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University of the Pacific

Stockton , California ,United States

Clinical Nutrition - MS

Pacific’s Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition is an accelerated 16-month full-time Future Graduate (FG) Future Education Model (FEM) Demonstration Program — the only one of its kind in California and the entire west coast. Our FEM program integrates didactic coursework with 1200 hours of supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice. Upon fulfilling all program graduation requirements, our program awards students the degree of Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition (MSCN), and graduates are eligible to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).

Intakes

  • Jan
  • May
  • Aug

Application Processing Time in Days: 20

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

Career Services is here to support you in developing and achieving your career goals. Our services offer career advising, job and internship help, resume and cover letter writing help, and graduate school planning. If you are not sure what you want to major in, our career assessments can help you learn more about your interests, personality type, and careers that are best suited for you.  
 
Make an appointment with us as soon as your first day at Pacific. Our Tigers on Pace program is a four-year plan that allows you to pursue options and be prepared for graduation. However, you can begin this plan at any point. 
 
You do not need certain eligibility for jobs, shadowing or internships. We will help you connect with employers as soon as you are ready. Even our alumni can receive free career services for life. As soon as you are ready to start talking about your career, we are ready to support you. 
 
Events we regularly host include: 
•    Job & Internship Fair 
•    On-campus Job Fair 
•    Practice interviews with employers 
•    Workshops on resumes, cover letters, networking, and more

PSW Opportunity

  • 12 to 36 months( OPT duration depends on the major studied)

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in any field
  • Must have the U.S. equivalent of a 2.65 GPA to be eligible for admission to the program.
  • Must provide an official, course-by-course evaluation of their transcripts with an overall U.S. GPA equivalent from one of the agencies accepted by the University.
  • Must provide official English proficiency test scores from either TOEFL or IELTS.

If your native language is not English, we require you to submit scores from one of the following English proficiency examinations:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT
 
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic
Please note: We are not able to accept results for the IELTS General Training examination. 
 
Duolingo English Test (DET)

Submitting Scores

For a listing of TOEFL codes please see our Application Materials page. IELTS scores may be sent directly to the Office of Graduate Admission through the testing service, by mail or to gradadmission@pacific.edu. 

Minumum Scores for Admission

TOEFL: 80 (90 for Graduate Assistants)
IELTS: 6.5

Applicants not obtaining the required score for a Graduate Assistantship may be asked by a unit's admissions committee to submit scores from the Test of Spoken English (TSE), also administered by ETS.

Don't meet our minimum English proficiency requirements?

Visit our UOP International Graduate Programs website to learn more about English Language Pathway programs.