MS Professional Nutrition Practice at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The 50-credit Master of Science in Professional Nutrition Practice prepares students to become professional dietitians/nutritionists and is competency-based to meet ACEND accreditation standards. Graduates are eligible to sit for the national registration examination to become a Registered Dietitian.

Faculty: Renaissance School of Medicine | Department: Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine (Nutrition Division) | Duration: 16 months (50 credits; up to five years allowed to complete coursework) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

33 credits of didactic coursework, all delivered by distance education, are integrated with 17 credits of supervised experiential learning across four units: Nutrition Therapy, Food Service Systems and Management, Community Nutrition and Public Health, and Research and Quality Improvement. Students follow a generalist track or the Advanced Nutrition Therapy and Critical Care or Integrative Nutrition Therapy concentration.

Career pathways

Registered Dietitian / nutritionist practice following the national registration examination.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and completion of prerequisite coursework; GPA of 3.0 or higher preferred. Minimum C+ in didactic and B+ in supervised experiential courses once enrolled.

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 applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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