Admission Criteria
Admission Requirements
- Complete a minimum of a bachelor's degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college/university or foreign equivalent.
- DPD Verification Statement from an ACEND accredited didactic program in dietetics.
- Completion of 12 graduate credits in nutrition which includes four required courses: HNSC 7213X—Human Pathophysiology, HNSC 7240X—Assessment Techniques and Nutritional Care, HNSC 7241X—Nutritional Aspects of Disease, and HNSC 7931X—Principles of Nutrition Research with a grade of B or better in each course. Students with graduate courses from other institutions may substitute the equivalent courses with approval from the program director.
Recency of Education Requirements for the Dietetic Internship
All applicants are expected to have a Verification Statement dated no more than five years prior to the DI application date.
When the Verification Statement is more than five years old, the applicant is expected to submit documentation of having taken, or in the process of taking, courses that meet the current ACEND standards from a university with a Didactic Program in Dietetics. Candidates are encouraged to contact the DPD program director to discuss additional course work. The applicant is expected to earn a B or better in these courses.
