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Stony Brook Nutrition Division Pathways to Becoming an RDN

URL	https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/dietetic_intern	https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/dietetic_intern/ms-nutrition/coordinated-MSDI	https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/mspnp
Characteristics	Dietetic Internship (have prior graduate degree or 9 credits or less to completion of self-identified master's degree)	Dietetic Internship with Coordinated MS in Nutrition	MS in Professional Nutrition Practice (ACEND future graduate program)
Who is eligible	If you already have a DPD Verification Statement & graduate degree (or within 9 credits of completing a graduate degree)	If you have a DPD Verification Statement	If you have a DPD Verification Statement OR an undergrad degree & take appropriate pre-requisite courses
Pre-requisites	DPD Verification Statement Master's degree (or documentation from the university/college where you are enrolled in a graduate program confirming no more than 9 credits remain)	DPD Verification Statement	DPD Verification Statement OR baccalaureate degree with following courses: Human Biology, 3 cr. Statistics, 3 cr. Within 5 years of start of program: Chemistry, 6 cr., inclusive of biochemistry Physiology, 3 cr. Microbiology, 3 cr. Once these prerequisites are satisfied, applicants can be conditionally admitted into the program pending successful completion, with a grade of B or better, of the following courses (These courses must be taken in the summer prior to admission into the MS in PNP which begins in the fall term): HFN 506: Food Science Systems, 3 cr. HFN 507: Nutrition Physiology and Metabolism, 3 cr. HFN 508: Concepts in Nutrition Therapy, 3 cr.
Participate in match	Yes, Spring	Yes, Spring	No; admission notification by Program
Approximate cost, verify by clicking on bursar link *subject to change	NYS resident & non-NYS resident - $12,750	NYS resident DI fee $12,750 + tuition $16,956 = $29,706 NYSResidentTuitionFees Non-resident - in distance DI track DI fee $12,750 + tuition $20,340 = $33,090 NonResidentOnlineTuitionFees Non-resident - in onsite DI track DI fee $12,750 + tuition $29,490 = $42,240 NonResidentTuitionFees Plus fees Tuition amounts are based on Fall 2023 tuition	NYS resident $22,600 (tuition only) NYSResidentTuitionFees Non-resident - in distance DI track $27,120 (tuition only) NonResidentOnlineTuitionFees Non-resident - in onsite DI track $48,900 (tuition only) NonResidentTuitionFees Plus fees Tuition amounts are based on Fall 2023 tuition
Length of Program (target)	10 months DI sample onsite rotation schedule DI sample distance rotation schedule	16 to 21 months including DI rotations and graduate courses DI-MS Nutrition curriculum maps	17 months including didactic courses and supervised experiential learning courses MS-PNP curriculum map
Concentrations	Nutrition Therapy Emphasis	DI - Nutrition Therapy Emphasis MS in Nutrition Advanced Nutrition Therapy & Critical Care Integrative Nutrition Therapy Generalist	Advanced Nutrition Therapy & Critical Care Integrative Nutrition Therapy Generalist
Credits	none	36	50, including 17 supervised experiential learning credits
Rotation or SEL hours, minimum	1215	1215	1000
Flexible course schedule and credit load per semester	n/a	yes	no
Onsite option	yes	yes	yes
Distance option	yes	yes	yes
Full-time option	yes	yes	yes
Part-time option	yes	yes	yes

Stony Brook Nutrition Division

Pathways to Becoming an RDN