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Nutritional Sciences, M.A. in Dietetics

Program Description

The Department of Nutritional Sciences offers a 36-hour, non-thesis professional graduate program designed to provide advanced education to students who seek to become a Registered Dietitian (RD). The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) is a post-baccalaureate professional degree curriculum that provides academic training so that students can pursue supervised practice through a Dietetic Internship (DI) and thus become eligible to take the examination to become an RD. The program length is approximately 18 months and upon completion students are awarded the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Nutrition Science (NS) as well as a verification statement that they have met the academic requirements set forth by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE).

Students admitted to this program have completed all prerequisite courses required for the Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD). This program is accredited by The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE), the American Dietetic Association’s (ADA) accrediting agency for education programs preparing students for careers as registered dietitians.

Complete information about this program is contained in the DPD Student Handbook.

Further information about accredited dietetic education programs may be obtained from:

Commission for the Accreditation of Dietetics Education
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
Phone: 800/877-1600, ext. 5400 or 312/899-0040
Fax: 312/899-4817
Website: http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/CADE.html
Email: cade@eatright.org


Students must complete the M.A. program coursework before starting a dietetic internship (DI). The DI is a separate program that requires an additional admission. Students who are admitted into the M.A. program are given preference for admission into the OUHSC DI if the student scores at least 75% on the DPD competency exam and maintains a GPA > 3.5). Following completion of the DI, the last step in becoming an RD is passage of the Registry Examination for Dietitians.

If you would like to explore dietetics further, view the following YouTube videos:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ncVeq0p7kg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR1MuMXPhIk.

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Contact Information

Department of Nutritional Sciences
Dawn Horton
Senior Administrative Assistant
PO Box 26901, AHB 3057
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190
Phone: (405) 271-2113
Fax: (405) 271-1560
Email: dawn-horton@ouhsc.edu
Website: http://www.ah.ouhsc.edu/ns

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Office of Academic and Student Services
Phone: 405 271-6588
Fax: 405 271-3120
Email: alliedhealth-info@ouhsc.edu