Fast Facts
  • 31 week program
    • 1 week Orientation Week (held in Salt Lake City, UT)
    • 11 weeks Food Service Systems Management
    • 13 weeks Clinical Nutrition (inpatient, outpatient, long-term care)
    • 6 weeks Community Nutrition
  • 60 students admitted each year
    • 10+ Utah interns   (Priority given to graduates of Utah DPD programs)
    • 45-50 Distance interns
  • Tuition:
    • Orientation Fee: $500 (paid once accepted into the program; non-refundable)
    • Utah and Distance interns:  $8,004; 2011-2012   (Includes Orientation fee + Tuition and fees)
  • $2,000 Scholarship Opportunity Available for 2012-2013
  • Child Nutrition and School Lunch Food Service Systems Management emphasis
  • Utah State University didactic students are qualified to participate in the Pre-Select Application  (USU DPD graduates only)
  • Application deadline is mid-February (Pre-Select Application deadline is mid-December)
  • Start-time and geographic flexibility; set up practice sites in the location and time-frame of your choice (USA only); Utah sites also available across all start dates*
  • Full-time, minimum 36-40 hours/week 
  • Internet-based courses; earn 29 semester graduate credits
  • Grades are based on preceptor evaluations, online lecture quizzes, online comprehensive component examinations, and assignments completed during each rotation throughout the Dietetic Internship  
  • >90% registration exam pass rate
  • Mandatory one-week Orientation held in Utah  
  • Self-Directed Learning
  • Application to be submitted through the on-line centralized internship application (DICAS)
  • Participate in the April D&D Digital computer matching; one application time for ALL start times (June, August, and January)
  • Upon completion of the internship, interns may apply for the Masters in Dietetic Administration (MDA) program.
  • See the USU Dietetic Internship Brochure