Admissions Requirements
How to Apply to the Masters of Science in Allied Health with a Concentration in Nutrition and Dietetic Internship Program (MS-DI)
As an accredited program through the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), the program participates in the Dietetic Internship Centralized Application System (DICAS). DICAS is a service of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics as a streamlined application system. The program participates in the Spring Matching Cycle with D&D Digital dietetic internship matching.
Steps for application:
Please refer to the DICAS Applicant Portal at https://dicas.liasoncas.com or the DICAS Information page on the Academy’s website for guidance and deadlines at https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend/students-and-advancing-education/application-process-for-students.
D&D Digital dietetic internship matching information can be found at https://www.dnddigital.com.
Admission Policy
The program is obliged to follow the rules and guidelines established by Augusta University. Consideration and acceptance of the interns is by a selected committee that will be in compliance with the university, state and federal regulations and laws. The selection committee includes the program director, nutrition faculty and preceptors. The application of each intern will be viewed and considered individually, in compliance with the protection of student civil rights.
Augusta University is an equal opportunity educational institution based on the student’s academic preparation and ability. The admission decisions are made regardless of sex, gender, color, race, national origin, religion, marital status, age, disabilities or creed. The University does not engaging in discrimination or harassment against any person regardless of sexual orientation, race, origin, religion, sex, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as disabled veteran of the Vietnam period and fulfill with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and regulation.
Augusta University comply with the Privacy Act of 11974 as well as the Family and Educational Rights. To maintain the student protection of privacy information and the access to files, consent by the intern is required before releasing any information from the intern’s record.
Academic Requirements
Minimum requirements for the Master of Science in Allied Health with a Concentration in Nutrition with a Dietetic Internship (MS-DI):
Exemption from the TOEFL requirement is allowed for:
Antigua and Barbuda • Australia • Bahamas • Barbados • Belize • Bermuda • Botswana • British Virgin Islands • Brunei • Cameroon • Canada (except Quebec) • Dominica • Ethiopia • Fiji • Gambia • Ghana • Grenada • Guyana • India • Ireland • Israel • Jamaica • Kenya • Kiribati • Liberia • Malawi • Malta • Marshall Islands • Mauritius • Micronesia • Namibia • Nauru • New Zealand • Nigeria • Pakistan • Palau Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Rwanda • Saint Kitts and Nevis • Saint Lucia • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines • Samoa • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • South Africa • Swaziland • Tanzania • Tonga • Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos • Tuvalu • Uganda • United Kingdom • United States of America • Vanuatu • Zambia • Zimbabwe
Other Requirements for Admissions
Director Nicole Moore, MS, RDN-AP, LD
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
College of Allied Health Sciences
987 St. Sebastian Way EB-1008, Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-2320 706-721-0495
nimoore@augusta.edu