Future students: Graduate admissions

Savor the flavor of academic excellence and cultivate your expertise in the science of nutrition and food at Wayne State University.

Master of Science Coordinated Program in Dietetics in Dietetics (MS-CPD)

Admission to the MS-CPD is competitive, with class size limited to 15. The application to the MS-CPD is completed through the Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Service (DICAS), not through Wayne State Admissions.

Requirements

• Admission to the MS-CPD program requires that you apply through the DICAS platform.
• The application deadline each year is February 1 for the program that starts in the fall semester of that year.
• Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 1, and we must receive your decision to attend by March 15.
• Application through DICAS requires prerequisite course entry, a personal statement, two professional recommendations, and official transcripts (or a course-by-course transcript evaluation if your degree is from outside the U.S., including Canada).
• The application takes time to complete so give yourself ample time before the submission deadline.
• After admission to the MS-CPD, you will receive instructions to apply to the WSU Graduate School, which is a separate application. Please do NOT apply to the Graduate School until you are notified by the MS-CPD of your acceptance.

Application

The 2025 application period is open. Please follow these instructions

• Visit DICAS to create an account and apply. The deadline is February 1, 2025.
• The fee to apply on DICAS is $50 for the first dietetics program and $25 for each additional program. This is a centralized application, so you can apply to multiple dietetics programs through one application.
• Visit the DICAS Help Center for detailed instructions on how to apply.
• The application requires two professional recommendations completed online by your recommenders. DICAS includes instructions, but your recommender will use this form: 
  Applicant Recommendation Form

Tuition information

The MS-CPD two-year professional course sequence consists of 34 graduate-level credits, not including prerequisite courses. For information on WSU tuition, please visit tuition and fees and also see current university tuition rates. For MS-CPD-specific costs, please visit our Becoming an RD page, and for help with tuition, see this financial aid information.

More information

• Transferring credits from other institutions

  To find equivalent courses at other universities and community colleges for CPD prerequisite courses, you can check with our NFS graduate advisor or see our transfer plans:

  1. Go to Transfer Plans.
  2. From the alphabetized list of schools and click on your choice.
  3. Scroll down the list and click the link for "Dietetics," to see the equivalent courses at that school.
• International transcripts

  All applicants with a bachelor's degree from a non-U.S. institution (including Canada) must submit an official course-by-course transcript evaluation of that degree, which serves as the official academic transcript, completed by one of the following credential evaluators (only reports from the below services will be accepted):

  • World Education Services (WES)
  • Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
  • SpanTran: The Evaluation Company

  International students can find more information on coming to WSU at our Office of International Students and Scholars.

• Guidelines for dietetics students from other universities

  For students with a bachelor's from an ACEND-accredited dietetics program

  • Students can apply to the MS-CPD without any additional prerequisite coursework.
  • Students must repeat any prerequisite or program courses for which they received a "D" grade (1.5 or less).

  For students who have a bachelor's degree in another discipline

  • Students with a degree in another discipline must fulfill all prerequisite courses which can be found on our Master of Science in Dietetics requirements page.

Master of Arts/Science in Nutrition and Food Science

Criteria for acceptance

• Must be granted admission to the Graduate School
• Successful completion of an undergraduate degree, preferably in a science/health-related field. Exceptional applicants outside these fields will be considered
• A minimum undergraduate grade point of 3.0
• GRE test scores are not strictly required but are recommended
• For applicants whose primary language is not English, completion of the English proficiency requirement, scores from TOEFL (79 internet-based and 550 paper-based), MELAB (85) or IELTS (6.5) is required

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Master of Arts in Nutrition and Food Sciences and Public Health

See admissions criteria for the M.A. in Nutrition and Food Sciences and Public Health.

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Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Science

See admissions criteria for the Ph.D. in Nutrition and Food Science.

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