The Dietetic Internship at CSULB

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California State University Long Beach (CSULB), a metropolitan campus of 34,000 students, has an accredited American Dietetic Association Dietetic Internship (DI). The DI is accredited by the Commission on Dietetics Registration, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, phone: 312-899-4876.

The DI originates in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Health and Human Services.

The DI combines graduate coursework with a field experience and after the Intern completes the performance requirements of the field experience, then she/he can take the national registration exam. Passing the national exam means placing the R.D. or Registered Dietitian credential after your name.

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Why CSULB?

What's Unique?
  • 9-month internship following a college calendar
  • Create a professional network
  • Experience diverse training sites
  • Four-week winter break, one-week spring break
  • Acquire graduate credit
  • Equal amount of training time in foodservice, nutrition therapy and community facilities
  • Business and entrepreneurial experience
  • Evening graduate class 1 night a week
  • A professional network for future employment

Requirements

GPA: 3.0 overall and also for the last 60 units

GRE: 900 verbal and quantitative with a 4+ or higher score on writing

Courses: "Didactic Program in Dietetics" Verification Form

Applications: 3 different applications -- to CSULB ($65), to the M.S. Graduate Program (no fee), to the DI ($45)