Bachelor of Science in Dietetic Internship (Foods and Nutrition)

tudents can apply to enter the Integrated Dietetic Internship program while in their third year of the Foods and Nutrition program. Completion of the degree program in Foods and Nutrition and the dietetic internship can be accomplished in just four-and-a-half years. Interns complete two months of placements in clinical nutrition and foods service settings following their third year in the FN program and seven months of placements in clinical nutrition, food service management and community nutrition settings after their fourth year in the FN program. Our interns participate in a wide variety of placements with registered dietitians across Canada, including in hospital, long term care, public health, community organizations, government and even private practice. Our dedicated full-time professional practice coordinator works closely with each intern throughout the duration of the internship program to develop an individualized training plan that adequately prepares the intern for entry into the dietetic profession.

Foods and Nutrition students may apply to the dietetic internship program in the third year of their program. We consider the following criteria when accepting students:

Academic performance - students applying to the integrated internship program must have an overall GPA of 3.0 (74–76%).

Personal characteristics - evidence of leadership abilities, ethical behaviour, organizational and communication skills and self-directedness.

Involvement in community or extracurricular activities and special projects.

Relevant work or volunteer experience - this does not necessarily have to be nutrition or foodservice experience (although this is good), but you will need to be able to describe the kinds of skills and knowledge that you gained from the experience that are relevant to the program.

English Language Requirements:

• IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5 with 6.5 in writing no other band below 6;
• TOEFL paper-based test - 550 with minimum TWE of 5.5;
• TOEFL internet-based test - 80 with minimum of 20 in each category;
• Pearson Test of English - 58;
• GTEC CBT - 1176-1250.

Deadline:

Documentation for all applicants should be complete by 1 August, if applying to the Fall semester, or by 1 December, if applying to the Winter semester.