Prepare for credentialing as a registered dietitian nutritionist through a program that provides unsurpassed field experience and graduate degree.
The University at Buffalo offers two graduate degree tracks of an accredited dietetic internship to prepare students to become professionally registered dietitian nutritionists.
Students benefit from UB's commitment to fostering a comprehensive and inclusive learning environment and access to world-class faculty and facilities, interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential learning and creative thinking.
The UB DI has been training future registered dietitian nutritionists for excellence, innovation and leadership since 1999.
For more information on the requirements and process to become a registered dietitian nutritionist, including education, supervised practice and passage of the credentialing examination, review the registration eligibility requirements for dietitians.
* State licensure and state certification are entirely separate and distinct from the registration or credentialing RDNs obtained from the CDR. To be licensed as a dietitian nutritionist, all states require documentation of education or equivalent in addition to non-academic requirements such as supervised practice and satisfactory scores on credentialing exams. Licensure status by state can be found here and is updated by ACEND as available.
The University at Buffalo Dietetic Internship with MS in Clinical Nutrition prepares graduates to become competent, entry-level registered dietitian nutritionists for service and practice in global and local communities through educational excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, use of the research process and critical thinking skills to improve the health of populations, communities and individuals.
A small number of Supervised Practice slots are available to Rochester, NY based applicants. Interns are responsible for commuting to the UB campus for in-person graduate classes and events each semester. Please inquire with the Program Director if interested.
RDs are eligible to use the optional title of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
Effective January 1, 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration will require a minimum of a Masters Degree to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist.
Research Thesis Track | Comprehensive Exam Track |
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Fall 1 | Fall 1 |
STA 527 Introduction to Medical Statistics (4 credits) | STA 527 Introduction to Medical Statistics (4 credits) |
NTR 500 Nutrient Metabolism in Health and Disease (3 credits) | NTR 500 Nutrient Metabolism in Health and Disease (3 credits) |
NTR 523 Nutrition Assessment (or pre-approved elective) (3 credits) | NTR 523 Nutrition Assessment (or pre-approved elective) (3 credits) |
CHB 550 Public Health Population Well-being (3 credits) | CHB 550 Public Health Population Well-being (3 credits) |
Winter 1 | Winter 1 |
NTR 680 Thesis in Nutrition (2 credits) | NTR 675 Research (2 credits) |
NTR 524 Nutrition Assessment Instruments (1 credit) | NTR 524 Nutrition Assessment Instruments (1 credit) |
Spring 1 | Spring 1 |
NTR 501 Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits) | NTR 501 Vitamins and Minerals (3 credits) |
NTR 600 Pathophysiology of Nutrition-Related Diseases (3 credits) | NTR 600 Pathophysiology of Nutrition-Related Diseases (3 credits) |
NTR 680 Thesis in Nutrition (1 credit) | Elective (3 credits) |
NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (5 credits) | NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (3 credits) |
Summer | Summer |
NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (8) | NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (10) |
NTR 603 Nutrition Interventions (2 credits) | NTR 603 Nutrition Interventions (2 credits) |
NTR 680 Thesis in Nutrition (2 credits) | |
Fall 2 | Fall 2 |
NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (10 credits) | NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (10 credits) |
NTR 630 Nutrition Seminar (2 credits) | NTR 630 Nutrition Seminar (2 credits) |
NTR 680 Thesis in Nutrition (1 credit) | |
Winter 2 | Winter 2 |
NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (3 credits) | NTR 540 Clinical Practice in Nutrition (3 credits) |
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6 semesters/17 months, 56 credits | 6 semesters/17 months, 55 credits |
Conferral estimate: February 1 | Conferral estimate: February 1 |
Credit for previous, recent graduate coursework will be considered on an individual basis.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required for graduate coursework.
Since 2014, 96% of program graduates have passed the RDN exam within 12 months of first attempt.
Detailed outcome data is available upon request. Email Nicole Klem, MS RDN at NLKLEM@buffalo.edu.
The UB MS/DI Program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, IL 60606-6995.
Phone: (312) 899-0040 x5400
eatrightpro.org/ACEND
UB has applied to the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) to open a new and innovative program in Fall 2022 to prepare Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. ACEND released the Future Education Model Accreditation Standards for programs in nutrition and dietetics. These accreditation standards integrate didactic coursework with supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice.
The ACEND Board has approved our phase 1 application and will make a final accreditation decision on the program in (2021) after review of our phase 2 report. If successful, following the phase 2 report review by the ACEND Board, we will begin recruiting students for our August 2022 class.
Contact Nicole Klem, MS, RDN, at (716) 829-5653 or nlklem@buffalo.edu for more information.
Information to prospective students related to cost, program calendar and admission requirements are available in the student handbook.
UB has applied to the ACEND to open a new and innovative program in Fall 2022 to prepare Registered Dietitian Nutritionists.