The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the District of Columbia proposes to establish a new Graduate Demonstration Program in Dietetics/Nutrition with emphasis on public policy, communication and clinical application.  The Demonstration Program in Dietetics/Nutrition is intended for individuals interested in careers as public policy advocacy, community education; policy analysis, public policy evaluators and lobbyists, researchers; and managers of health service delivery organizations and systems, managed-care programs, and other population-based organizations.  In congruence with the motto of the University of the District of Columbia “A NEW DAY AND A NEW OPPORTUNITY the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, which currently houses the ten year accredited DPD Program has designed an innovative educational Graduate Program.