Bluffton University

Master’s of Nutrition and Dietetics

Be a guide to health through nutrition

To take the credentialing exam to become an RDN beginning Jan. 1, 2024, students must have a master’s degree and at least 1,000 hours of supervised experiential learning.

• One year program
  • Complete all requirements for the RDN credentialing exam in one calendar year at Bluffton University.
    • Begin with three on-line courses and 100 hours of supervised experiential learning in the summer.
    • For fall and spring semesters, spend one day per week taking in-person graduate courses and four days in supervised experiential learning.
    • Course plan
• Choose from two tracks
  • Eating disorders
    • Focus on theory, best practices, research methods, seminars and clinical observation sessions focused on eating disorder prevention and treatment.
    • Increased supervised experiental learning hours at eating disorder sites including Divergent Dietitians.
    • Students are encouraged to attend the Academy of Eating Disorders or International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals Foundation conference.
  • Sports nutrition
    • Focus on prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and illness through nutrition intervention.
    • Increased supervised experiential learning hours at sports nutrition sites including with University of Toledo NCAA Division I athletes
    • Students will be encouraged to attend the American Sports and Performance Dietitians Association conference.
• Clinical educator
  • An experienced clinical educator will schedule your supervised experiential learning experiences. 
• Local facilities and preceptors
  • No need to find your own preceptors, we do it for you.
  • Bluffton has long standing relationships entities including hospitals in Findlay and Lima, extension offices in Hancock and Allen counties, and school food service with Cory Rawson, Lima City, Wapakeneta and Pandora. 
• Affordable tuition
  • With tuition at $515 per credit hour for a 38-hour program, you could earn a graduate degree and complete 1,000 hours of experiential learning for $19,570.

In Ohio, a registered dietitian must also be a licensed dietitian. Licensure requirements for other states can be found on the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) website.

Start your Master’s program in summer 2025

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Steps to apply

Course plan

Bluffton’s master of nutrition and dietetics program is a candidate for accreditation through the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). 

For more information

Contact

Ethan Stearns
Adult and graduate studies recruiter
stearnse@bluffton.edu

Request more information online.