Program Description

The Southeast Missouri State University Dietetic Internship has as the emphasis area "Wellness/Disease Prevention".  It provides experiences in nutrition therapy, community nutrition, food service systems management, and wellness/disease prevention .

Health promotion and disease prevention along with primary and/or ambulatory health care are experienced at various sites including fitness facilities, hospitals, food service establishments, university foodservice, and numerous community agencies.

The supervised practice sites are located primarily throughout southeast Missouri. Interns have a diverse array of experiences that prepare them to be Registered Dietitians. (Access to an automobile and a computer with Internet connection are required.)

The internship is 40 weeks in length beginning in mid-August and concluding with graduation in May.

Criteria For Admission

• A baccalaureate or advanced degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or a foreign degree that is evaluated as equivalent to at least a U.S. baccalaureate degree.
• Completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) as approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education or evidence of completion of all but one year of coursework in an undergraduate DPD.
• A minimum of 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Southeast Missouri State University is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, or disability.

Features Of The Program

The program provides an opportunity to:

• Complete the supervised practice experience required by the Commission on Accreditation of Dietetics Education
• Earn 14 hours of graduate credit toward a Master of Arts in Human Environmental Studies or Nutrition and Exercise Science.
• Become eligible to take the American Dietetic Association registration exam.
• Access to all of Southeast Missouri State University's facilities including Kent Library, state-of the art computer laboratories, and student fitness and recreation facilities.
• Further graduate studies after the supervised experience is completed with the possibility of obtaining a graduate assistantship..
  

The Southeast Missouri State University Dietetic Internship is granted accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education of The American Dietetic Association,120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-0040.