The 16-month program starts late August each year and runs to mid-December of the following calendar year. If a student is completing the program part-time, the end date will vary.
Please see University Registrar website for the Health Sciences academic calendar for specific semester start and end dates.
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/registrar/calendars/academic_calendars
A mandatory virtual program orientation will be held mid-July each year.
In addition to the current Generalist sequence option, there are two concentrations available. The concentrations are Advanced Nutrition Therapy & Critical Care, and Integrative Nutrition Therapy. The following chart shows the courses for all concentration options:
| Core Course | Concentration | Not Applicable | |
| | | |
| | No Concentration Selected | Concentrations |
| Complete Course Listing | Generalist | Advanced Nutrition & Critical Care | Integrative Nutrition Therapy |
| HFN 505, Current Issues: Maternal & Child Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 510, Issues and Trends in Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 512, Macronutrients & Metabolic Regulation | | | |
| HFN 514, Micronutrients & Functional Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 515, Advanced Nutrition in Clinical Practice I | | | |
| HFN 516, Advanced Nutrition in Clinical Practice II | | | |
| HFN 520, Advanced Communication and Counseling | | | |
| HFN 528, Public Health Nutrition: Concepts and Strategies | | | |
| HFN 530, Nutrition Management & Leadership | | | |
| HFN 541, Critical Care & Nutrition Support | | | |
| HFN 542, Advanced Pediatric and Neonatal Support | | | |
| HFN 551, Evidence-Based Concepts in Integrative Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 552, Case-Based Approaches in Integrative Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 570, Statistics | | | |
| HFN 575, Research Methods in Nutrition | | | |
| HFN 592, Community Nutrition & Public Health SEL | | | |
| HFN 594, Advanced Nutrition Therapy 1 SEL | | | |
| HFN 596, Advanced Nutrition Therapy 2 SEL | | | |
| HFN 598, Research and Quality Improvement SEL | | | |
