The Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition (DCN) is an online doctoral program offered by the Brooks College of Health intended to prepare registered dieticians for advanced practice as clinical and research professionals.
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The Brooks College of Health’s online Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition (DCN) offers an online program to help working professionals advance their knowledge of chronic disease prevention, clinical treatment, cultural competency, critical thinking, public policy, and outcomes research while continuing their work as registered dietitians.
Program Overview
Brook’s College of Health’s Department of Nutrition & Dietetics offers a fully-online Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition (DCN) degree that is designed to advance practice, research and leadership skills in a clinical setting for registered dietitians. It uses applied scholarship and evidence-based outcomes to educate students on using nutrition to treat chronic conditions including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, certain cancers and renal disease, among others.
The program includes two residencies that can be completed where students currently reside, though students will have to check with the State Authorization of Distance Education to ensure that they will be able to complete their residency in their home state. Students are also strongly encouraged to come onsite to attend a two-day orientation at the beginning of the program.
The program can be completed on a full-time or part-time schedule. It totals 48 credit hours, with 24 credit hours coming from core requirements, six coming from the practice residency, 15 coming from a dissertation and three coming from electives.
Applicants must be registered dietitians with three years of experience in order to qualify for the program.
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Program At-a-Glance
Credit hours: 48
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Admissions Requirements
The below Program Requirements, University Requirements, and International Applicant Requirements*, if applicable, must be submitted no later than the deadline posted above. Incomplete applications or those with required materials post-marked after the deadline are subject to cancellation. Once an application has been canceled, the decision cannot be reversed.
*International students must be fully admitted to a full-time, on-campus, in-person, degree-seeking program at the University of North Florida. Please contact the International Center for more information.
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University Requirements
University Requirements
Application and Fee
Prospective students are required to use our online system to create an account and submit an application. The application opens approximately one year in advance and is only good for the term and program in which it is submitted. Applicants who have submitted their application and wish to change their admission term or major/concentration may submit a new application and associated application fee. If you would like to cancel an open application, please contact us.
A $30 (USD) application fee is required regardless of previous enrollment. The application fee is non-refundable and cannot be waived. Undergraduate application fees cannot be used for a graduate application, and vise versa. The application fee must be submitted prior to the review of an application.
Current students who would like to add or change a major, concentration or certificate should submit the Change of Concentration or Major form.
College Transcripts
All applicants must provide transcripts from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted institutional accreditor or its equivalent from a non-US institution that awarded the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, if applicable, and transcripts from institutions where any post-baccalaureate and/or graduate credits were earned.
All admits must provide official transcripts.
All international transcripts will require a course-by-course evaluation by an approved third-party credential evaluation agency unless a graduate program has established an alternative credential evaluation procedure that is approved by the graduate school. To be accepted, the evaluation must be:
- Translated to English and be the U.S. equivalent
- Evaluated course-by-course
- Include the overall academic GPA
- Be from an approved third-party accredited evaluation service. Recommended evaluation agencies:
- SpanTran. They have created a custom application for UNF that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application through the SpanTran Application - UNF Graduate School portal.
- Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
- World Education Services
Important Notes
- The UNF Graduate School cannot request transcripts on an applicants behalf.
- Unofficial transcript copies are accepted for admissions but must clearly state the institution name, student name, course information, terms, grades, and credits. Degree audits are not accepted. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official transcripts.
- If currently enrolled in courses, an incomplete transcript must be submitted before the posted deadline.
- Applicants who also have to apply through systems such as ATCAS or PTCAS, must submit separate transcripts to UNF.
- Official transcripts must:
- Must be less than one year old from the date of printing
- Must be submitted in a sealed envelope from your institution, or emailed through official electronic means.
- When requesting college transcripts, please verify with your institution(s) whether or not they are able to submit electronic transcripts in the proper EDI format. Institutions can submit transcripts via e-mail to graduateschool@unf.edu from an approved vendor such as ScriptSafe, Credentials, or Parchment.
- Former or current UNF students should not request UNF transcripts. After application submission, the UNF requirement will be updated to a "waived" status.
Where do I send transcripts and test scores?
Mail
UNF Graduate School
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224Email
Test Score Institutional Codes
GRE: institutional code 5490
GMAT: institutional code CF3QB51 -
Program Specific Requirements
Program Requirements
Specific Requirements
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Letter of intent
- Discuss academic and professional experiences and goals
- Professional licensure
- RDN
- Three recommendation letters
- One from a colleague; one from an employer; one from a person of applicant's choice
- Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Applicants that do not have a master's degree should first complete the UNF Master's program
- Minimum of three year's work experience in the field of nutrition and dietetics post-credentialing
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International Applicant Requirements