APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE DIETETIC INTERNSHIP

All applicants to Dietetic Internship must participate in computer matching. Applicants should request instructions and a mark/sense card to prioritize their dietetic internship preference through the Director of their Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) or D & D Digital Systems, Suite 301, 304 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010. The request should be made early to meet the mid-February postmark deadline. There is no charge for this material, however, there is a $50.00 charge for computer matching that is due with the applicant's preferences.
The application must include:
 

• Completed Internship Application (we use the common application and letter of recommendation form prepared by the Dietetic Educators of Practitioners Practice Group of the American Dietetic Association which can be accessed at  www.depdpg.org; follow the link to “DI Application Document & Additional Information)
  
  
• A signed 2 page typewritten statement describing your interest in the field of nutrition and dietetics and your professional goals
   
• Official college transcript showing date of graduation
   
• Official college transcripts of all additional course work taken prior to/or since graduation
   
• Signed Verification Statement from the Director of your Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD)
   
• Minimum of three letters of recommendation; at least one should be from a dietetics or nutrition faculty member
   
• Send $70 application fee (make check payable to Dietetics Program - University of Connecticut)
   

Refresher courses may be required if three or more years have lapsed since the completion of the Didactic Program. To be competitive, a GPA of 3.0 is required and all dietetics courses should have been completed with a "B" or better. In addition, students who enter this internship have successfully completed the academic requirements and have at least a baccalaureate degree. The assessment of a prospective student’s ability to succeed in the Internship is based on the overall quality of her/his application package including the strength of academic background, the personal statement, and the letters of recommendation.

Send your completed application packet by the February 15th postmark deadline to:

Dietetics Program
Department of Allied Health Sciences
c/o Nancy Madrak
University of Connecticut
358 Mansfield Road, Unit 2101
Storrs, CT  06269-2101

Send your mark/sense card directly to D&D Digital Systems by the February 15th postmark deadline for computer matching. Address:
 
D&D Digital Systems
304 Main Street Suite 301
Ames, Iowa 50010
(515) 292-0490