M.S./Dietetic Internship

The M.S./DI program combines a Masters in Nutrition with a Dietetic Internship.

The program is designed for students who have completed a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), received a DPD Verification Statement, and wish to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). The M.S./DI program allows students to complete a master’s degree in combination with a Dietetic Internship (DI), fulfilling both requirements at once.

This powerful combined program adds an intensive hands-on experiential learning component to our M.S. in Nutrition.

You ]may complete an elective rotation of up to four weeks in an area of interest to you. You will work alongside a team of dietetic interns as you deliver community programming and explore contemporary topics in the field of nutrition, including weight-inclusive care.

Program Benefits

• Can be completed in four semesters
• Includes 1,000 hours of supervised dietetics practice
• Enables you to apply for credit for prior learning
• Features Individualized rotation placements
• Unique opportunity: culinary medicine and sports nutrition rotations for all interns

After Graduation

Graduates of the M.S./DI typically find rewarding careers in a range of settings and fields, including:

• Hospitals: inpatient, outpatient, acute care, long-term acute care
• Skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement communities
• Sports nutrition
• Culinary medicine
• Healthcare foodservice management
• K–12 school nutrition
• Public health departments
• Private practice
• Research programs
• Food banks

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Early Decision Process

Spaces in the DI program are held for current students in the Human Nutrition and Dietetics Concentration program. These students are eligible for the no-fee Early Decision application process and do not have to apply though the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System (DICAS).

Application Process through DICAS

If you are not a UNCG student with a B.S. in Nutrition with Dietetics Concentration, you must apply to the Dietetic Internship through the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System (DICAS). You must also submit a supplementary application directly to the Department of Nutrition.

Our MS/DI application portal is open in DICAS. Please follow the application instructions located in the portal.

The DICAS Application requires:

• A personal statement
• Official transcripts from all schools attended
• Confirmation from DPD director that you have a DPD Verification Statement or Declaration of Intent
• Three letters of recommendation (at least one letter from a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist or dietetics program faculty member)

The Nutrition Department supplemental application requires:

• Professional resume
• $65 application fee (payable to Department of Nutrition, UNCG)

For your convenience, the UNCG DICAS application checklist 2023-24 (docx) (for student use only)

Program Requirements

To be admitted, students must have:

• A B.S. from an accredited institution.
• A signed DPD Verification Statement. The statement must be dated before the start date of the DI program.
• A Cumulative GPA greater than or equal to a 3.0.
  • It is strongly preferred that your GPA calculated from relevant classes (such nutrition, food science, foodservice management, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, physiology) is also greater than or equal to a 3.0.
• Applicants are evaluated based on academic performance, dietetics-related work/volunteer experience, letters of reference, and statement of professional goals.