Complete Your Online Master’s Degree While Earning Your RDN Credential: KADDI + Texas Tech University Partnership
The Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship (KADDI) is proud to partner with Texas Tech University to offer a fully online Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, designed specifically for future Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs). This 30-credit-hour MS program allows students to fulfill supervised practice requirements through KADDI while completing graduate coursework with Texas Tech—on a flexible, asynchronous schedule.
Key Features of the Program:
100% online and self-paced
No campus attendance required
Affordable tuition with in-state rates for all students
Total program cost (including KADDI + graduate degree): under $26,000
Up to 6 graduate credit hours may be transferred
Financial aid available for eligible students
Practice-Based, Career-Focused Curriculum:
The TTU online Master's Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics stands out for our practice-based and work-centered design. The degree is 100% online and asynchronous which allows flexibility for interns to complete the degree at their pace and provides courses that increase the necessary knowledge and skills utilized in nutrition and dietetics practice areas such as:
Nutrition Support
Performance/Sports Nutrition
Obesity Management
Eating Disorders
Culinary Medicine
GI Disorders
Maternal Health
Geriatrics
Renal Nutrition
Diabetes
Pediatrics
Bariatrics
Cardiovascular Disease
Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship
Leading dietitians and experts in the field develop and teach our classes. This allows each student to receive up to date information and practice standards that are currently being utilized in specific dietetics career areas.
Optional Concentrations (No Additional Coursework Required):
Students can choose to include a concentration in their program with no additional course work. To include a concentration, students will be required to take the same 9 hours of core courses, 9 hours of concentration specific courses, and 12 hours of electives.
Nutrition and Healthy Weight
The weight management concentration is designed to develop skills and an understanding of the cultural, environmental, psychosocial, physical and economic factors associated with obesity and weight management. This concentration will enhance students' ability to work with individuals to develop successful strategies for weight management.Nutrition and Sports
The sports nutrition concentration is designed for people who seek to provide sports nutrition information to athletes and physically active individuals. Concepts include designing and implementing nutrition programs, interpreting research in the field of sports nutrition, counseling athletes, evaluating supplements and ergogenic aids, and working with special athlete populations.Nutrition in the Lifecycle
This concentration is designed to provide a critical examination of behavioral, physiological and public health issues impacting dietary and nutritional factors that support normal growth and development through the lifecycle.
Program completion:
Time is dependent upon how many hours each student takes each semester. Students will need to complete 30 credit hours (9 hours of core courses and 21 hours of electives) to complete the degree. For a complete degree plan and course offerings visit: NTDT-Non-Thesis-Degree-Plan-2022.
In addition, all students receive in-state tuition and financial aid is available for students who qualify. Although variable, the total cost (tuition and fees) for the program is ~$15,000. Up to 6 hours of graduate coursework as transfer credit may be applied to the degree. You can learn more about the program here: online_masters.php and here online_masters_details.php. Below is a sample of coursework and internship timelines for Texas Tech University:
Summer (June-early Aug) – Core course, Elective, Elective (9 hours)
Fall (Aug-mid Dec) – Core Course, Elective, Dietetic Internship (6 hours)
Spring (Jan-mid May) – Core course, Elective, Dietetic Internship (6 hours)
Summer (June-early Aug) – Elective, Elective, Elective, Exit Exams (9 hours)
15 months total
Click the Excel link for a sample of coursework and internship timelines for Texas Tech University:
Application Steps for
Texas Tech MSDI Track
Complete Your Graduate School Application for Texas Tech University
If you are interested in pursuing your MS degree through Texas Tech University, while completing your dietetic internship through KADDI , email Dr. Childress at allison.childress@ttu.edu to let her know of your interest. Then, be sure to complete your application to the Graduate School at Texas Tech University by April 15th (summer start), July 15th (fall start) or November 15th (spring start).
Please note the following when submitting your graduate school application:
You are applying to the MS in Nutrition and Dietetics program
Select the correct admission term
Include unofficial transcripts from all colleges/universities attended (official transcripts will be required within your first semester of classes), resume, contact information for two individuals to write a letter of recommendation and one of the following: DPD Verification Statement, CDR card or your D&D Digital Match
Pay the application fee
Complete your DICAS application.
With our partnership, you will be eligible to submit with our priority application dates. This allows your application to be reviewed and receive acceptance to KADDI before other students.
The dates for priority application are:
September 15 (Winter start/ January)
January 15 (Summer start/ August)
Please notify KADDI you have enrolled in the Texas Tech graduate degree program and the date of expected graduation.