Program Description
The Texas A&M University Commerce DI Program is a 9-month program, with a mission to empower graduates with competencies to provide expert nutritional support to individuals of all economic and cultural backgrounds. The curriculum has been developed with a goal of exposing interns to a variety of settings and circumstances. In these settings, they will gain practical experience with the public in addition to completing projects that add to their knowledge, such as emergency preparedness, poverty simulations, and low-resource recipe development. The rotations are organized and sequenced to progressively build interns’ skills and competencies in a logical and comprehensive manner. All interns will be working under a preceptor, who will be an expert in their field. Interns will not be replacing employees, but rather shadowing, assisting, or role-playing.
Program Completion Requirements
To receive a verification statement of completion, interns will need to have completed 1200 hours of supervised practice, and met all competencies outlined by ACEND. At the completion of all rotations and when all evaluation forms and assignments have been submitted and evaluated by the Dietetic Internship Director, the dietetic interns will fill out necessary paperwork for submission for eligibility to the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Upon receipt of proof of completion of a graduate degree, the Dietetic Internship Director will provide ACEND Verification Statements to interns when registration eligibility is submitted. Texas A&M University Commerce does not provide credit for prior learning experiences or competence.
| Must complete 6 semester hours | ||
| NUTR 591 | Dietectic Internship | 3-6 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
