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Course Overview

SLU's nutrition and dietetics department offers a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics that can be customized to your interest with the following options:

  • Culinary Entrepreneurship Concentration
  • Medical Nutrition Concentration
  • Nutrition and Physical Performance Concentration
  • Dual Degree: M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics and Master of Public Health (MPH)

Dietetic Internship (DI):

Additionally, the department offers a dietetic internship program leading to the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics in four concentrations:

  • Culinary Entrepreneurship
  • Medical Nutrition Therapy
  • Medical Pediatric Nutrition
  • Nutrition and Physical Performance

Upon completion of the internship, students will receive their master’s degree and are eligible to sit for the national registration exam. The dietetic internship is currently granted accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Beginning at the end of May with two online courses, the internship program provides a minimum of 1,200 hours of supervised practice rotations in a variety of health care facilities in St. Louis and surrounding areas. There are approximately 15 rotations in the SLU dietetic internship. Each rotation lasts one to three weeks and focuses on an aspect of dietetics practice related to a specific disease/condition, life-cycle stage or population group. 

SLU’s dietetic internship accepts 34 interns annually. Applicants may apply to one or all internship concentration areas. Applicants should submit only one application regardless of whether they are applying to one or all concentrations, but a separate personal statement letter for each concentration is required.

Entry Requirement 

Program Direct1 Graduate Pathway
1-Semester 2-Semester
Program Requirements
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent
  • Minimum GRE or GMAT, if required by desired degree program
  • The degree program youselect may have additionalrequirements with which youmust comply
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent
  • Minimum GRE/GMAT/LSAT score, if required by degree program (at progression)
  • The degree program you select may have additional requirements with which you must comply
Minimum GPA Equivalent 3.0 2.7-3.0 2.7-3.0
TOEFL iBT 80 75-83 70-90
IELTS 6.5 6.0 6.0-7.0
IELA 176-185 (169-178 subscores in writing and listening) 176-185 (169-178 subscores in reading and writing/listening) 169-180 (162-173 subscores in reading and writing/listening)
Duolingo N/A 120-140 95-130
Academic English N/A N/A Level 5

Fees

  Graduate Pathway Graduate  Direct* Graduate  Direct Law** Graduate  Direct Business**
Program Length 1 Semesters 2 Semesterm 1 Semester 2 Semesters 1 Semesters 2 Semesterm 1 Semester 2 Semesters
Tution & Fees $19420 $33780 $11530 $22560 $22630 $44760 $10970 $21450

This information was accurate on : 19/12/2020
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