Dietetic Internship Program

After completing your degree, you’ll be eligible to apply for an accredited Dietetic Internship program. Many students go on to pursue Russell Sage College’s Dietetic Internship program.

You’ll get a minimum of 1,200 hours of supervised practice, preparing you to take the next step: passing the CDR’s dietetic registration exam.

Effective January 1, 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) will require a minimum of a master’s degree to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). In order to be approved for registration examination eligibility with a bachelor’s degree, an individual must meet all eligibility requirements and be submitted into CDR’s Registration Eligibility Processing System (REPS) before 12 a.m. (midnight) Central Time, December 31, 2023. For more information about this requirement, visit CDR’s website: https://www.cdrnet.org/graduatedegree. In addition, CDR requires that individuals complete coursework and supervised practice in program(s) accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Graduates who successfully complete the ACEND-accredited DPD program at Russell Sage College are eligible to [apply to an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program/apply to take the CDR credentialing exam to become an RDN].

In most states, graduates also must obtain licensure or certification to practice.

Get more information about state licensure requirements.

Get more information about educational pathways to become a RDN.

Graduates of the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years had a 100% match rate to Dietetic Internships. Students have gone on to pursue Dietetic Internships at Russell Sage College, Case Western University, University of Buffalo, Bronx VA, Chicago, VA, Minneapolis VA, Tulane University and State University of Denver.

Careers

Students can go on to pursue Dietetic Internships after they graduate the program, which is the next step to becoming an RD.

Registered Dietitians work as part of medical teams to administer medical nutrition therapy in hospitals, private practice or other health-care facilities.

They can also be found in community- and public-health settings, academia and research.

A growing number of registered dietitian nutritionists work with food and nutrition industry and business, journalism, sports nutrition, corporate-wellness programs and other non-traditional work settings.