Dietetic Internship Information
In addition to the courses required for admission to the M.S., applicants
must complete all requirements of the didactic program in dietetics (DPD, see
below) and obtain a signed Verification Statement from their DPD director.
Applicants must complete 30 credits in
the MS, including all required courses and HNSC 7240 before beginning the Dietetic Internship. Students with graduate
degrees from elsewhere, and DPD Verification must be accepted into the MS
program in Nutrition before beginning the Internship.
Applications to the DI are through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (www.eatright.org) matching process.
Students who intend to apply to the Dietetic Internship (DI) must also complete the following undergraduate courses to meet Didactic Program in Dietetic (DPD) requirements.
Note that for courses marked (*), graduate courses may be used to fulfill the content area-- that is, you may use a combination of MS and undergraduate courses to satisfy DPD requirements.
- HNSC 2220 (3 cr) Food Science (HNSC 2210 prereq, Chem 1040 pre-or coreq, HNSC 2221 coreq)
- HNSC 2221 (1 cr) Food Science laboratory (HNSC 2220 coreq)
- *HNTR 2222 and 2223 (2 cr) Foods of Diverse Populations and Lab (HNSC 2210 prereq, HNSC 2223 co-req) OR HNSC 7221
- HNSC 2301 (2) Human Physiology Laboratory (2300 co-req)
- *HNSC 3230 (3) Life Cycle Nutrition (HNSC 1100 and 2210 prereqs); OR HNSC 7231 (Developmental Nutrition), PLUS HNSC 7232
- HNSC 3250 (4) Institutional Food Service Management (HNSC 2220 and 2221 prereqs)
- **HNSC 3270 (1) Professional Development in Nutrition and Dietetics (students beginning as of Fall 2018)(Biol 1001, 1002; HNSC 2210, 2300, 3230, 3250 prerequisites)
- *HNSC 4230 (4) Community Nutrition Education (HNSC 3230 prereq); OR HNSC 7230 (Community Nutrition).
- *HNSC 4213 (4) Vitamins and Minerals (HNSC2210, 3210, 3300 prereq) HNSC 7211
- *HNSC 4250 (3) Integrative Nutrition and Functional Foods (Biol1001, 1002, HNSC 2220, 2221, 2210, 2300,3300 prereqs) OR HNSC 7250 Integrative and Functional Nutrition
- HNSC 4300 (3) Health Care Structure, Policy and Administration (HNSC 4230 pre- or coreq)
- *HNSC 5290 (3) Seminar in Recent Trends in Nutrition (HNSC 2300, 3300, ENG 1012, HNSC 4240 pre- or coreq); OR HNSC 7931 or 7212 (Recent Developments in Nutrition)
- BIO 3003 (3) Microbiology (BIO 1002 prereq)
Once all DPD courses are completed with adequate grades students can be issued a “Verification Statement” to document completion of DPD requirements.
Prof. Roseanne Schnoll is the Director of the Dietetic Internship. For information on the DPD or DI programs please contact Susan Jakuboski, the Director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics: sjakuboski@brooklyn.cuny.edu
More Information
E-mail us if you have any questions about either the DPD or the DI program. For additional information on the Dietetic Internship, visit the program webpage.
