Admission
Admission Criteria for Spring 2024 Match
Revised November 1, 2023
- Completion of both a baccalaureate degree and an accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) are required prior to program start date of July 2024.
- Completion of a graduate degree by July 2024 or eligibility to enroll in the San Francisco State University’s M.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences degree.
- All courses required in the applicant’s DPD program must be completed with a minimum of a “C” grade prior to the dietetic internship program start date. Additionally, the overall DPD GPA must be at least a 3.0.
- Applicants must participate in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ (AND) computer matching process through D&D Digital and the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application Process (DICAS). Applicants must meet the posted deadlines and pay the required fees for both of these in order to apply to our program.
- A separate $70 application fee for SFSU must also be submitted online. Applicants who do not pay this fee will not be reviewed or considered.
- Recency of coursework - Applicants with a DPD Verification Statement from before August 2021 must re-take a clinical nutrition/MNT course and a physiology course and receive a grade of C or better for both. This ONLY applies to applicants whose DPD Verification Statement completion date is before August 2021. If you completed your DPD prior to August 2021, include the previous and the new grades received in these courses on your DICAS application, or if you are currently re-taking these courses, provide proof in the DICAS miscellaneous section that you are currently enrolled in those two courses.
- International Students are not eligible for admission to this program.
- GRE is not required for admission.
- Applicant must meet all deadlines for submitting materials and fees to D&D Digital, DICAS, and the program. Late and incomplete applications will not be considered.
- All DPD courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. A minimum overall GPA of 2.7 and a minimum DPD GPA of 3.0 is required. DPD GPA, as well as overall GPA and Science GPA will be evaluated. Admitted applicants generally have much higher GPAs than the minimum requirement. The average DPD GPA of admitted applicants is approximately a 3.4.
- Successful applicants typically have significant work/volunteer experience. Dietetics related experience is most valuable, but any experience that would help an intern to be successful in an internship will be considered.
- DPD GPA and dietetic work/volunteer experience are the criteria that are the most important during the initial review of applications, but all of the following are subsequently reviewed and evaluated.
- DPD coursework grades
- other non-dietetics work and/or volunteer experiences in which the applicant gained skills that would help an applicant be successful in a dietetic internship
- overall undergraduate GPA (and graduate coursework if applicable)
- science coursework GPA
- letters of recommendation
- personal statement specific to SFSU
- example of Academic work
- Zoom interview (applicants who are being considered for admission will receive an e-mail in early/mid-March to schedule an interview)
- preference may be given to SFSU DPD graduates whose qualifications are competitive with non-SFSU graduates
- other criteria that may be considered include previous experience working with culturally diverse populations, second language(s), leadership experience, graduate degree, honors, awards, and scholarships
- any prior communications or interactions with the applicant
- A committee comprised of dietetics faculty and others will review applications based on above established criteria.
- Applicants will be notified by D&D Digital on Notification Day if they are matched to the program, and if matched, accepted applicants must accept the match by the following day at 6PM Pacific Time.
- Matched applicants must then officially apply to San Francisco State University via Cal State Apply for the Graduate Certificate in Dietetics and apply to the M.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences as directed. Admission to the DI program and graduate school is contingent on satisfactory completion of an undergraduate degree, and DPD program with all DPD coursework completed with a “C” grade or better. Requirements for admission to the Graduate School can be found here: https://grad.sfsu.edu/content/apply
Admitted interns will be required to be cleared by a criminal background check, fingerprinting, and drug screening. Interns will also be required to obtain medical clearance to include a physical exam, TB clearance (two-step PPD tests, Quantiferon Gold blood test, and/or chest x-ray), titers showing MMR, varicella, and Hepatitis B immunity, a TDap booster within the last ten years, COVID vaccination and booster, and flu shot. If an intern is unable to satisfactorily meet and complete these requirements, it is possible that the intern cannot be placed into rotations as facilities require some or all of these requirements for placement. This will result in the intern not being able to complete the program.
All DPD courses must be completed with a grade of C or better. If an applicant receives lower than a “C” grade in a DPD required course after admission, the admission can be retracted.
No credit hours will be awarded towards the minimum 1024 required supervised practice hours for prior work experience. All Dietetic Internship Program coursework (four courses) is required even if similar coursework has been completed previously in a graduate degree. If an intern already has a graduate degree, they will not need to complete the M.A. in Family & Consumer Sciences degree.
All interns will be required to purchase and maintain health insurance throughout the internship. The university does not provide health insurance to interns in this program.
Financial aid may be available to interns in this program. In the past, students who received financial aid only received enough to cover tuition. Students will have to pay for summer tuition before the first installment of financial aid is given. Applicants must make sure they have adequate finances to pay for all expenses for the internship year. See Estimated Costs and Financial Aid.
Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System (DICAS)
Family Interiors Nutrition & Apparel
AND information for students/applicants
About RDNs and NDTRs
Applicant Guide to Supervised Practice Experience (available from your DPD Director)