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To satisfy the Commission on Dietetic Registration's eligibility requirement that test takers have a minimum of a Master's degree to take the RD credentialing exam, we offer the four following program tracks.

Track 1

Dietetic Internship (DI) Alone

Students who have already completed a master's degree are eligible to apply to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) DI-alone pathway through the DICAS website. Interns in this track will begin their rotations with a fall start date.

Track 2

Combined Master of Science and Dietetic Internship in Collaboration With Rutgers University School of Health Professions

This track is for bachelor's trained students interested in obtaining an online Master of Science in clinical nutrition from Rutgers University while completing the UMMC DI. Accepted interns must finish all of the Rutgers curriculum except for the Clerkships/Supervised Experiential Learning (SEL). The supervised practice experience will be completed via the UMMC DI. The Rutgers SHP MS program is online with virtual synchronous classes and up to three, three-day workshops on the Rutgers SHP Newark campus.

Students will complete separate applications to the UMMC DI and Rutgers University. If accepted to UMMC DI, students will be automatically accepted into Rutgers' MS in Clinical Nutrition program.

Students will begin their MS with Rutgers School of Health Professions approximately six months before starting their dietetic internship. They will complete both programs concurrently during their dietetic internship and graduate from both programs approximately one month apart.

Track 3

Combined Master of Science and Dietetic Internship in Collaboration With Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

This track is for bachelor's trained students interested in obtaining their online Master of Science at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. This program is in a variety of concentration areas, including clinical and lifestyle nutrition, nutrition education, lifestyle medicine, health administration, health professions education and population health. Rosalind Franklin MS programs are fully online and feature asynchronous classes.

Two times per year, Rosalind Franklin students will have the option of applying to the UMMC DI. If accepted, students will complete the RFUMS MS program concurrently with UMMC's internship. They will begin their internship either in the fall or the spring and complete their MS program within three months of graduation from the dietetic internship. A maximum of two interns per year are accepted through this partnership.

UMMC dietetic interns will receive a 15% tuition scholarship at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science.

Track 4

Partnership with Drexel University MS in Human Nutrition Students

Students completing their MS in Human Nutrition at Drexel University are eligible to apply for selection into the UMMC DI. The deadline for Drexel MS in Human Nutrition applicants is January 15. They will begin the internship shortly after their graduate degree is complete.

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