How to Apply
In order to be admitted into this program:
- Students must first be enrolled in the nutrition and dietetics major.
- Applicants must have junior standing or completed the prerequisite courses listed below.
- A paper application will be distributed to all eligible Dominican University students by program faculty.
Application Checklist
Before starting the online application, you will need the following:
- Completed paper application
- Official transcripts from all college-level institutions attended
- Two professional references (from a current or past employer, professor or professional colleague)
- Personal statement. Personal statement should 2-3 pages, double-spaced, with one-inch margins all around. Please discuss all of the following: your strengths/weaknesses, personal definition of professionalism, and career aspirations.
- Resume
- Submission of an Authorization for Background Check (pdf)
- Application fee
Application Deadline
The application deadline for this program is 12:00 noon on February 15. Applications received after the deadline on February 15 will not be considered.
Required Prerequisite Courses
Prerequisite Courses | Description | Credits |
---|---|---|
MATH 211 Principles of Statistics | 3 | |
BIO 152 Anatomy and Physiology I | Lecture and lab is required | 4 |
BIO 252 Anatomy and Physiology II | Lecture and lab is required | 4 |
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I | Lecture and lab is required | 4 |
CHEM 104 Organic Chemistry I | Lecture and lab is required | 4 |
BIO 160 Microbiology | Lecture and lab is required | 4 |
NUTR 250 Basic Nutrition* | Introductory course | 3 |
NUTR 200 Fundamentals of Foods** | Lecture and lab | 3 |
NUTR 290 Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 |
*Nutrition 250 will meet the requirement for basic nutrition
**Nutrition 200 will meet the requirement for fundamentals of foods