School of Nursing and Health Professions • Glassboro, NJ • Campus • $18,300/Year (B.S., Resident, Tuition and Fees)
Rowan offers 2 Nutritional Sciences credentials:
- Coordinated B.S./M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics (Coordinated Program in Dietetics)
- B.S., Nutrition (stand-alone, not the RD pathway)
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coordinated B.S./M.S. | $18,300/yr as an undergraduate, then $1,135.50/credit in the graduate year (about $34,065 for 30 credits) | About 5 years, with a three-year professional phase (junior, senior, and graduate year) | 150 total (120 undergraduate plus 30 graduate, per a 2020 guide; see Curriculum) |
| B.S. Nutrition | $18,300/yr (tuition and fees), 2026-27 | 4 years (120-credit bachelor’s norm) | 120 |
Rowan’s Coordinated Program is one of the smallest in this guide: the class is limited to 17 students a year because 1,000-hour supervised practice placements are hard to secure. Students enter as freshmen in the Nutrition B.S., apply in the fourth semester, and receive the B.S. and M.S. together. The dietetics-concentration B.S. is not a stand-alone degree; it is awarded only with the M.S., or as an exit degree if a student cannot complete the master’s.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | Campus, with supervised practice at affiliated facilities throughout New Jersey; the graduate year includes online coursework |
| Credit Hours | Coordinated program: 120 undergraduate (81 in the major) plus graduate credits, 30 per a 2020 guide or 18 per a 2023-24 handbook appendix; B.S. Nutrition: 120 |
| ACEND Accreditation | Yes — Coordinated Program, per Rowan’s own pages; no term dates published, and ACEND’s own decision pages could not be checked in this research |
| RD/RDN Eligibility | Yes, on one admission: after the graduate GPA gate, the program director issues the CDR verification statement, with no separate internship match |
| Supervised Practice | At least 1,000 hours: about 80 in the junior and senior years and about 920 in the graduate year (NUT 520 and NUT 530, 6 credits each) |
| Intake | Class limited to 17 students a year; digital application due February 15, interviews by April 1; apply in the fourth semester |
| Admissions Gates | 3.0 overall and 3.0 in science and nutrition to advance, plus 75 of 100 application points; 3.0 with no grade below B in major courses to earn the M.S. |
| Reported Outcomes | Rowan’s handbook lists objectives only (at least 80% one-year pass rate, 80% employed within 12 months); actual results are available on written request, and none were published |
| Tuition | B.S.: $9,150/semester in-state, $14,832 out-of-state (tuition and fees, 2026-27); graduate: $1,135.50/credit for residents and non-residents alike |
| Institutional Accreditation | MSCHE (Middle States Commission on Higher Education) |
Coordinated B.S./M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics
The estimated tuition for the Coordinated Program is $18,300 a year at the 2026-27 in-state undergraduate rate, then $1,135.50 per credit in the graduate year (tuition of $921 plus general service and student life fees), about $34,065 for 30 graduate credits before wellness fees. The professional phase takes three years: junior year, senior year, and a graduate year.
Coordinated Program Curriculum
Undergraduate work is 120 credits, 81 of them in the major (37 nutrition and 44 in the dietetics concentration). The graduate year adds coursework and the bulk of the supervised practice, and graduates receive the M.S. and B.S. at the same time.
You Should Know
Rowan’s own documents disagree on the graduate credit load. A 2020 registrar guide shows 30 graduate credits (150 total), while the 2023-24 handbook appendix describes 18 credits of online coursework across two summers, a fall, and a spring. The cost estimate above uses 30 credits; at 18 credits the graduate tuition would be closer to $20,439. Confirm the current load with the program director. Rowan’s BS Nutrition page also says the B.S. is “accredited as a Coordinated Program,” while its handbook says only the junior, senior, and graduate years are accredited.
Coordinated Program Supervised Practice
- At least 1,000 hours in total, about 80 in the junior and senior years and about 920 in the graduate year
- Two supervised-practice courses, NUT 520 and NUT 530, at 6 credits each (about 460 hours apiece)
- Affiliated facilities throughout New Jersey, with a typical completion window of 8 to 12 months
Building practice into the degree means no separate internship application, which is the main structural advantage, but the 17-seat cap makes the program’s competitiveness the trade-off. Students are also expected to budget about $350 to $450 a semester for books.
Coordinated Program Admissions
- Apply in the fourth semester (spring of sophomore year); current sophomores get priority and transfers may apply after freshman and sophomore coursework
- Digital packet due February 15, with interviews by April 1; applicants need 75 of 100 points
- 3.0 overall and 3.0 in science and nutrition to move forward; C or better in nutrition courses
- Prerequisites before professional courses begin: chemistry, anatomy and physiology, organic chemistry, and foundations of biology, each with lab
- To stay enrolled: 3.0 overall and in the major; to earn the M.S.: 3.0 with no grade below B in major courses
Bachelor of Science, Nutrition (Stand-Alone)
The estimated tuition for the stand-alone B.S. at Rowan is $9,150 a semester for New Jersey residents, or $18,300 a year, including fees (2026-27). The program requires 120 credits over the standard four-year timeline.
B.S. Curriculum and Eligibility
This B.S. has different upper-level courses from the coordinated track and does not carry the coordinated program’s accreditation. Students who do not gain admission to the Coordinated Program, or who choose not to apply, can still earn it, but it does not lead to RD eligibility on its own.
B.S. Admissions
Admission follows Rowan’s standard undergraduate process, with a 2.0 overall graduation minimum and a C or better in major courses.
Tuition
Rowan charges graduate students $1,135.50 per credit, the same for New Jersey residents and non-residents, made up of $921 in tuition, a $172.50 general service fee, and a $42 student life fee (2026-27).
- Undergraduate, full time (12 to 17 credits): $9,150/semester in-state, $14,832/semester out-of-state, tuition and fees (about $18,300 and $29,664 a year)
- Undergraduate, under 12 credits: $727 per credit in-state, $1,166 out-of-state
- Graduate: $1,135.50 per credit, plus a wellness fee of $5.50 per credit part time or $50 flat at 9 or more credits
- Supervised-practice course fees for NUT 530 follow the graduate tuition and fees page
Be aware that:
A commonly cited $15,778 in-state and $26,932 out-of-state figure for Rowan matches neither the 2025-26 ($17,428 and $28,252) nor the 2026-27 schedule and is probably from an older year. Rowan publishes no program-specific graduate rate, and it is not stated whether the Coordinated Program’s graduate courses bill at the standard Glassboro rate or the $955.41 per credit online graduate rate. Confirm with the bursar.
Official figures are published on Rowan’s undergraduate and graduate tuition and fees pages.
Why Choose This Nutrition Program?
Best suited for students who know at the start of college that they want the RD credential and want one admission to carry them through, accepting a small, competitive cohort.
Students who plan the whole path early get a bundled B.S. and M.S. with 1,000 hours of practice built in, so there is no separate internship application and no national match to win.
Students who are not sure yet can start in the Nutrition B.S. as freshmen and decide by the fourth semester, keeping the stand-alone B.S. as a fallback.
The honest trade-off is competition and clarity: with 17 seats a year, admission is not assured, no achieved pass-rate data is published, and Rowan’s own documents disagree on the graduate credit load.
Accreditation
Rowan is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), which governs credit transfer, graduate admission eligibility, and federal financial aid access across the university.
Rowan’s pages state the Coordinated Program is accredited by ACEND. No stand-alone DPD appears anywhere on its site, and no accreditation term dates are published. ACEND’s own accreditation-decisions pages could not be reached in this research, so accreditation dates, and any recent probation or closure, remain unchecked. The stand-alone B.S. Nutrition is not the accredited pathway.
Graduates of the Coordinated Program are eligible for the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s national exam once the program director issues the verification statement after the graduate GPA gate, since the master’s degree, accredited coursework, and supervised practice are earned together. Graduates of the stand-alone B.S. are not RD-eligible on that degree alone.
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