Required Courses
The PhD NEP degree consists of a minimum 72 credits. From the total, a minimum of 27 credits are graded and a minimum of 26 credits are dissertation research.
Students are eligible to take the Preliminary Doctoral Exam after Spring semester 2. Once this exam is passed, students finish elective credits and research credits until dissertation work is complete.
PhD NEP Degree Plan
Students select one of three tracks: combined, human nutrition, or exercise physiology Sample degree plans for each track are shown below.
Fall Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 520 Research Methods 1 (3)
- NURS 526 Statistics 1 (3)
- TMP 550 Biochemistry (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Spring Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 521 Research Methods 2 (3)
- NURS 527 Statistics 2 (3)
- NEP 525 Adv Human Nutrition (3)
OR
- NEP 582 Adv Ex Physiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Fall Semester 2
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 526 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
OR
- NEP 586 Physical Activity Epidemiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
- Elective (3)
Spring Semester 2
(10 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 525 Adv Human Nutrition (3)
OR
- NEP 582 Adv Ex Physiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (3)
- Elective (3)
Fall Semester 3
(12 credits)
- NEP 526 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
OR
- NEP 586 Physical Activity Epidemiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (3-6)
- Electives (3-6)
Spring Semester 3
(12 credits)
- NEP 525 Adv Human Nutrition (3)
OR
- NEP 582 Adv Ex Physiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (3-6)
- Electives (3-6)
Fall Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 520 Research Methods 1 (3)
- NURS 526 Statistics 1 (3)
- TMP 550 Biochemistry (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Spring Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 521 Research Methods 2 (3)
- NURS 527 Statistics 2 (3)
- NEP 525 Adv Human Nutrition (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Fall Semester 2
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 526 Nutritional Epidemiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
- Electives (6)
Spring Semester 2
(10 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (3)
- Electives (6)
Fall Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 520 Research Methods 1 (3)
- NURS 526 Statistics 1 (3)
- TMP 550 Biochemistry (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Spring Semester 1
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 521 Research Methods 2 (3)
- NURS 527 Statistics 2 (3)
- NEP 582 Adv Exercise Physiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
Fall Semester 2
(11 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 586 Physical Activity Epidemiology (3)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (1)
- Electives (6)
Spring Semester 2
(10 credits)
- NEP 505 Seminar (1)
- NEP 800 Doctoral Research (3)
- Electives (6)
Course Descriptions
For official course descriptions, see the WSU catalog.
Schedule
Fall Semester: August 19–December 13, 2024
Spring Semester: January 6–May 2, 2025
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