Pepperdine University Nutrition Supervised Practice Program

10/02/2025

Pepperdine nutrition alums- if you are attending the FNCE conference in Nashville let me know so we can connect!

09/29/2025

We could not be more proud of our recent graduates of the MS in Nutrition and Health Science and supervised practice program who all passed their RD exam on the first attempt and within 3 months of completing the program. They have each secured positions as dietitians and are on their way to becoming leaders in the profession! Go Waves!

06/24/2025

Our graduate students, along with students from various nutrition courses, competed in a "Chopped" like event at the end of the semester! The food was incredible and the skills they all exhibited were impressive!

Seaver College's nutrition program hosted an innovative capstone project, where students competed against one another to create the best appetizer, entree, and dessert using the ingredients made available to them.

06/14/2025

Congratulations to our class of 2025 on your graduation from the M.S. in Nutrition and Health Science and supervised practice hours! On June 7th we celebrated with family, friends and preceptors at a graduation brunch. Three of our wonderful preceptors were honored with preceptor of the year awards: Kelly McHugh, MS, RDN from St. Johns Regional Medical Center; Amy Motley Jones, DCN, RDN from Ventura County Medical Center and Sarah Phillips, RDN, Director of Nutrition Services at Conejo School District. Thank you to all the preceptors who supported the students in their supervised training and who joined us in the celebration brunch! Thank you to family and friends for your support of the students as they completed their program. We are so excited for your next steps as future RDNs!

05/29/2025

Still looking to complete your supervised practice hours? The Pepperdine ISPP is still accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year beginning in mid August. The stand-alone supervised practice is only 9 months and requires that you are enrolled in a Masters degree program or have completed one. Pepperdine also offers a MS that can be completed alongside the ISPP. Email the program director for more information: sunnie.delano@pepperdine.edu

03/18/2025

The supervised practice program at Pepperdine University has openings for the 2025-2026 academic year! If you have already completed a Masters degree, you can complete your supervised hours in 9 months and be ready for the national exam! We also offer a MS in Nutrition and Health Science degree that can be taken concurrently with the supervised hours. Please contact sunnie.delano@pepperdine.edu for more information on the programs!

To enroll in Pepperdine's NSCP - IPP program, one must have either completed a bachelor's degree in nutrition or have completed the DPD undergraduate nutrition courses with a bachelor's degree in another discipline.

01/16/2025

The Pepperdine supervised practice program (ISPP) is now accepting applications for 2025-2026! We have two options: 1. Masters degree and supervised practice hours (must have verification statement) and 2. supervised practice hours only, if you have already earned a Master's degree and hold a DPD verification statement. For more information on the programs we offer visit our website: https://seaver.pepperdine.edu/natural-science/graduate/nutritional-science-certificate/
Questions - please email: sunnie.delano@pepperdine.edu

To enroll in Pepperdine's NSCP - IPP program, one must have either completed a bachelor's degree in nutrition or have completed the DPD undergraduate nutrition courses with a bachelor's degree in another discipline.

10/09/2024

Looking for a simple but delicious fall recipe? Checkout this cooking video by our dietetic intern Amanda Kiang.

10/02/2024

We are so excited for our first class of Graduate students who are earning their MS in Nutrition and Health Science while also completing their supervised hours to become a registered dietitian. We are looking forward to a great year!

07/06/2023

Congratulations Pepperdine ISPP Class of 2023, our 10th graduating class! On June 24th we celebrated the completion of the dietetic internship for our 10 dietetic interns. Family and friends joined in celebrating the accomplishment. We were joined by 3 alumni, Christopher Boss, Tara Jensen and Katy Wright, who all provided inspiring words of encouragement to our graduates. We recognized two interns with our standout awards: Sarah Phillips, Intern of the Year and Zahraa Maarafi, Intern Spirit Award, as well as our two Preceptors of the year: Heidi Fernandez, MS, RD from Los Robles Hospital and Alyssa Ribaya, MS, RDN from Oxnard Union High School District. Thank you to all of the preceptors, family and friends who made this year a success!