The Certificate of Graduate Study (CGS) in Sports Nutrition is a 12-credit hour program designed to give you the skills you need to provide evidence-based nutrition information to assist athletes, coaches and/or sports teams.
If you're concurrently pursuing graduate or post-baccalaureate studies in nutrition or are a graduate major at NIU, another graduate degree-granting institution, or a student-at-large, you are eligible to apply for and obtain a CGS in Sports Nutrition.
Through this program you'll study:
You must have an undergraduate or graduate degree in nutrition or related degree. You'll need introductory coursework in anatomy or anatomy and physiology, chemistry, biology and nutrition.
You must be accepted into the program and have status as a graduate student or a student-at-large.
This 12-credit hour program includes three required courses and one additional course from several options. Visit the graduate catalog for a complete list of courses.