Master’s of Nutrition and Dietetics
Is your goal to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?
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. At Bluffton University, you can complete both requirements in one year with the RDN Integrated Master’s Program.
- One year program: 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.
- Local facilities and preceptors: Ten years ago, Bluffton began an Individualized Supervised Practice Program that met the previous requirement for hands-on learning to take the credentialing exam. This program will be discontinued in May 2023. These preceptors will be integrated into the new master’s program.
- Clinical educator: A full-time, experienced clinical educator, having developed experiences that meet competency requirements, will schedule all supervised experiential learning experiences for you.
In Ohio, a registered dietetian must also be a licensed dietitian. Licensure requirements for other state can be found on the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) website.
Start your Master’s program in summer 2023
Students with a bachelor’s degree who have taken the prerequisite courses, or those with a verification statement from an accredited didactic program in dietetics, are encouraged to apply for admission directly into the master’s program.
You need not have a bachelor’s degree in food, nutrition or dietetics to begin the RDN Integrated Master’s Program which leads to a Master’s of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Undergraduate course prerequisites for the RDN Integrated Master’s Program
- 1 year of general chemistry with lab
- 1 year of anatomy and physiology with lab
- Statistics
- Microbiology
- Food science with lab
- Introduction to psychology
- Introduction to nutrition (3 credits)
- Nutrient metabolism
- Food service management/Quality foods class and ServSafe
Transcripts from all colleges attended will be evaluated for meeting pre-requisites.
For more information
Contact
Deb Myers, Director of dietetics program
myersd@bluffton.edu
419-358-3229