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Dietetic Internship

The Dietetic Internship Program, founded in 1918, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics and meets 2012 accreditation standards. The program is 10 months long, with a concentration in clinical and customer service. The Dietetic Internship Program includes 8 credits of graduate course work (the equivalent of one full-time semester) and a minimum of 1,264 supervised clinical practice hours. The program begins in mid August and concludes in late June. The Dietetic Internship Program accepts 16 interns annually. Internships may be combined with the M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics.

Admission requirements
  • a bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university
  • meet current educational standards of ACEND
  • minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
  • GRE scores required, qantitative and verbal scores at 50th percentile or better
  • 3 months work experience
  • must participate in Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Computer Match Process
For further information, contact:
Dr. Jacquelynn O'Palka, Professor and Chair
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
Coleman Hall 224
1140 W. Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
jopalka@iu.edu