Competitive Advantages

The Sage Graduate School Dietetic Internship:

• specializes in preparing future dietitians in clinical, food service management, and community nutrition
• offers a group of top-rated faculty active in all areas of the field
• collaborates with specialized dietitians and other area professionals to bring their wide range of expertise to the program
• provides each intern with individual attention and support
• offers five graduate courses that may be applied to a master's degree in either Applied Nutrition, Community Health Education, or Health Services Administration

This program is only for students who have successfully completed at least a baccalaureate degree and minimum academic requirements established by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - a didactic program in dietetics-DPD. Successful graduates of the program are eligible to take the registration examination to earn "R.D." status.

Application Information for Fall 2012

The Sage Dietetic Internship will participate in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' DI Centralized Application System (DICAS) for the spring 2012 match. The information contained in these web pages are valid for the September, 2011 class. For further details regarding about the program, please contact DI Director, Rayane AbuSabha, PhD, RD, at (518) 244-2396 or via e-mail at abusar@sage.edu.

If you are interested in combining a master's degree while completing the Dietetic Internship at Sage, click here to find instructions for admission.

DI Information Sessions

All prospective interns are strongly encouraged to either attend an Information Session or arrange a telephone Information Session prior to completing the Dietetic Internship Application packet, which is due Feb. 15, 2012 for the Fall 2012 class.

Upcoming information sessions:

January 13, 2012 11:30 am - 1:30 pm in ACK

ACK= Sessions are held on the Troy Campus in Ackerman Hall, Room 300.

Please contact DI Director, Dr. Rayane AbuSabha at abusar@sage.edu if you wish to attend one of these sessions. More sessions will be scheduled for 2012. Please check back often for updated Information Sessions and Admissions Events.