Costs and application

Costs and financial aid
Interns are responsible for the costs of tuition, books, lab coats, health insurance, supplies needed for assignments, field trips, room, board, parking and travel expenses. Currently, interns are paid a bi-weekly stipend that often helps with personal expenses. Interns are also paid the dietetic technician rate when scheduled for coverage on any food service or technical shift. Due to the intensity of the internship program, outside employment is not encouraged as an additional source of income.

All financial aid is handled through the University of New Haven. If you qualify, you must enroll in either their master’s or certificate program. Financial aid is not available if you choose just to do the Dietetic Internship.

See the schedule of expenses.

Application process

• Application steps
• Application checklist

A student who can demonstrate maturity and an eagerness to learn and who can adapt to the rapidly paced environment of a world-class, progressive teaching hospital, will thrive in our program.

Admission to the program is very competitive. Minimally you will need to have completed an ADA Accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics and have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

The average GPA for incoming interns is 3.3 with a 3.6 average in major courses. However, GPAs have ranged from 2.5 – 4.0. GRE scores are required, and scores typically range from 400 to greater than 600. Letters of recommendation, as well as life and work experience, are considered equally important selection factors in determining who will most likely succeed in our program.

It is not a requirement that you have work experience in dietetics, nor is there any recency of education requirement. The selection committee carefully considers all portions of your application in making their decision. However, we do like to know about any other paid work experience as life/professional skills can transfer to dietetics supervised practice programs.