Overview

Upon completion of the Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program from Rush University, the student earns an MS degree with a major in clinical nutrition, completes an accredited dietetic internship and is eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dietitians.

Master of Science Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship: Graduation Requirements

Once admitted to the Integrated MS in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program, students will need to successfully complete the required 48 credit hours for graduation.

This includes a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised practice experience. In order to be eligible to take the registration exam for dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, students must fulfill all requirements of the MS in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship to receive a verification statement. Students must complete all MS in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program requirements within 31.5 months from the time they began the program.

Students must meet the following in order to graduate and have the degree conferred:

Maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater
Successfully complete all didactic coursework
Successfully complete all required supervised practice hours
Successfully complete all requirements of the master’s research project
Pass the Rush University Interprofessional course
Complete a minimum of 16 contact hours of approved professional or community service

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Research Methods in Health Sciences
Food Systems Management
Practice in Food Systems Management
Research Methods Application and Special Topics in Clinical Nutrition
Fundamentals of Nutrition Care
Practice in Fundamentals of Nutrition Care

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Health Sciences Bioinformatics & Biostatistics View 363 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All who apply to the integrated MS in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Internship program must have a baccalaureate degree and a verification statement from an ACEND accredited didactic program in dietetics (DPD).
International applicants: Graduates who obtained their education outside the United States and its territories must have their academic degree(s) validated as equivalent to the baccalaureate or master’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the United States. These applicants also must submit results of TOEFL examination (see College of Health Sciences TOEFL requirements).

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27867 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27867 USD / year

≈ 27867 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

27867 USD / year

≈ 27867 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Funding

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