Applicants for the Combined Master of Science (MS)/Dietetic Internship
All applicants for the Combined MS/Dietetic Internship must have earned a baccalaureate degree and completed requirements of an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) listed by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics at www.eatright.org/ACEND.
Application requirements, fees and the application process are specified on the Department of Clinical Nutrition website at www.rushu.rush.edu/nutrition.
Contact Diane Sowa, MBA, RD Dietetic Internship Director at Diane_C_Sowa@rush.edu or 312-942-5212 for questions.
Acceptance procedures and timelines for the Combined MS/Dietetic Internship are specified by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics and can be found at www.eatright.org/ACEND. Students are required to follow these directions for acceptance to the program. After students have verbally accepted the appointment, the Rush Dietetic Internship Director will email them an acceptance letter form that students are required to complete and return.
Once students are accepted into the Dietetic Internship, they are then required to complete the application for Rush University at http://ruapplying.learn.rush.edu. A program acceptance confirmation fee of $250 is required at this time. This fee is nonrefundable and will be applied to tuition for the first quarter.