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Nutrition and Dietetics (Master's) at Michigan State University

Michigan State University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Science Dietetic Internship (MSDI) is a 16-month program combining supervised practice with an MS in Nutrition and Dietetics. It has a Community Education concentration and meets ACEND dietetic internship competencies; graduates are eligible to take the CDR credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

Faculty: College of Agriculture and Natural Resources  |  Department: Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition  |  Duration: 16 months (4 semesters)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Four semesters starting each fall and ending the following December, combining supervised practice experience with graduate coursework.

Career pathways

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist roles in healthcare, foodservice and community settings.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need a bachelor's degree from a US regionally accredited institution (or a verified equivalent foreign degree) and completion of an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics; a medical nutrition therapy course must have been taken within the last five years. The FSHN major-advisor requirement does not apply to this program.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

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