ms/di schedule & deadlines

Application for 2025-2026 MS/DI Program

• September 1, 2024 – Early Action and Regular round applications open; applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.  Applicants are notified within 3 weeks of application submission if they are accepted, waitlisted, or denied admission.
• January 8, 2025 - Final Early Action application deadline for UD DPD students and graduates at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
• January 15, 2025 - Final Regular Round application deadline at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
• January 22, 2025 -  Last date Early Action applicants are notified of the acceptance decision
• February 1, 2025 – Applicants accepted during the Early Action round must notify the program director at bschwenk@udel.edu by 11:59pm Eastern Time if they wish to accept or decline their acceptance offer
• February 15, 2025 - Last date Regular Round applicants will be notified of the acceptance decision. 
• March 15, 2025 - Applicants accepted during the Regular Round must notify the program director at bschwenk@udel.edu by 11:59pm Eastern Time if they wish to accept or decline their acceptance offer

Year 1: Students complete 27 credits of graduate coursework from Fall 2025 through Summer 2026 before starting the Dietetic Internship.

Year 2: Dietetic Internship

Dietetic Internship Program Schedule

The following are the rotation lengths for each rotation of the internship year with a minimum of 38 hours per week. Interns are expected to be present at their rotation sites Monday through Friday with the exception of the online class held on Tuesday mornings from 9:35-10:55 am Eastern Time.

Full-time
Orientation – 4 days
Clinical Nutrition – 12 weeks
Food Service Management – 7 weeks
Community Nutrition – 6 weeks
Elective – 3 weeks
Total 29 weeks

All rotations and assignments must be completed satisfactorily before a Verification Statement certifying program completion is issued.

Please see the sample schedule.