The Andrews University Dietetic Internship is a post-baccalaureate, clinical-oriented, supervised practice program that qualifies graduates to take the examination to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Dietetic Interns enroll in a full-time program requiring 40 hours of participation per week for 32 weeks. The program goals reflect the major points of our philosophy: quality instruction with broad-based training concurrent with ongoing supervision, feedback, and evaluation.
The program is comprised of a three-day orientation at Andrews University as well as 5 months of clinical nutrition, 2 months of foodservice management, and 1 month of community nutrition. Each rotation contains a series of competencies, objectives, activities, and assignments that must be successfully completed in order to receive graduate credits and the dietetic internship verification statement. Formal evaluations will be received by each intern at the end of each rotation, and will indicate whether or not the intern has successfully completed the competencies and objectives for that particular rotation. All interns will complete at least 1200 supervised practice hours during the 32-week period. Bi-weekly reports completed by interns are sent to the program director to monitor intern progress and compliance. Intern progress will be evaluated by the preceptors throughout the internship and a formal evaluation between the intern and site coordinator will be completed at midway and again at the end of the program.
Online Delivery: This degree is offered as an interactive online format (See School of Distance Education definitions ).
Accreditation
The Dietetic Internship at Andrews University is currently accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995; 312/899-5400.
