Dietetics - Graduate Admissions & Applications

Attention! UConn’s Coordinated MS program has a few openings.  Please submit your packet through DICAS.  We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. If you have questions, please contact ellen.shanley@uconn.edu.

Graduate Coordinated Program in Dietetics Admissions

The Graduate Dietetics Coordinated Program is a competitive program open to students who have completed a didactic program in dietetics or have a BS degree and completed prerequisite courses.

Graduates of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)

Students who hold have completed a DPD bachelor’s degree will meet the prerequisites for program admission, but they will also need to be meet requirements to be admitted into Allied Health’s graduate program in Health Promotion Sciences. No GRE scores are required for admission to the Graduate Coordinated Program. Admissions criteria include:

  • 3.0+ cumulative undergraduate GPA (or 3.0+ GPA for your final two years of undergraduate work)
  • TOEFL test scores if you are a non-native English speaker
  • Strong preparation in the sciences (preferred)
  • Research and/or volunteer experience related to professional/career interests (preferred)
  • Match with graduate faculty research interests

Application Information for DPD Graduates

The coordinated master’s program participates in Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Services (DICAS) and the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Internship Matching Service (D&D Digital). Applications must be submitted through those services by February 15 for a start in the following fall semester. The program is limited to approximately 10 students per year.

Required Application Components:

  1. Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Services (DICAS) Online Application
    1. Official Transcript(s)
    2. Personal Statement:
      1. achievements and interests in personal/academic life and workplace
      2. short and long-term career goals
      3. interest in a master’s degree in Health Promotion Sciences
      4. strengths and areas of improvement
    3. Verification Statement or Declaration of Intent
    4. Three letters of recommendation (at least one should be from a dietetics faculty member)
    5. $50 application fee for first application, $25 for each additional application
  2. Dietetic Program Supplemental Application: supplemental-application-2023.pdf (uconn.edu) The $70 fee can be paid using credit card via this link: Dietetics Program (touchnet.com).
  3. Submit prioritized program choices to Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Internship Matching Service (D&D Digital)
    1. $55 computer matching fee
    2. Coordinated Masters program number: 893

Admission Decisions

Admission decisions will be communicated through D&D Digital in early April. If matched, the students will be required to complete UConn's Graduate school application ($75 fee): Apply to UConn | The Graduate School

 

Applicants with a non-DPD Bachelor’s Degree

You will be required to apply both to the Coordinated Program and to Allied Health’s graduate program in Health Promotion Sciences. Please plan to review your undergraduate coursework with the Program Director prior to submitting your application. This will help ensure that you have met all prerequisites and that the program is an appropriate fit for your professional and academic goals. No GRE scores are required for admission to the Graduate Coordinated Program.

Prerequisites

  • Earned Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Fundamentals of Nutrition (NUSC 1165)
  • Food, Culture, and Society (NUSC 1167)
  • Nutrition and Human Development (NUSC 2200)
  • General Biology I (BIOL 1107)
  • General Chemistry – two semesters with lab (CHEM 1124Q & 1125Q – or – CHEM 1127Q & 1128Q)
  • Organic Chemistry (CHEM 2241 – or – CHEM 2443 & CHEM 2444)
  • Biochemistry (MCB 2000)
  • Microbiology (MCB 2610)
  • Anatomy & Physiology – 8 credits with lab (PNB 2264 & PNB 2265)
  • Management for the Health Professional (AH 4244)
  • English Composition (ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1011)
  • One course in Sociology or Psychology
  • Statistics (STAT 1000QC or 1100QC)

Additional Courses

The following are not required, but strongly encouraged:

  • Community Nutrition (NUSC 3230)
  • Food Composition & Methods of Preparation and Laboratory (NUSC 3233 & NUSC 3234)
  • Food Service Systems Management I (NUSC 3272)

Additional Admissions Requirements

  • 3.0+ cumulative undergraduate GPA (or 3.0+ GPA for your final two years of undergraduate work)
  • TOEFL test scores if you are a non-native English speaker
  • Strong academic record in the sciences
  • Strong background in research
  • Match with graduate faculty research interests

Application Information for non-DPD Graduates

Applicants with non-DPD bachelor’s degrees are required to apply through the UConn Graduate School and through the Department of Allied Health Sciences.

Application Deadline: February 1

Required Application Components:

  1. Online Graduate School Application – Please select “Health” as your field and then “Health Promotion (MS)” as your field study
    • Unofficial UConn Transcripts
    • Official transcripts from all non-UConn institutions attended – Please have your official undergraduate and/or graduate transcript(s) sent directly to the Graduate School
    • Two letters of recommendation
    • Personal Statement
    • TOEFL scores if you are a non-native English speaker
    • $75 application fee payable by credit card or PayPal during the application process
  2. Supplemental Internship Application
    • Application Form
    • Personal Statement addressing your interest in becoming a Registered Dietitian
    • Please email your Coordinated Program application to alliedhealthadmissions@uconn.edu

Admission Decisions: Communicated in mid-March.