Tuition and Fees
Program Specific Costs
Total Program: 47 credits
2022-2023 year tuition and University Fees:
$446 per credit TX resident Total $20,967
$854 per credit out of state residents Total $40,141
2022-2023 Fees and Other Costs
Health Insurance requirement:
All dietetics students are required to purchase the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) for each academic year in order to satisfy the University Policy of maintaining acceptable health insurance coverage. Students holding comparable coverage may be eligible to waive enrollment for the SHIP.
The Waiver Process must be completed each year by the waiver deadline. Students who do not submit a waiver request or whose waiver submission is not approved, will be automatically enrolled for the SHIP and the cost of the insurance coverage will be added to their student account. The cost of the SHIP for the 2022-2023 academic year is $2,878.00.
Student Membership in Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
$58 per year or $116 for two years
Criminal Background Check
$31.65 one-time fee
Drug Testing
$70-75
Housing
Estimated costs for students who chose campus lodging is $8,342 per year (resident/nonresident). Many local students live in their own apartment or with family. Housing costs vary, but average living costs are $2,470 (living with family), or $8,126 per year (apartment off campus).
Books
Students may purchase an average of 4-5 textbooks per semester. Estimated costs, of books @ $100 per text equates to $450.00 per semester (fall, spring, fall, spring) = $1800.00 total.
Servsafe
All students are required to be ServSafe certified prior to the first semester. If not currently certified, the dietetics faculty will provide online education. The fee to sit for the National Restaurants Servsafe exam is $36.00. Students that hold current Servsafe Mangers certification do not need to repeat exam or instruction.
Travel
Students will need to provide their own transportation to in and from Supervised Experiential Learning sites. Students may have to travel up to 75 miles across the Rio Grande Valley for site rotations. Consideration for student address will be made during assignment of site rotation, however not all location accommodations can be made.
Graduation Fee
$32 one-time fee
Information about financial aid can be found at: https://www.utrgv.edu/ucentral/paying-for-college/financial-aid/index.htm