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FSHN Graduate Placement

Food Science and Human Nutrition graduates are extremely successful in securing professional positions after graduation.

Recent graduates in the following majors were hired for various positions with the listed employers.

Food Science - Archer Daniels Midland, Diageo, Del Monte, General Mills, Frito Lay, Hormel, Kraft Foods, NOW Foods, Newlywed Foods

Food Industry and Business - Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Quest, Sun Microsystems

Hospitality Management - Bethesda Country Club, Double Tree, The French Laundry, Hilton Hotels, Intercontinental Hotel, Lagordola, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Wildfire Restaurants

Human Nutrition is a preprofessional degree program and students typically go on to pursue additional education in medical school, dental school, optometry school, physical therapy training, graduate studies in health-related fields.

Dietetics students are required to complete a professional internship experience prior to taking the registered dietitian exam. Recent University of Illinois students have been placed in prestigious internships at the following locations:

Benedictine University, Hines, Ill. Veterans Administration Facility, Loyola University, Oklahoma State University, OSF St. Francis Hospital, RUSH University, Texas A& M University, University of Iowa

In addition to accepting positions after graduation, FSHN students are often accepted to graduate and professional schools. Recent graduates have enrolled at the following institutions:

Cornell University, Culinary Institute of America, French Pastry School - Chicago, Los Angeles Medical School, Loyola Medical School, Ohio State University, Purdue University, University of California - Davis, University of Illinois-Chicago, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign, University of Texas