MS+DI: How to Apply

The 2025 deadline has passed and our application is closed.

      The Master of Science in Nutrition + Dietetic Internship program is designed for students who have completed a bachelor’s degree in nutrition and have a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) or Foreign Dietitian Education (FDE) Program Verification Statement from an ACEND-accredited DPD program (by the time of matriculation).

      Please note:

      • Applicants who are applying to the BU MS + Delicious Living Nutrition Dietetic Internship will begin the MS portion of the program January 2025 and the Dietetic Internship portion of the program January 2026.
      • Applicants who are applying to the BU MS +Beth Israel Hospital Dietetic or the BU MS + MGH DI partnership program will begin the MS portion of the program September 2025 and the Dietetic Internship portion of the program September 2026.
      • Applicants who are applying to the BU MS + Brigham and Women’s Hospital Dietetic Internship partnership program will begin the MS portion of the program in September 2025 and the Dietetic Internship portion of the program in August or October 2026.
      • Boston University undergraduate DPD students are eligible to apply pre-select to the BU MS+DI and the BU MS+DI Partnership Programs.

      MS+DI Application Requirements

      The following items are required to be considered for admission to the program:

       

      Information for Courses Taken During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      • During the COVID-19 pandemic, we recognize that many colleges/universities moved to a pass/fail or credit/no credit system of grading for spring semester 2020.  Please know that we will accept prerequisite coursework taken and completed during Spring 2020 in which a student received a “pass” or “credit” grade designation. We will not accept coursework for Spring 2020 coursework graded “fail” or “no credit.”
      • For more information regarding state licensing requirements, please visit the State Authorization & Distance Education website.

      Questions?

      Please contact us at sargrad@bu.edu.