Interested in a dietetics degree?
Dietetics is the study of food and nutrition in relation to preventing and treating disease and maintaining and promoting good health. It is a people-oriented and science-focused field.
Studying dietetics is the first step toward earning the registered dietitian professional credential. Many dietitians work in clinical health care settings such as hospitals and extended-care facilities. If this sounds good to you, a dietetics degree could be a very rewarding path.
This undergraduate program in dietetics is approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Alumni Pursuits
Graduates with a dietetics degree become experts in nutritional assessment and care and in food-service management systems. They help change people's lives based on the food they eat.
Alumni work at:
Aramark
Gannett
Metro Health
Northwest Community Healthcare
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Whole Foods Market
William Barr Associates
Alumni work as:
Clinical nutrition practitioners
Corporate wellness/health promoter/advisers
Food service consultants
Food service managers
Private practice/nutritional counselors
Registered dieticians
Educators
January 2025
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture,
446 West Circle Drive, Room 102,
EAST LANSING,
Michigan,
48824, United States
MSU strongly encourages a college preparatory curriculum in secondary school.
Minimum English requirements
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Internet-based test: score of 79 with no sub score below 17; International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Regular admission: Score of 6.5 or higher; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Minimum score of 53; minimum sub score requirement of 48.
Application submission deadline: Regular Admission: February 1.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.