Admission requirements and program eligibility include:

• BS Degree: Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics, Family and Consumer Sciences (Home Economics), or Food and Nutrition and have completed Didactic Program in Dietetics requirements as established by ACEND^® of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Grade Point Average: A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE) test results
• Verification statement of DPD courses
• Work experience in food service or health care is desirable, but not mandatory for admission

Centralized Application Service

The centralized application service allows internship applicants to submit one application, which they can submit to multiple internship programs

The ISU program uses the online centralized application service called DICAS (email: DICASinfo@DICAS.org)

The fee to use DICAS is $45.00 for the first application submitted and $20.00 for each additional application

Computer Matching Service

The computer matching service pairs interns with internship programs

To participate in the dietetic internship match, you must also register online for the D & D Digital computer matching service and select your dietetic internship priority choices by 11:59 pm Central Time on February 15

There is a $55.00 computer matching fee with D&D Digital

Give yourself plenty of time to complete the application. Some sections can be quite laborious to finish!

Personal Statement
Write a personal statement in 8,000 characters or less, which answers the following questions:

1. Why do you want to enter the dietetics profession? 
2. What are some experiences that have helped to prepare you for your career?
3. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
4. What are your strengths and weaknesses or areas needing improvement?

Official Transcripts
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended should be sent to:

DICAS-Transcript Department
P.O. Box 9118
Watertown, MA  02472

Provide Reference Information
When completing the application form in DICAS, applicants MUST include the name and contact information (email address) for each reference:

• This will trigger an e-mail message requesting completion of a reference form
• The form will be completed online by the two faculty members, one employer and by the recommender

The ISU MS/DI is a combined Masters of Science in Nutrition / Dietetic Internship Program.

Applicants must complete an application for admission into the Idaho State University Graduate School, which includes supplemental questions for the Dietetic Internship. For example, you must indicate your choice of ISU DI site(s) (Meridian and/or Pocatello/Twin Falls). You may apply for one or both locations.

Since this is a new program, the graduate school application for the MS/DI is being built and is expected to go live February 1, 2019.  Please check back, we will post when it goes live or if there is an unexpected delay.  

Questions?
Please contact DI Director Char Byington at byinchar@isu.edu.

The Idaho State University Masters of Science / Dietetic Internship program will notify top ranked applicants for an interview during the month of March:

• The interview is an opportunity for ISU to learn more about you and for you to learn more about ISU
• Questions are aimed at getting a better idea about the DI applicant’s professional and communication skills, as well as level of medical nutrition therapy, food service management, and community nutrition knowledge
• Interviewees are also given the opportunity to ask questions and gather additional information about the ISU DI program

This interview will take place prior to Applicant Notification Day

D& D Digital informs each applicant of the final result of their matching

Students accepted into the ISU Masters of Science / Dietetic Internship must inform the DI Director if they accept/reject the computer match by 5:00 p.m. on Appointment Day of the program's time zone:

Char Byington, MEd, RDN, LD
Director, Dietetic Internship
Garrison Hall 620
(208) 282-3091
byinchar@isu.edu