Program Description
The Graduate Diploma (Gr. Dip.) in Registered Dietitian Credentialing offered by the School of Human Nutrition in the Faculty of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences is a course-based program that emphasizes career-focused and rigorous learning opportunities. Our comprehensive and innovative program offers a specialized and practical curriculum designed to equip students with advanced skills in dietetics.
Keywords: Clinical nutrition, metabolism, public health nutrition, nutritional epidemiology, nutrigenomics, global food security, Indigenous populations, nutritional biochemistry, health inequities.
Unique Program Features
- The program is open to students with a Ph.D. in Human Nutrition from the School of Human Nutrition who would like to become a member of the Ordre professional des diΓ©tΓ©tistes du QuΓ©bec (OPDQ);
- Additionally, it is open to students who have completed a graduate degree from the School of Human Nutrition and have taken NUTR 603 Credentialing in Dietetics;
- Includes 30 weeks of stage placements in Clinical, Community, and Management rotations.
University-Level Admission Requirements
- An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
- English-language proficiency
Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.
Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.
Program Website
Department Contact
Graduate Program gradstudies.macdonald [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Grad.%20Dip.%20in%20Registered%20Dietetics%20Credentialing) (email)
Available Intakes
Fall
Application Deadlines
| Intake | Applications Open | Application Deadline - International | Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | September 15 | N/A | January 15 |
| WINTER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SUMMER | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.