Program Information
On this page you will find basic information on program hours and the application process.
For more detailed information about our program, choose a topic from the menu.
For more detailed information about our program, choose a topic from the menu.
Admission Requirements
The internship is a post baccalaureate program that admits only individuals who have completed an ACEND accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics and at least a bachelor’s degree. All applicants must have, or will have completed a DPD program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) and receive a DPD verification statement to be eligible to apply to this dietetic internship. Although not required, most successful applicants who match with our program have dietetics and/or food service related work or volunteer experience. Acceptance into our internship is very competitive, and the majority of our interns have had an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Program Hours
All our interns will complete a total of 1248 hours of supervised practice.
A majority of these form the Core Curriculum covering clinical, community, and foodservice management rotations. An additional 232 hours will be spent in one of the concentrations we offer. Supervised practice is in addition to class-time and assignments accompanying the rotations throughout the internship year. During the internship, many of our interns will spend time working with Sodexo clinical dietitians in the hospital setting, as well as in our corporate, campus and school accounts during foodservice management. Interns are often able to fulfill some of their community requirements at their clinical or foodservice management sites as well. See graphic below for an overview of the hours, and pdf file below that gives a more detailed look into our rotations.
A majority of these form the Core Curriculum covering clinical, community, and foodservice management rotations. An additional 232 hours will be spent in one of the concentrations we offer. Supervised practice is in addition to class-time and assignments accompanying the rotations throughout the internship year. During the internship, many of our interns will spend time working with Sodexo clinical dietitians in the hospital setting, as well as in our corporate, campus and school accounts during foodservice management. Interns are often able to fulfill some of their community requirements at their clinical or foodservice management sites as well. See graphic below for an overview of the hours, and pdf file below that gives a more detailed look into our rotations.
| Rotation Descriptions and Hours |
The Masters program option consists of a supervised practice experience as outlined above and online classes equaling 35 credit hours total. Courses are designed to enhance the learning in the supervised practice rotations.
Go to the Masters Track page for more details.
Go to the Masters Track page for more details.
The Application Process
Sodexo Internships participate in the DICAS application and D&D matching. All campuses and the distance option participate in the spring match. Our Philadelphia campus and distance option also participate in the fall match. Go to the Application Process page for detailed instructions for applying to one or more of our options. See table below for match dates and corresponding orientation starts.
Note: The Allentown Campus program is part-time only. The Distance Education Option can be either part-time or full-time. All other campuses are full-time only.
Sample Schedules:
Non-MS Schedules:
- Full and part time
- September, January or May start
- Non-MS tracks
- Full Time Non-MS interns will complete 32-40 rotation hours in supervised practice per week, depending on class days.
- Part Time non-MS interns will complete a minimum of 24 rotation hours in supervised practice a week.
| Sample Schedule Non-MS September Start |
| Sample Schedule Non-MS May Start |
| Sample Schedule Non-MS January Start |
MS Schedules:
- Full time MS track interns will complete 32 rotation hours in supervised practice per week.
- Part time MS Track interns will complete 24 rotation hours in supervised practice per week.
- Note weeks off from internship hours on the schedules. This will allow rotations to better coincide with courses.
- Courses and corresponding Rotations coincide so supervised practice is enhanced by theoretical knowledge, making the educational experience seamless
NOTE: For MS interns, orientation will be scheduled in the summer and classes will start with the fall semester. Go to the URI website for more details.
