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UBC's Dietetics program equips you for a thriving career in a field with above-average job growth in Canada and worldwide. As a licensed dietitian, you'll enhance health outcomes through optimal nutrition strategies, taking on diverse roles in clinical nutrition, administration, or community health initiatives. This accredited program, the sole dietetics degree offered in British Columbia, adheres to national professional standards. The curriculum combines foundational studies in biological and social sciences with specialized coursework covering human nutrition principles, food service systems, and professional dietetic methodologies.
Graduation from a university-preparatory program at a senior secondary school: Higher Secondary School Certificate awarded on completion of Standard XII. Certificates must be official. Photocopies are acceptable if certified by school principal, head, or counsellor. Notarized copies are not acceptable.
Degree-specific requirements: Food, Nutrition, and Health
English Language Admission Standard: Canadian Academic English Language assessment - Overall 70; Cambridge English Qualifications – 180; UBC Certificate in English – 600; International English Language Testing System (Academic) - 6.5, with no part less than 6.0; Pearson Test of English (Academic) - Overall: 65, Reading: 60, Listening: 60, Writing: 60, Speaking: 60; Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test - Overall: 90, Reading: 22, Listening: 22, Writing: 21, Speaking: 21.