00 $295.60 $358.20 $653.80 $769.80
2 $823.20 $232.00 $591.20 $394.70 $985.90 $1217.90
3 $1234.80 $348.00 $886.80 $431.20 $1318.00 $1666.00
4 $1646.40 $464.00 $1182.40 $480.20 $1662.60 $2126.60
5 $2058.00 $580.00 $1478.00 $516.70 $1994.70 $2574.70
6 $2469.60 $696.00 $1773.60 $588.20 $2364.80 $3057.80
7 $2881.20 $812.00 $2069.20 $640.10 $2709.30 $3521.30
8 $3292.80 $928.00 $2364.80 $676.60 $3041.40 $3969.40
9 $3704.40 $1044.00 $2660.40 $713.10 $3373.50 $4417.50
10 $4116.00 $1160.00 $2956.00 $749.60 $3705.60 $4865.60
11 $4527.60 $1276.00 $3251.60 $786.10 $4037.70 $5313.70
12 $4939.20 $1392.00 $3547.20 $846.50 $4393.70 $5785.70
13 $5350.80 $1508.00 $3842.80 $883.00 $4725.80 $6233.80
14 $5762.40 $1624.00 $4138.40 $919.50 $5057.90 $6681.90
15 $6174.00 $1740.00 $4434.00 $956.00 $5390.00 $7130.00
16 $6585.60 $1856.00 $4729.60 $992.50 $5722.10 $7578.10
17 $6997.20 $1972.00 $5025.20 $1092.00 $6054.20 $8026.20
18 $7408.80 $2088.00 $5320.80 $1065.50 $6386.30 $8474.30

NON Resident Tuition and Fees by Credit Hour
Credit Hour Total Tuition Mandatory Fees Base Total
1 $919.70 $358.20 $1,277.90
2 $1,839.40 $394.70 $2,234.10
3 $2,759.10 $431.20 $3,190.30
4 $3,678.80 $480.20 $4,159.00
5 $4,598.50 $516.70 $5,115.20
6 $5,518.20 $588.20 $6,106.40
7 $6,437.90 $640.10 $7,078.00
8 7.357.60 $676.60 $8,034.20
9 $8,277.30 $713.10 $8,990.40
10 $9,197.00 $749.60 $9,946.60
11 $10,116.70 $786.10 $10,902.80
12 $11,036.40 $846.50 $11,882.90
13 $11,956.10 $883.00 $12,839.10
14 $12,875.80 $919.50 $13,795.30
15 $13,795.50 $956.00 $14,751.50
16 $14,715.20 $992.50 $15,707.70
17 $15,634.90 $1,029.00 $16,663.90
18 $16,554.60 $1,065.50 $17,620.10

 

Mandatory Fees: Academic Year 2023-2024
Credit Hour Auraria Bond Intercollegiate Athletics Campus Recreation Tivoli Park Facility Clean Energy Student Affairs Student Technology Phoenix Center Metro Bond Health & Wellness Total
1 $50.80 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $56.90 $8.70 $3.50 $27.80 $107.50 $358.20
2 $50.80 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $56.90 $17.40 $3.50 $55.60 $107.50 $394.70
3 $50.80 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $56.90 $26.10 $3.50 $83.40 $107.50 $431.20
4 $63.30 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $56.90 $34.80 $3.50 $111.20 $107.50 $480.20
5 $63.30 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $56.90 $43.50 $3.50 $139.00 $107.50 $516.70
6 $63.30 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $52.20 $3.50 $166.80 $107.50 $588.20
7 $78.70 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $60.90 $3.50 $194.60 $107.50 $640.10
8 $78.70 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $69.60 $3.50 $222.40 $107.50 $676.60
9 $78.70 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $78.30 $3.50 $250.20 $107.50 $713.10
10 $78.70 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $87.00 $3.50 $278.00 $107.50 $749.60
11 $78.70 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $95.70 $3.50 $305.80 $107.50 $786.10
12 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $104.40 $3.50 $333.60 $107.50 $846.50
13 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $113.10 $3.50 $361.40 $107.50 $883.00
14 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $121.80 $3.50 $389.20 $107.50 $919.50
15 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $130.50 $3.50 $417.00 $107.50 $956.00
16 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $139.20 $3.50 $444.80 $107.50 $992.50
17 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $147.90 $3.50 $472.60 $107.50 $1,029.00
18 $102.60 $47.80 $38.60 $6.60 $10.00 $91.90 $156.60 $3.50 $500.40 $107.50 $1,065.50

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Department of Nutrition

Phone:
303-615-0990

Office Location:
Modular 1

Office Hours:
8:00am – 5:00pm

Mailing Address:
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Department of Nutrition
Campus Box 33N
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362

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