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Application Process Review (please read carefully)
The EMU CP is an accredited program, which students start as a cohort in May of each year. For a Summer 2025 start, the application cycle begins on November 1, 2024, and the multiple-step application process closes on January 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. Applicants are notified of admission status on or before March 15 (or the following Monday if the 15th lands on the weekend). We highly recommend that applicants attend a Zoom session for Dietetics Application Info Session with Q and A before submitting their application. These sessions will be provided each October. To gain access to a session, email dieteticsms_advising@emich.edu by the end of September to request a link (this is the only way to be granted entry).
Please be aware that EMU closes for a week to ten days between the fall and winter semesters. Remember this when determining your application timeline, as advisors and other EMU employees/faculty will not be available during this closure.
The screening procedure that is used for committee applicant review and cohort selection includes the following:
- GPA - cumulative and pre-application prerequisite courses
- Two references
- Personal statement
- Answers to application questions
- Completion of volunteer work (24 hours) - see form for details
- Overall application
- Online assessment (verbal and written) through the Kira Talent platform
- Application review committee input
The following are the minimum requirements for an application to be reviewed and evaluated by the Dietetics Program Admission Review Committee. All admissions requirements must be met to have an opportunity for admission. However, meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance into the Dietetics Program, as there may be fewer spots available than there are applicants.
Please note that some application pieces have different due dates. Reach out with questions to dieteticsms_advising@emich.edu if you have questions.
Processing Fee and Reference Form
Applicants initiate the process by providing a non-refundable $35 processing fee (ebill.emich.edu). The processing fee must be paid between November 1, 2024, and January 3, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.
The Reference Form must be completed between November 1, 2024, and January 3, 2025, 11:59 pm EST. It is recommended that this step be completed as soon as possible to allow applicant reference providers adequate time to complete the Reference Form. On this form, the applicant provides the contact information for two references. The listed references are e-mailed a reference form (no letter will be requested) from dietetics_application@emich.edu to complete and return. Completed forms from references are due no later than January 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. Reference providers must be professional or academic (references from family members or friends will not be reviewed) and should be chosen based on their ability to assess multiple characteristics, including:
- Handling stressful situations
- Working independently
- Organizational skills
- Leadership
- Flexibility/ability to adapt to new situations
- Emotional maturity
- Ethical behavior/compassion for others
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Effective problem-solving/critical thinking
- Commitment
- Self-motivation
- Intellectual capacity/scholastic ability
Prerequisite Form
Applicants complete the Prerequisite Form ONCE between November 1, 2024, and January 3, 2025, 11:59 pm EST, with all courses and final grades reported. The Prerequisite Form requires the applicant to list the course number, title, university, year completed, credit hours, and the final grade for each prerequisite course. Failure to complete this form will disqualify an applicant. Applicants must indicate where they are completing the pre-admission courses and the planned completion date. All pre-admission courses must be completed by May 1, 2025 to be eligible to start the Program. Students who do not meet this deadline may be added to the waitlist for re-evaluation if a spot opens or they may re-apply for next year.
Provide Official Transcripts:
All official transcripts from colleges/universities besides EMU must be on file with the EMU Office of Records and Registration by January 8, 2025. Applicants must email unofficial transcript(s) to dieteticsms_advising@emich.edu by January 8, 2025, if an unavoidable delay occurs
Transcript submission options: e-mail to transcripts_admissions@emich.edu or Mail to Office of Admissions, Eastern Michigan University, P.O Box 970, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Gain Access to Kira Talent & Submit Remaining Application Materials:
- The applicant can expect to receive a link to the Kira Talent check-in page via email between January 3 and January 8, 2025. If you have not received the email by January 8th, please check your Spam/Junk folder and if you still can not find it, contact dieteticsms_advising@emich.edu.
- The applicant will also receive a research article via email, which they should review and print for use during the Kira Talent assessment.
- Applicants have approximately one week to complete an electronic upload of Document A and Document B as PDFs (detailed below), and the recorded and timed video and written interview questions. The Kira Talent platform-required application is due by January 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm EST. Applications submitted after this date/time may be considered if spots remain in the CP.
Document A
The applicant will upload Document A (.pdf) to Kira. The file size may not exceed 5 MB. The required contents of Document A are as follows:
Face Sheet: Document A (.pdf) requires a FACE SHEET as the first page (template [PDF] ).
Resume: Provide an up-to-date resume (example [PDF] ). The resume guide is meant only to guide applicants and is not a required format.
Volunteer Verification: Applicants for the Coordinated Program in Dietetics (CP) must complete at least 24 hours of volunteering at a venue or venues of their choice, preferably related to nutrition, food, or health care. These hours must be completed post-high school and within five years of applying to the CP. In general, your volunteer hours should not be completed at your place of employment. Applicants are encouraged to include hours above and beyond the minimum of 24 if applicable. (Volunteer Form [PDF] ).
Personal Statements: Answers to questions about what brought you to dietetics and what makes you a good fit for the program at EMU through a letter to the program’s co-directors (Additional Information ).
Physical & Mental Requirements: Review, sign, and submit the Physical and Mental Requirements Form [PDF] . Please do not include documentation from the Disability Resource Center as part of this document.
Prerequisite Approvals (if needed): Documented approval by an EMU Advisor for prerequisite courses taken at an institution other than EMU must be included (a Program of Study or Intent Prerequisite Approval Form are acceptable documents).
Document B
The applicant will upload Document B (.pdf) to Kira. The file size may not exceed 5 MB. The required contents of Document B are as follows:
Face Sheet: Document B (.pdf) requires a FACE SHEET as the first page (template [PDF] ).
Immunization Proof: Provide official documentation of all required immunizations and vaccinations. A complete list of these requirements can be found in the Immunization and Other Requirements.
Preceptors (for distance-online applicants ONLY):
Provide documentation showing you have secured all required Supervised Practice Experience preceptors to apply to the program. In addition, please provide all the information in the Preceptor Summary Form for the three preceptors secured for year one in the Program and one preceptor for the year two final Nutrition Therapy III Experience.
Online Preceptor Commitment Form [DOC]
Preceptor Summary Form [DOC]
Timed Video and Written Assessment via Kira Talent Platform
This portion of the program application allows the application review committee to get to know the applicant better. Applicants can be asked questions about their motivations for applying to the program and other pertinent information. Please note that a webcam and microphone are needed for this assessment.
After uploading Document A (.pdf) and Document B (pdf.) to the Kira Talent platform, applicants can access the online application’s timed writing and video-recorded components. Applicants will access these components through the person-specific Kira link sent to the applicant. There will be an opportunity to practice using the Kira Talent platform before the final recorded videos. Please be aware that once you have completed the timed written and video assessments, your application will be automatically submitted. You will no longer be able to change any part of your application.
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