• Master's + DI program length: 2 years full-time (part-time not available)
• Minimum of 1000 clock hours of scheduled supervised practice hours
• Graduate level didactic course work to complete requirements for a Master's of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences with an Emphasis in dietetics
• Sites for rotations vary and include locations throughout southern New Mexico (approximately 130 miles from Las Cruces, New Mexico)
  • The Dietetic Intern will be assigned to supervised practice sites.
  • Example locations include: Las Cruces and Alamogordo, New Mexico. A few supervised practice sites in El Paso, Texas may also be available.
  • Dietetic Interns will be expected to maintain their own driver's license, mode of transportation, and liability insurance on their motor vehicle.
• Program begins in mid-August each year. During the pandemic, also in mid-January.

Supervised Practice Rotations: 21 Graduate Credits

• Approximately 16 weeks of Clinical Dietetics rotations
• Approximately 10 weeks of Community Nutrition in Cooperative Extension Service and Community rotations
• Approximately 6 weeks of Foodservice Systems Management

Graduate Level Didactic Coursework: 18 Credits

• Includes graduate level statistics, research methods, seminars, and additional coursework in related subjects such as nutrition, dietetics, and food science.