Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences • Brooklyn, NY • Campus, Hybrid (Internship), and Online (M.A.) • $470/Credit (Graduate, New York Resident)
Brooklyn College offers 4 nutrition credentials, and the route to RD/RDN eligibility runs through the first three plus the internship:
- B.S., Health and Nutrition Sciences, Foods and Nutrition track (the Didactic Program in Dietetics)
- M.S., Nutrition (a feeder degree for the internship)
- M.A., Community Health, Food and Health Equity concentration (online; the other feeder degree)
- Dietetic Internship
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.S. Foods and Nutrition track (DPD) | $6,930 a year resident tuition (derived) | 4 years (8 semesters) | 120 minimum; 69 in the DPD |
| M.S. Nutrition | $15,510 resident (derived, per-credit billing) | Not clearly stated | 33 |
| M.A. Community Health (Online) | $14,100 resident (derived), plus a $75 online fee | Not clearly stated | 30 |
| Dietetic Internship | $5,640 resident (12 credits); about $5,966 with fees (derived) | Full-time, fall and spring; within 12 months | 12 |
Brooklyn holds two ACEND programs, a Didactic Program in Dietetics and a Dietetic Internship, in one department. A student earns the verification statement in the B.S., a graduate degree in the M.S. or the online M.A., and then competes for one of up to 12 internship places. The internship’s 12 credits count as electives toward either master’s.
Brooklyn is not a Coordinated Program, so the match risk remains: admission to the master’s does not guarantee admission to the internship.
Quick Facts
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Format | B.S.: campus (school silent; ACEND lists in-person plus online). Internship: online seminars, in-person rotations. M.A.: online |
| ACEND Accreditation | DPD (initial 1974) and Dietetic Internship (initial 1991), both with terms to June 30, 2028 per the directory |
| RD/RDN Eligibility | Internship with a graduate degree: yes. B.S., M.S., and M.A. alone: no |
| Supervised Practice | 1,000 hours: medical nutrition therapy 350, food systems 200, community 300, independent practice 150 |
| Entrance Exams | No GRE mentioned |
| GPA Floor | None for the internship; a B in one seminar and a B average in four internship courses |
| Cohort Size | Internship: up to 12 interns a year |
| Intake | Internship: DICAS by February 15, computer matching |
| Tuition | CUNY: $470 per credit graduate resident, $855 non-resident; online degree programs $470 and $565 |
| Institutional Accreditation | Middle States Commission on Higher Education |
Bachelor of Science, Health and Nutrition Sciences: Foods and Nutrition Track
The B.S. is a 120-credit degree whose Foods and Nutrition track is the DPD, 22 courses and 69 credits that reconcile with the course table. Resident tuition is $3,465 a semester, or $6,930 a year, and fees are about $265.50 a semester full-time (derived). The other tracks (Pre-Health Professions, Public Health, and Thanatology) are not part of the DPD and carry no ACEND accreditation.
- Students apply to the college as Health and Nutrition Sciences majors and declare the track after enrolling; there is no separate DPD application, though the handbook says admission to the college does not guarantee entry to the DPD
- Every DPD course needs a C or better, one course needs a B, and every knowledge assignment needs at least 65%
- Extra costs include a $50 verification fee at completion, Academy membership of $58, and internship application costs of about $65 for D&D Digital and $50 for DICAS
Master of Science, Nutrition
The M.S. is 33 credits: six required core courses and at least 18 elective credits, with no tracks, ending in a comprehensive exam or a thesis. It does not confer RD eligibility on its own. Admission needs prerequisites in biology, physiology, chemistry, organic chemistry, nutrition, biochemistry, statistics, and medical nutrition therapy, two letters, and a one-page essay, with domestic deadlines of July 1 for fall and January 1 for spring.
Master of Arts, Community Health: Food and Health Equity
The M.A. is 30 credits and fully online, and its Food and Health Equity concentration is the second feeder to the internship. It needs at least 18 credits of health or nutrition courses including a human nutrition course, and it costs $14,100 resident or $16,950 non-resident (derived), plus a $75 online fee. Deadlines are April 15 priority and August 15 for fall, and November 15 priority and December 15 for spring.
Dietetic Internship
The internship is 12 graduate credits (two seminars and two fieldwork courses of 3 credits each), costing $5,640 for residents or $10,260 for non-residents in tuition, plus about $326 in part-time fees (derived). It runs full-time over the fall and spring and must be completed within 12 months, with coursework online and rotations in person.
- Rotations are assigned by the director at New York City hospitals and community sites, and interns must travel to any of the five boroughs at their own cost
- Brooklyn students must be enrolled in the M.S. or the M.A. concentration, or already hold a graduate degree, and need a DPD verification statement dated within five years
- Applications use DICAS by February 15 with three letters, a resume, and a career-goals statement; the program fee is $40 on one page and $50 on another
You Should Know
Brooklyn’s pages disagree on the graduate credits needed before the internship starts: 21 for the M.S. and 18 for the M.A. on the program pages, but 24 and 18 in the undergraduate handbook. The DICAS fee for additional programs is $25 on the internship page and $205 in the handbook, and the activity fee and Academy membership differ across pages. The directory lists a non-degree internship option that the school’s pages do not describe.
Tuition
Brooklyn’s CUNY rates are $470 per credit part-time and $5,545 a semester full-time for graduate residents, $855 per credit for non-residents, $470 and $565 for online degree programs, and $305 per credit for undergraduate residents. Graduate fees run $225.70 a semester at 12 or more credits and $163.20 below that.
- A graduate student reaches the full-time flat rate at about 11.8 credits, since $5,545 divided by $470 is 11.8
- No major-specific differential was published for the Foods and Nutrition track
- The pages carry no academic-year label, only a 2026 copyright, and CUNY’s own page matches the $305 and $470 per-credit rates for 2026-27
Be aware that:
Residency requires 12 months in New York plus citizenship or permanent residency. Internship costs listed in the handbook include liability insurance and a background check on top of tuition. Official figures are on Brooklyn’s graduate tuition page.
Why Choose This Nutrition Program?
Best suited to New York residents who want each stage of the dietetics sequence at public tuition in one Brooklyn department, with an online master’s option for those who need it.
The in-house sequence lets a student move from the DPD to a graduate degree to an internship whose 12 credits count toward that degree. The match risk is real, because the internship takes at most 12 interns, and the internship requires a graduate degree to be in progress.
If you need flexibility, the online M.A. in Community Health with the Food and Health Equity concentration lets you start the graduate step remotely. If you plan to travel, assigned rotations can be anywhere in the five boroughs.
Accreditation
Brooklyn is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, which the college says has accredited it since 1933 with the next review in spring 2028, which matters for transfer credit, graduate admission, and federal financial aid.
ACEND’s directory lists a Didactic Program in Dietetics (initial accreditation September 1, 1974, B.S. offered, distance education approved) and a Dietetic Internship (initial December 1, 1991, M.A. and M.S. offered, with a non-degree option listed), both accredited with terms ending June 30, 2028 and no closure flag. The decisions pages and the Programs Under Review page could not be read in this review, so decision dates are not verified, and the school’s pages give no dates or terms. The terms fall within about 20 months, so applicants should check for a reaccreditation decision.
A graduate who completes the internship together with a master’s has the supervised practice and the graduate degree and can sit for the CDR exam, while a graduate of the B.S. holds a verification statement only.
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