Nutrition and Dietetics, M.S. and Public Health, M.P.H. Dual Degree
Saint Louis University's Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics dual-degree program is a collaboration between the College for Public Health and Social Justice and the Doisy College of Health Sciences Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
This integrated SLU program requires completion of M.S. degree requirements and the fulfillment of a complete M.P.H. with the public health practice concentration (42 credits), which includes nine credits of coursework from the Doisy College of Health Sciences' M.S. degree.
For additional information, see the catalog entries for the following programs:
Accreditation
Saint Louis University's College for Public Health and Social Justice is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). To see our most recent accreditation documentation, please visit the College for Public Health and Social Justice website.
Saint Louis University's MS-DI program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the accrediting agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
312-899-0040 ext. 5400
https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend
Students must meet the admission requirements and be admitted into both degree programs according to the processes of each of the participating academic units to pursue a dual degree program.
Individuals may apply to the M.P.H. degree program concurrently with their application to or following their admission to the Doisy College of Health Sciences; however, admission to the dual degree program is contingent upon admission to both the M.P.H. and the M.S. degree programs. Students in this dual degree program will select the Public Health Practice concentration of the M.P.H.
The M.P.H. degree program will allow up to 9 credits at the 5000-level or above in DIET coursework with public health focus to count for the M.P.H.
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Nutrition and Dietetics, M.S.
Contact Doisy College of Health Sciences
Recruitment specialist
314-977-2570
dchs@health.slu.edu
Master of Public Health
Apply for Admission
Bernie Backer
Director of graduate recruitment and admission
bernard.backer@slu.edu
314-977-8144