2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Science in Clinical Dietetics
Requirements
Demonstration of completion of the 52 to 55 credits in the professional curriculum is required for the student to be granted the M.S. degree. General graduate academic policies and regulations can be found on The Graduate School website (gvsu.edu/gs).
In addition, for each CD course or a discrete unit of instruction in the profession, a minimum proficiency level is described in each course syllabus. A minimum grade of 80 percent is required for passing all CD courses; additionally, the student's overall G.P.A. must never drop below the 3.0 minimum in any semester or the student may be placed on academic probation or dismissed from the CD program.
Suggested Order of Coursework
Semester One
Requires 12 credits, 180 hours supervised practice.
- CD 501 - Emerging Professional Practice Issues in Clinical Dietetics (2 credits)
- CD 516 - Food and Culinary Science (4 credits)
- CD 520 - Supervised Practice: Food Management Systems (3 credits) (180 hours)
- CD 560 - Advanced Nutrition Education, Counseling, and Coaching (3 credits)
Semester Two
Requires 12 credits, 180 hours supervised practice.
- CD 510 - Nutritional Assessment (3 credits)
- CD 530 - Supervised Practice: Community Nutrition I (3 credits) 180 hours.
- CD 600 - Advanced Medical Nutritional Therapy I (3 credits)
- CD 690 - Research Methodology in Clinical Dietetics (2 credits)
Semester Three
Variable credits, 120 hours supervised practice required.
- CD 610 - Advanced Medical Nutritional Therapy II (3 credits)
- CD 630 - Supervised Practice: Community Nutrition II (2 credits) 120 hours; 60 hours may be taken internationally.
- CD 693 - Master's Project (1 credit) OR CD 695 - Thesis Research in Clinical Dietetics (1 to 6 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits)
Semester Four
Variable credits, 300 hours supervised practice required.
- CD 505 - Health Care Regulation and Policy in Dietetic Practice (2 credits)
- CD 550 - Social Determinants in Food, Culture, and Environmental Justice (3 credits)
- CD 625 - Supervised Practice: Clinical Nutrition I (5 credits)
- CD 693 - Master's Project (1 credit) OR CD 695 - Thesis Research in Clinical Dietetics (1 to 6 credits)
Semester Five
Variable credits, 420 hours supervised practice required.
- CD 640 - Supervised Practice: Clinical Nutrition II (5 credits)
- CD 650 - Supervised Practice: Area of Specialization (2 credits)
- CD 689 - Seminar in Clinical Dietetics (1 credit)
- CD 693 - Master's Project (1 credit) OR CD 695 - Thesis Research in Clinical Dietetics (1 to 6 credits)
Total credits: 52 (55) clinical experience: 1,200 hours, including 180 optional international hours.