Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences


Admissions Information

Students must meet the following criteria to be admitted to the online Master's program:

  • Must hold the credential of Registered Dietician (RD) or be RD-eligible, (meaning the student has met both the academic and supervised practice requirements of the American Dietetic Association and is ready to sit for the national credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietician).
  • Must meet the Master's program entrance requirements of the admitting university. Typically this requires a minimum of at least a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average (or 3.0 on the last 60 hours of coursework in the undergraduate degree).
  • The GRE or GMAT may be required by some participating institutions

Application procedures

Students may apply in any semester. Iowa State University's admission process is self-managed, which means that applicants are responsible for collecting their application and all supporting materials (academic records, letter of recommendation, etc.) in a single package and sending it to the university. This ensures a more timely processing of materials.


Students seeking admission at Iowa State University must:

  1. ONLINE: Complete an application for Admission to the Iowa State University Graduate College (http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/apply)

    See additional information on how to apply (http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/apply/pdf/us_gr_how.pdf)

  2. ONLINE: Pay the campus application fee (part of the Admission process in step 1).


  3. MAIL: Submit official transcripts of all college work completed to date to the Office of Admissions (see address below).


  4. MAIL or ONLINE: Provide current Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. The Graduate Record Examination is a general aptitude test required of all applicants. No minimum GRE score is set. Education Testing Services has a website at http://www.gre.org.


  5. MAIL or ONLINE: Provide three letters of recommendation from professional or educational sources (these can be sent through the mail or submitted online during the application process).


  6. MAIL: Send a brief resume, goal statement and department application form (Word File)


Send application materials for #3 and #4 to:

Office of Admissions
100 Enrollment Services Center
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2011 USA

Send application materials for #5 and #6 to:

Masters of Family & Consumer Sciences Program
ATTN: Brenda Emery
220D MacKay Hall
College of Human Sciences
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1120 USA
Email: hsde@iastate.edu


When all the application materials have been received, the Iowa State University College of Human Sciences graduate committee will review your request for admission to the MFCS-Dietetics program and will contact you about their decision within 6-8 weeks.