MS Coordinated Program in Dietetics

Required Courses

The order in which MS CPD students take courses, and the total required credits, varies depending on the type of BS degree and other related courses on individual transcripts. Below are degree plans that serve as a starting point for each type of BS, but know that they will be individualized for each student by their faculty advisor.

For official NEP course descriptions, see the WSU catalog.

Degree plans when entering with a BS NEP

Degree plans when entering with a BS in Nutrition

Degree plan when entering with a BS in Exercise

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum of 41 graduate-level credits
• 440 Supervised Practice hours in Clinical Nutrition
• 160 Supervised Practice hours in Food Service Management
• 200 Supervised Practice hours in Community Nutrition
• 400-hour Exercise Internship
• MS CPD Exit Exam
• ACSM certification or Exercise Departmental Exam

Exercise Certification Details

Students coming from the BS NEP Program must provide a copy of their ACSM-EP® certification, or take the Exercise Departmental Exam, which needs to be completed no later than the first semester after admission into the MS CPD. Non-BS NEP graduates with a background in exercise science must have the ACSM-EP® certification or take the Exercise Departmental Exam no later than the first semester after admission into the CPD. Non-BS NEP graduates with a background in nutrition must take the Exercise Departmental Exam after the student has completed NEP 490 Exercise Internship. Non-BS NEP graduates are eligible to sit for the national ACSM-EP® certification exam following graduation from the MS CPD NEP, if desired.

• The student needs to give a copy of the ACSM-EP® Certificate to CPD faculty to be kept on file or
  receive a passing score (≥70%) on the departmental exercise exam, per ACEND guidelines and
  requirements.

Learn more about the MS CPD

Admissions Details
Required Courses
WSU Academic Calendar
WSU and NEP Schedule of Classes
Objectives and Outcomes
MS CPD Student Handbook
MS CPD Home

Cost & Financial Info

WSU Graduate Tuition and Fees
WSU Spokane Financial Aid
Scholarships & Assistance
Spokane Housing Info
Establishing WA Residency

MS CPD Accreditation

Program is accredited from Jan. 1, 2010-Dec. 31, 2020 by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).

ACEND contact infomation:
120 South RIverside Plaza, Ste 2190
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
(800) 877-1600 ext. 5400
ACEND@eatright.org
https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend

Contact information

Jill Wagner
NEP Academic Coordinator
nep@wsu.edu
509-358-7811