APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and PROCESS FOR THE DIETETIC INTERNSHIP

  • Spring match
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree
  • Applicants must have a Didactic Program Verification prior to the start of the internship and a Bachelor's degree
  • GPA of 3.0 is required to be competitive with a minimum of “B” in dietetics courses
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Participates in the on-line centralized internship application, DICAS, which may be found at http://portal.dicas.org , email: DICASinfo@DICAS.org.
  • The on-line application must be completed for our program by February 15, 2011.  The fee to use DICAS is $40 for the first application submitted and $20 for each additional application.
  • Applicants must also register for Spring Computer Match online for computer matching at www.dnddigital.com, D & D Digital Systems, Suite 301, 304 Main Street, Ames, IA 50010, (515) 292-0490, dnd@sigler.com, and select  dietetic internship priority choices by February 15, 2012.  There is a $50.00 computer matching fee.
  • Submit the supplemental application and $70 application fee (make check payable to Dietetics Program - University of Connecticut); mail to Dietetics Program, Department of Allied Health Sciences, c/o Nancy Madrak, University of Connecticut, 358 Mansfield Road, Unit 2101, Storrs, CT  06269-2101
  • Selection is based on academics, personal statement, experiences, and letters of recommendation

(To print the Internship Application checklist, click here).
 

Department of Allied Health Sciences
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
358 Mansfield Rd U-2101
Storrs, CT 06268-2101
Phone: (860) 486-2834 Fax: (860) 486-5375

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