Prospective Interns
FSU participates in DICAS. Please go to: https://dicas.liaisoncas.com/applicant-ux/#/login and add Florida State University to the programs you are applying to.
1. Apply to FSU Graduate Program
Deadline: November 1
In order for your dietetic internship application to be considered, you must first be admitted to one of the eligible graduate programs offered by the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences at Florida State University:
- Master’s of Science in Food and Nutrition
- Master’s of Science in Exercise Physiology, major in Sports Nutrition
You can apply online through admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp.
Only complete applications will be reviewed.
If applying for the Dietetic Internship to start in the fall semester, all admissions application materials must be received for the master’s program by November 1 in the preceding year.
2. Apply to the Dietetic Internship Program
Deadline: January 15
The deadline is January 15th (of the spring semester that falls in the same calendar year as the first fall semester you intend to begin dietetics internship program).
Clinical Nutrition
Eight (8) weeks in specialized clinical facilities
Facilities include:
Metabolic Centers, Cancer Centers, Pediatric Hospitals, Eating Disorder Clinics, Dialysis Centers
Sports Nutrition
Eight (8) to twelve (12) weeks specialized experience at a sports nutrition facility.
Facilities include:
Professional Teams, Collegiate Teams, and Training Centers
Please note:
Students may not participate in more than one concentration.
Weeks are based on a 40 hour work week, if less than 40 hours are completed per week, additional days will be necessary to complete the required number of hours.
Students are expected to participate in other professionally related activities during the academic year and are encouraged to participate in local, state, and national dietetic association activities. Service activities are highly recommended. Student membership in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the Graduate Dietetics Association is required.
Clinical rotations are conducted in several facilities:
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Capital Regional Medical Center, and Archbold Hospital are within a 50-mile radius of Tallahassee. Many other practice sites are located around the state of Florida including Ft. Walton Beach, Panama City, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Orlando, and Tampa.
Sports Nutrition Rotations are conducted at multiple facilities across the United States.
Completion Requirements
The following are required for graduation and completion of the internship:
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0
- Grade of C or better in all required courses and courses applied towards graduation
- Completion of HUN 8945 – Supervised Practice with a grade of “S”
- Completion of all ACEND required competencies with a satisfactory score.
- Attendance at all internship meetings
- Completion of all other degree requirements
Failure to complete supervised practice experiences satisfactorily and/or class courses as evaluated by the course instructors, DI director, and appropriate preceptor(s) during the assigned time frames could result in the removal of a student from the internship.
Selection Procedure
Applicants are selected by a committee composed of the Internship Director, the Didactic Program in Dietetics Director, and faculty members who are registered dietitians (RD). Selection is based on the committee’s assessment of some or all of the following criteria, GPA, a statement of purpose, previous work/volunteer experiences, letters of reference, and interview are used by the committee to assess each applicant.
Note: Admission to the graduate program in the Department of Health, Nutrition, and Food Sciences does not grant a student admission to the Dietetic Internship. Internship applications are reviewed by a department selection committee after admission to the graduate program inHNFS. Internship appointments are awarded on a competitive basis through DICAS.