Admission Requirements

Because the Master of Science in Dietetics is a 2nd admissions program and faculty cannot make a final decision regarding admissions until they know if you have completed all of requirements for the program, including prerequisite courses, you have to determine how to apply to EMU. In this case, there are two ways to apply to EMU, as a non-degree seeking graduate student or as a 2nd BS student.

• If you do not need financial aid to complete prerequisite courses you apply to EMU in general as a non-degree seeking grad student. On the first page of the application notebook (due in January) you will check the MS box and if you are accepted into the MS-Dietetics program upon completing the 2nd admissions process (application notebook, due January 15) You will be provided directions on how to become a fully admitted graduate student.
• If you need financial aid to complete prerequisite courses you apply to EMU as a 2nd BS student, dietetic intent. On the first page of the application notebook (due in January) you will check the MS box and if accepted into the MS-Dietetics program upon completing the 2nd admissions process (application notebook, due January 15) You will be provided with directions for how to become a fully admitted graduate student.

Transcript review is based on how you apply to EMU…

• If you apply as a non-degree seeking graduate student, your transcript will be reviewed once you have applied to EMU and obtained a student number. Contact the program director once you apply and have a student number. The program director will send you the transcript review procedure.
• If you apply to EMU as a 2nd BS student (for financial aid reasons only, will eventually be a graduate student if accepted into the MS-Dietetics program), the 2nd Bachelors office will review your transcripts; instructions are in the acceptance letter you will receive from them.
• You can do an informal self-evaluation by comparing your transcripts to the prerequisite courses to give you an idea of what you need. Prerequisite courses cannot be older than 10 years (with the exception of general psychology and basic statistics - no time limit). If your prerequisite courses are older than 10 years you will need to repeat them.

Important Notes:

• Definition: Coordinated Program – the didactic (theory) coursework and the supervised practice experiences are completed concurrently so once a student has successfully finished the program they are eligible to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians
• This is a second admissions program with both online and on campus delivery methods
• EMU admission is required prior to program admission
• Admission to the University is not a guarantee of entry into the dietetics program
• The application deadline for both delivery methods is January 15 for consideration for entrance into the CP the following fall semester; the program only begins in the fall
• A minimum overall GPA and a prerequisite GPA of 2.75 is required to apply
• Satisfactory completion (C or above) of the following prerequisite courses are required prior to entrance into the CP
• Prerequisite courses cannot be older than 10 years at the time of application to the program with the exception of General Psychology and Basic Statistics, which have no time limit
• Based on accreditation and the availability of supervised practice experience sites, the CP limits the number of students admitted to each class
• A screening procedure is used for cohort selection that evaluates:
  • GPA - Overall & Prerequisite Courses (listed Below)
  • Two Reference forms
  • Personal statement
  • Answers to application questions asked
  • Overall application notebook presentation
  • Online assessment
  • Committee input

Important Documents:

Application - Online 

Application - Campus 

Dietetics Information Packet 

Preceptor Handbook 

Practice Experience Site Map for MI & OH Distance-Online Students  

Please see the program’s website for additional information.

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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.

School Information:

School of Health Sciences - College of Health and Human Services

Advisor Information:

Registration in Dietetics

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

Prerequisite Courses:

The following prerequisite courses to the program will be required

Master of Science in Dietetics

Program Total: 73-76 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.”

Extended Program:

This graduate program is available at an EMU off-campus location. For a list of locations, please click here .