Program Information
On this page you will find basic information about program hours, regions, and the application process. For more detailed information, choose a specific topic from the menu.
Admission Requirements
To apply to a DI, individuals must complete at least a bachelor's degree and ACEND-accredited coursework requirements (Didactic Program in Dietetics). All applicants must obtain a DPD Verification Statement or Declaration of Intent to be eligible to apply to this 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 program is very competitive and most interns have had an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Individuals successfully completing the internship program, will receive a DI verification statement and are eligible to take the CDR registration examination for dietitians.
Program Hours
All our interns will complete a total of 1024 hours of supervised practice, which is about nine months of supervised practice at 32 hours per week.
Each intern completes our Core Curriculum, which consists of 864 hours in clinical, community, and foodservice management rotations, and 160 hours 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 or 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 graphics and pdf file below for a closer look into our hours and rotations.
Each intern completes our Core Curriculum, which consists of 864 hours in clinical, community, and foodservice management rotations, and 160 hours 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 or 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 graphics and pdf file below for a closer look into our hours and rotations.
| Rotations and Hours Descriptions |
Supervised Practice Sites
Accepted interns are placed in a Sodexo managed healthcare site for the clinical portion of your supervised practice experience. There is no need for applicants to locate any clinical preceptors for this rotation.
The same is done for the foodservice management rotation. Interns are placed at a Sodexo managed foodservice site either in a healthcare setting, corporate, schools, or campus-based locations. Depending on availability, there are more options for this rotation and your preference for type of location will be accommodated, within the region that you indicated.
Interns are responsible for finding preceptors and supervised practice locations for the community, long-term care, and the concentration rotation that you choose. Preceptors and supervised practice sites are found after the match and in most cases even after the internship orientation. Assistance is available to located preceptor, as needed. These rotations are discussed in detail during orientation, so interns can understand the expectations about finding preceptors and for the rotation.
The same is done for the foodservice management rotation. Interns are placed at a Sodexo managed foodservice site either in a healthcare setting, corporate, schools, or campus-based locations. Depending on availability, there are more options for this rotation and your preference for type of location will be accommodated, within the region that you indicated.
Interns are responsible for finding preceptors and supervised practice locations for the community, long-term care, and the concentration rotation that you choose. Preceptors and supervised practice sites are found after the match and in most cases even after the internship orientation. Assistance is available to located preceptor, as needed. These rotations are discussed in detail during orientation, so interns can understand the expectations about finding preceptors and for the rotation.
Classes
- Virtual classes will be held online monthly as either lectures and/or group discussions.
- Before each rotation, our faculty and preceptors provide interns with recorded refresher courses that can be viewed at their convenience, so they feel more prepared for their next experience
- Twice during the internship year, interns take a short break from their busy rotations and participate in two virtual class days taught by faculty, preceptors, and other guest speakers.
- The first class at the beginning of the program includes topics that prepare interns for more advanced patient care like nutrition support.
- The second class takes place toward the end of the program to prepare interns for life after the internship covering for example the RDN exam, interviewing skills, setting up a continuing education plan.
The Application Process
Sodexo Dietetic Internships participate in the DICAS application and D&D matching. Go to the Application Process page for detailed instructions for applying to one or more of our regions.
Preselect Application Option
The Sodexo Dietetic Internships has reserved 40 preselect slots for applicants who are either
Go to the Application Process page for detailed instructions for applying to the preselect option.
- Employed by Sodexo in any segment as a manager or a frontline employee, or
- Employed by a Sodexo client and supervised by a Sodexo manager
Go to the Application Process page for detailed instructions for applying to the preselect option.
Sample Schedules
Open the pdf file below to see sample schedules of our program.
| Sample Schedules |
Graduation Requirements
1. Completion of the Dietetic Internship is contingent upon achievement of the required competencies, which are outlined by the Accreditation Council for Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (The Academy).
2. Interns must complete all Program Requirements in order to be eligible to graduate. This includes:
a. Completion of the required number of hours in each rotation
b. Satisfactory completion of all rotations and achievement of entry level competency in all rotations, by meeting or exceeding expectations on all Rotation Activities and Evaluation Forms
c. Satisfactory completion of all assignments as determined by the Director of the DI Region
d. Financial obligations to the Program paid in full
3. All interns will achieve at least a satisfactory rating on each competency requirement. Each rotation is planned to enable the intern to meet these competency requirements.
4. When all the above requirements are met, the National Internship Director will provide signed originals of the verification statement to the intern and file an electronic copy. This documentation is necessary to verify completion of the Dietetic Internship and establish eligibility to take the Registration Exam for Dietitians. The National Internship Director, Sodexo Dietetic Internship, will submit the required documentation to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), using the online CDR Registration Eligibility Processing System.
See policy manual, Graduation Requirements – for more detailed information (find it under Policies and Procedures)
2. Interns must complete all Program Requirements in order to be eligible to graduate. This includes:
a. Completion of the required number of hours in each rotation
b. Satisfactory completion of all rotations and achievement of entry level competency in all rotations, by meeting or exceeding expectations on all Rotation Activities and Evaluation Forms
c. Satisfactory completion of all assignments as determined by the Director of the DI Region
d. Financial obligations to the Program paid in full
3. All interns will achieve at least a satisfactory rating on each competency requirement. Each rotation is planned to enable the intern to meet these competency requirements.
4. When all the above requirements are met, the National Internship Director will provide signed originals of the verification statement to the intern and file an electronic copy. This documentation is necessary to verify completion of the Dietetic Internship and establish eligibility to take the Registration Exam for Dietitians. The National Internship Director, Sodexo Dietetic Internship, will submit the required documentation to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), using the online CDR Registration Eligibility Processing System.
See policy manual, Graduation Requirements – for more detailed information (find it under Policies and Procedures)
Credit for Work Experience
Credit for past work experience may be granted, at the discretion of the internship faculty, only under specific circumstances. There is no guarantee that internship supervised practice hours will be waived.
See policy manual, Credit for Work experience – for more detailed information (find it under Policies and Procedures).
See policy manual, Credit for Work experience – for more detailed information (find it under Policies and Procedures).
