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Can a CP be Developed at the Graduate Degree Level?

Yes. A Coordinated Program (CP) must include both the didactic instruction planned to meet the foundation knowledge and the supervised practice planned to meet the competencies. These courses may be designed at the baccalaureate or graduate degree level. However, courses for the Coordinated Program (CP) at the graduate level must be part of the university's graduate degree requirements and completion of the graduate degree is required. Dietetic Internship (DI) programs combined with graduate coursework are NOT Coordinated Programs (CPs) as defined by CADE.

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