The Nutrition Internship – Dietetic Training is a full-time in-person Master of Science (M.S.) degree housed under the Brooks College of Health. It is designed to prepare students for the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialling examination in order to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
Advance Your Nutrition Career
Get in-person, hands-on experience in Nutrition and Dietetics through a program accredited by The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Association (formerly known as the American Dietetic Association).
Program Overview
The Brook's College of Health's Nutrition Internship – Dietetic Training aims to prepare students to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing examination to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist through a combination of graduate level coursework and hands-on experience.
This is a full-time, on campus master’s degree, and will require 30 credit hours as well as 1,000 hours of supervised practice experience. Applicants must already have a bachelor’s degree in nutrition from an ACEND accredited U.S. institution.
Other Programs in Nutrition & Dietetics
M.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics - Dietetic Professional StudiesM.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics - Integrated Graduate Nutrition Program
Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition
Program Contact
Graduate Program DirectorBrooks College of Health
Program At-a-Glance
Credit hours: 30
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Admissions Requirements
The below Program Requirements, University Requirements, and International Applicant Requirements*, if applicable, must be submitted no later than the deadline posted above. Incomplete applications or those with required materials post-marked after the deadline are subject to cancellation. Once an application has been canceled, the decision cannot be reversed.
*International students must be fully admitted to a full-time, on-campus, in-person, degree-seeking program at the University of North Florida. Please contact the International Center for more information.
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University Requirements
University Requirements
Application and Fee
Prospective students are required to use our online system to create an account and submit an application. The application opens approximately one year in advance and is only good for the term and program in which it is submitted. Applicants who have submitted their application and wish to change their admission term or major/concentration may submit a new application and associated application fee. If you would like to cancel an open application, please contact us.
A $30 (USD) application fee is required regardless of previous enrollment. The application fee is non-refundable and cannot be waived. Undergraduate application fees cannot be used for a graduate application, and vise versa. The application fee must be submitted prior to the review of an application.
Current students who would like to add or change a major, concentration or certificate should submit the Change of Concentration or Major form.
College Transcripts
All applicants must provide transcripts from a U.S. institution accredited by an accepted institutional accreditor or its equivalent from a non-US institution that awarded the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, if applicable, and transcripts from institutions where any post-baccalaureate and/or graduate credits were earned.
All admits must provide official transcripts.
All international transcripts will require a course-by-course evaluation by an approved third-party credential evaluation agency unless a graduate program has established an alternative credential evaluation procedure that is approved by the graduate school. To be accepted, the evaluation must be:
- Translated to English and be the U.S. equivalent
- Evaluated course-by-course
- Include the overall academic GPA
- Be from an approved third-party accredited evaluation service. Recommended evaluation agencies:
- SpanTran. They have created a custom application for UNF that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application through the SpanTran Application - UNF Graduate School portal.
- Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
- World Education Services
Important Notes
- The UNF Graduate School cannot request transcripts on an applicants behalf.
- Unofficial transcript copies are accepted for admissions but must clearly state the institution name, student name, course information, terms, grades, and credits. Degree audits are not accepted. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official transcripts.
- If currently enrolled in courses, an incomplete transcript must be submitted before the posted deadline.
- Applicants who also have to apply through systems such as ATCAS or PTCAS, must submit separate transcripts to UNF.
- Official transcripts must:
- Must be less than one year old from the date of printing
- Must be submitted in a sealed envelope from your institution, or emailed through official electronic means.
- When requesting college transcripts, please verify with your institution(s) whether or not they are able to submit electronic transcripts in the proper EDI format. Institutions can submit transcripts via e-mail to graduateschool@unf.edu from an approved vendor such as ScriptSafe, Credentials, or Parchment.
- Former or current UNF students should not request UNF transcripts. After application submission, the UNF requirement will be updated to a "waived" status.
Where do I send transcripts and test scores?
Mail
UNF Graduate School
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, FL 32224Email
Test Score Institutional Codes
GRE: institutional code 5490
GMAT: institutional code CF3QB51 -
Program Specific Requirements
Specific Requirements
- Letter of intent
- Three letters of recommendation
- A baccalaureate degree in nutrition from an ACEND accredited U.S. institution
- Applicants must participate in the D&D Computer Matching process
- The graduate program director or D&D Digital Systems can provide information about the process
- In addition to submitting all of the above university and program requirements to the UNF Graduate School, applicants must also complete the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Services (DICAS) application. DICAS must also be provided with the necessary documents that they require by the posted application deadline.
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International Applicant Requirements