The requirements, deadlines, and process for applying for the IU Doctorate in Nutrition and Dietetics program are outlined below. As a potential applicant, you should review this admissions information before you apply.
International applicants must follow the international application process and admission standards of the Office of International Affairs.
To be eligible to apply for the Doctorate in Nutrition and Dietetics program you need to meet the following requirements.
Completed—or will complete—your undergraduate bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution before your intended start date in the program.
You'll apply to the program using the IU Centralized Application System (CAS). Submit your application, along with the $70 application fee by the application deadline. Applications are not reviewed until this fee is paid.
The deadline to apply to the Doctorate of Nutrition and Dietetics program is May 15, 2021.
All supporting documents, including, the prerequisite course completion form and the declaration of intent to complete degree—if you are unfinished with your bachelor’s degree—must be submitted through IU CAS by the application deadline.
Record all prerequisite coursework on the prerequisite course completion form and submit it through the IU CAS.
If you have not yet completed your bachelor’s degree at the time of application you must complete the declaration of intent to complete degree form. This form will need signatures from an advisor and a school official.
You will submit your official academic transcript(s) through CAS.
We require three letters of recommendation, filed with your CAS application. Letters of recommendation can be from former professors, supervisors, professionals, or anyone else who can give an overall honest assessment of your abilities and character.
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