Program Admission

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) offers the Master of Science in Dietetics program (MS CP) in online and on-campus formats. The online format is only available for those applicants living in the United States and its territories. International students must check with International Admissions whether their visa status allows distance learning or if on-campus learning is required.

The MS CP track is designed for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university or appropriate international institution.

Applicants who are not already admitted to EMU will need to begin the process by completing an undergraduate application. Students cannot be admitted to the Graduate School with Dietetics as their major unless they are admitted to the MS CP through the Dietetics-specific application process (outlined below). The applicant must also meet with a Program advisor to identify how previous coursework will transfer to EMU and determine the remaining Program prerequisite coursework that may be needed. Applications from individuals who do not follow this step will not be reviewed.

Program Application

The Program application process includes five components. Click on the links below for details.

Component 4 - Q and A, Processing Fee, References Form, Prerequisite Form, and Transcripts   

Multiple Step Application Process

1. Applicants initiate the process by completing the Reference Form and providing a non-refundable $35 processing fee between November 1, 2021, and January 4, 2022.
2. Applicants complete the Prerequisite Form once, with all courses and final grades reported, no later than January 4, 2022.
3. Applicants provide all official transcripts to the Office of Records and Registration emich.edu/registrar no later than January 8, 2022.
4. Once eligibility is determined, the applicant can expect to receive a link to the Kira Talent check-in page, via email, between January 4 and January 8, 2022.
5. Applicants have approximately one week to complete an electronic upload of The Program Application, which includes three parts (as detailed above), including Document A, Document B, and the recorded and timed video and written interview questions. The Kira Talent platform-required application is due by January 17, 2022, at 11:59 pm EST. Applications submitted after this date/time may be considered if spots in the CP are not filled.

The screening procedure that is used for applicant review and cohort selection includes:

• GPA - cumulative and pre-application prerequisite courses
• Two references
• Personal statement
• Answers to application questions
• Completion of volunteer work (24 hours)
• Overall application
• Online assessment (verbal and written) through Kira Talent platform
• Application review committee input

Based on accreditation and the availability of supervised practice experience sites, the program limits the number of students admitted to each cohort.

Graduate School Application

Applicants should not apply to the Graduate School before acceptance to the MS CP program. If accepted to the MS CP, the student will complete a Graduate School Application no later than July 15 of the year starting the program. Students are responsible for any deadlines related to financial aid.

When applying to the EMU Graduate School, students will do the following:

1. Submit a Graduate School Application (emich.edu/graduate/apply)
2. Pay the $45 application fee.
3. Submit Transcripts to Eastern Michigan University via e-mail or mail

Option 1 - transcripts_admissions@emich.edu

Option 2 - Office of Admissions, Eastern Michigan University, P.O Box 970

School Information

Health Sciences | Colleen Croxall, Ph.D., Director | 313 Marshall, 734.487.4096, ccroxall@emich.edu

Advisor Information

Program Advising, 260 Rackham, 734.487.3713, dieteticsms_advising@emich.edu

Program Information

Continuance

Once students have been accepted into the Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP), it is assumed that they will maintain their academic status.

In preparing for a professional career in dietetics, students are expected to assume responsibility for their learning, to support the ethics and standards of practice of their profession and to value honesty in the fulfillment of scholarly and professional endeavors. The department reserves the right to retain only those students who, in the judgment of the faculty, satisfy the requirements of scholarship and practice competence and personal integrity suitable to dietetics. Specific continuance policy details are available in the Student Handbook found on the Dietetic and Human Nutrition website.

Registration in Dietetics

Upon successful completion of the coordinated program in dietetics curriculum and degree, students will be eligible to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians through the Commission on Dietetics Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Passage of the exam will provide the recognized credential of Registered Dietitian or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.

The Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) action to change the degree requirement for dietitian registration eligibility from a baccalaureate degree to a graduate degree will be effective January 1, 2024. For further information, please see the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Those who apply to the CP in January of 2021 will be the last class of students who can complete the program requirements and graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics before the graduate degree requirement goes into effect. 

*The graduate degree may be in any area, with the provision that it is granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college/university, or foreign equivalent. Please see CDR site for further details.

Foundational Courses: 36 hours

• DTC 233 - Fundamentals in Nutrition Therapy  3 hrs 
• DTC 302 - Nutrient Metabolism: Macronutrients  3 hrs
• DTC 315 - Nutrition Assessment and Counseling  3 hrs​ 
• DTC 330 - Nutrition Therapy I  3 hrs
• DTC 350 - Foodservice Systems Management I  3 hrs​ 
• DTC 370 - Nutrition Therapy II  3 hrs​ 
• DTC 415 - Nutrition Communications  3 hrs​ 
• DTC 422 - Nutrient Metabolism: Micronutrients  ​3 hrs 
• DTC 430W - Community Nutrition  ​3 hrs
• DTC 450 - Foodservice Systems Management II  2 hrs​ 
• DTC 460 - Nutrition Therapy III  3 hrs​ 
• DTC 551 - Foodservice Systems Management I Experience 4 hrs

Degree Requirements: 31-34 hours

Semester Credit Hour Limit Waiver - Students in this program are granted a waiver of the University requirement that “Graduate Students may not enroll in more than 15 hours for any semester.”