Support / Professional Services
Nutrition
Education
Becoming a Registered Dietitian
Minimum requirements for entrance into the profession of dietetics include:
- Completion of a four-year undergraduate degree in food and nutrition.
- Completion of either a one-year internship practicum or a master of science degree.
- Passing a qualifying exam set by the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
- Registration with the College of Dietitians of Ontario.
Graduate Training
We offer a dietetic internship program and a combined master’s/dietetic internship program to postgraduate students of nutrition.
Dietetic Internship Program: Completed over a period of 46 weeks, this program usually begins in late September or early October and finishes the following August. Approximately seven positions are offered each year.
Combined Master’s/Dietetic Internship Program: Completed in two to three years, this program begins with a 35-week internship segment in late September or early October. Combined students then enter the master’s degree segment, which is completed over about two years.
