Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate
The mission of the Dietetic Internship Program is to provide advanced education and supervised practice opportunities for future leaders in the application and advancement of dietetics. Satisfactory completion of the Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program prepares the student to sit for the Registration Examination for Dietitians.
Length of Program
The Dietetic Internship Graduate Professional Certificate Program combines eight credits of graduate course work with 1,264 hours of supervised practice over fall, spring and summer I semesters.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria by the application deadline:
- Application: As part of the DICAS application, applicants must submit a Declaration of Intent to Complete Form or a verification form signed by the program director of an ACEND accredited undergraduate dietetics program
- Minimum Degree: Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants must meet current educational standards of ACEND.
- Minimum Cumulative GPA: Overall Academic GPA of 3.0 is required. Minimum GPA for course work in the major is 3.0. Science grades in biochemistry and physiology must be B or better. Grades in upper level course work (300 and 400 level) within the dietetics major must be a B or better. Note:Grades more than 5 years old will be less heavily weighted.
- Three months’ work experience is required. Work experience within or outside the profession is acceptable.
- GRE Scores are required. Quantitative and Verbal scores at the 50th percentile or better are preferred. An analytical writing score of 4.0 or better is preferred.
Required Application Materials
The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredits the Indiana University SHRS Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program. The SHRS Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program will participate in the Dietetic Internship Computer Application Service (DICAS) for the spring 2016 Computer Match.
To apply to the Dietetic Internship Graduate Certificate Program, you must complete the following:
- Submit application, Declaration of Intent to Complete or Verification Form, letters of reference, personal statement, and answers to specific questions through DICAS by February 15, 2018, at 11:59 PM (Eastern).
- Send official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, postmarked no later than February 15, 2018 to the following address:
DICAS Transcript Department
P.O. Box 9118
Watertown, MA 02472
Please contact DICAS at dicasinfo@dicas.org or 617-612-2855 for questions about DICAS application materials and fees. - Register online at the D&D Digital website as required by ACEND.
- See the ACEND Website for a complete description of applicant responsibilities http://www.eatrightacend.org/ACEND/content.aspx?id=6442485428
Match Day & Second Round Application Process
Match Day April 1, 2018, D&D Digital will post the intern names and their matches.
If you match with us, you must contact us by telephone (317) 278-0933 or (317) 278-0934 or by email jopalka@iu.edu or by fax 317-278-3940 to accept your match by Monday April 2, 2018 on or before 6 PM EST.
On April 7, 2018, following the Appointment Day (April 1), the D&D Digital website will list DI programs with open positions. If we have open positions, applicants who do not receive a computer match should follow our second round application instructions.
The SHRS Dietetic Internship Program will accept sixteen (16) applicants for the 2017-2018 class.
Tuition
Information about costs of attending, tuition, financial aid, and scholarships can be found at https://shrs.iupui.edu/tuition-scholarships/tuition.html.
