To be eligible for the Concordia Dietetic Internship, students must have completed a Didactic Program in Dietetics at a college approved by the ADA, and received a verification statement of completing the knowledge requirements. Entrance preference will be given to students who have food service work experience and a GPA at least 3.0. Students must have access to a vehicle for travel to rural practice sites and many in-town locations. Students must assume personal responsibility for their own safe travel and comply with state automobile liability insurance requirements. Students are required to join the American Dietetic Association.
Students often share housing to significantly reduce their costs.
Health insurance is a private matter and students must locate health insurance individually. Students must provide documentation of immunization for measles, mumps and rubella during their lifetime and a negative tuberculosis test within the last year. These experiences are supervised by Debra Lee-Cadwell. Thirty Percent of the experience will be at medical and retirement centers. Dr. Betty Larson, LRD, FADA serves as a resource faculty member for the students during these experiences.