Ready to apply to the dietetic internship certificate program?
Complete the following steps:
Ready to apply to the dietetic internship certificate program?
Complete the following steps:
Apply to the Missouri State Dietetic Internship (DI) or Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (MSND) programs via Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Service (DICAS).
For selection considerations and interview information, please review the program's admission requirements.
Applicant notification day is April 2, 2023, 6 p.m. central time.
Applicants who receive a match to the Missouri State University Dietetic Internship must email the program director to accept or decline the match on or before 6 p.m. central time on April 3, 2023. This letter of acceptance or rejection email should be made to Hillary Roberts, EdD, RDN, LD, Program Director, Missouri State University at HRoberts@MissouriState.edu.
If Missouri State University Dietetic Internship has open spots after first-round matching, second-round matching will begin at 11 a.m. (central time), April 5, 2023.
Applications will be accepted from 11 a.m. central time on April 5 through 11 a.m. on April 10, 2023.
After accepting the match to the Dietetic Internship, you will be admitted to Missouri State's Graduate College.
The $55 Graduate College application fee will be waived.
Once you're admitted into the Dietetic Internship and the Graduate College and receive your BearPass log-in, you must pay a placeholder fee of $500. This fee is known as the confirmation deposit.
The deadline to pay this fee is four weeks after the spring match Appointment Day occurring in April of each year.
All applications are initially screened by the following criteria:
This requires a completed application through the Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Service (DICAS).
You need a cumulative GPA of 3.0 over the last 60 hours of academic work.
We would like to see nutrition, dietetic, or research-related work and/or volunteer experience.
Applications meeting these criteria are reviewed by the Program Director and Application Review Committee.
All applicants meeting our admission criterion are then contacted for a virtual interview.
Interviews are an opportunity for you to share additional information about your qualifications, demonstrate your knowledge and critical thinking skills, and learn more about the MSU MS-Nutrition and Dietetics or Dietetic Internship programs as needed.
After thorough discussions of competitive applicants, the Application Review Committee ranks applicants for the matching process.
There are two areas of concentration in the dietetic internship certificate program: rural health or public affairs. You will choose only one concentration area after being admitted into the program.
Throughout the first semester, you will submit three project proposals, providing rationale for the concentration area you wish to pursue.
You will meet with the program director throughout this process to discuss and design your unique practicum that meets your interests. You are primarily responsible for designing this practicum.