Master of Science-Nutrition with Supervised Practice

This 38-credit graduate degree prepares students for a career as a Registered Dietitian, focusing on the areas of public health/community nutrition or clinical nutrition. The program fulfills the requirements for a master’s degree in nutrition and the supervised practice requirements to sit for the Registered Dietitian Examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. The supervised practice includes an emphasis on multicultural community nutrition, with 1200 hours of field experience divided between community, clinical, foodservice and management, and specialty rotations. Upon completion, students receive a verification statement for application to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians To qualify for admission, students must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree or post-baccalaureate certificate in nutrition and dietetics, 3.0 GPA, GRE score ONLY if GPA is below 3.0, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, and documentation that the applicant did not match to another dietetic internship through D&D digital with the DICAS application. Students admitted to the program are expected to follow the specific policies and procedures described in the ISPP Program Student Handbook in addition to the guidelines in this Bulletin.

Dominican University undergraduates and the post-baccalaureate Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) certificate students may apply for admission during the spring of their senior year or their last semester of their program.