Master of Science in Nutrition - Clinical Nutrition

Clinical nutrition plays a vital role in health care. Build on your education and training and enhance your abilities to make a difference in countless lives at the University of Central Missouri. UCM’s Master of Science in Nutrition, which includes a Clinical Nutrition option founded on the Future Education Model (FEM), helps you quickly meet the requirements to become a registered dietitian nutritionist.Our FEM-based Clinical Nutrition program has candidacy accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Education for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). It was launched in 2021 to meet ACEND requirements for nutrition master’s programs. Our commitment to their standards ensures you can earn the verification statement required for the registration exam for dietitian nutritionists by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).You’ll get this enhanced, quality education at some of the nation’s most affordable tuition rates. On top of that, any student who enrolls in UCM’s Clinical Nutrition degree program automatically receives a 1,000 scholarship.

The Clinical Nutrition Option includes the Didactic portion which is 100% online and the Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL) portion onsite at various locations. Admittance to the program requires an undergraduate degree in an appropriate major, with a minimum accumulated undergraduate GPA of 3.00.