Overview

Pacific’s Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition is an accelerated 16-month full-time Future Graduate (FG) Future Education Model (FEM) Demonstration Program — the only one of its kind in California and the entire west coast. Our FEM program integrates didactic coursework with 1110 hours of supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice. Upon fulfilling all program graduation requirements, our program awards students the degree of Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition (MSCN), and graduates are eligible to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

University of the Pacific’s Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition Positions You for the Future

As a Future Graduate (FG) program, Pacific’s MSCN provides both the educational and the supervised practice experience requirements for becoming an RDN in a single program, and obtaining your graduate degree now positions you as a competitive, well-prepared practitioner for the nutrition and dietetics workforce.

Programme Structure

Students complete five rotations:

10 weeks Acute Care/Post Acute Care Clinical Experience
5 weeks Ambulatory Care Clinical Experience
5 weeks Food Service/Systems Management
5 weeks Women’s Health, Pediatrics
5 weeks Wellness, Innovative Nutrition Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 16 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

59 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Stockton, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics View 359 other Masters in Nutrition & Dietetics in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of one of the following:

ACEND® accredited U.S. Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)

Another bachelor’s degree program completed at any accredited institution and all of the MSCN Program Prerequisite Courses listed below. These courses are listed in a recommended sequence for supporting higher level chemistry and nutrition courses

Anatomy (with Lab)* 4 units or equivalent
Physiology (with Lab)* 4 units or equivalent
General Chemistry (with Lab) 4 units or equivalent
Organic Chemistry (with or without Lab) 3-4 units or equivalent
Biochemistry (with or without Lab) 3-4 units or equivalent
Microbiology (with Lab) 4 units or equivalent
Introduction to Nutrition (from a Nutrition or DPD program) 3-semester units or equivalent
Experimental Foods (with Lab) 4 units or [Food Science] equivalent
Macronutrient (carbohydrate, protein, fat) Metabolism** 3 units or equivalent
Vitamin and Minerals Metabolism OR Micronutrient Metabolism 3 units or equivalent

Tuition Fees

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45798 USD / year

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45798 USD / year

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45798 USD / year

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Living costs

Stockton

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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University of the Pacific’s Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition Positions You for the Future

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