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Costs and Expenses

Please refer to the current online ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Catalog under the section of Student Fees for current university costs and expenses.

Estimated Dietetic Internship Program Expenses

Fees are subject to change.

  • Total of 30 credits – please refer to the University website for current tuition rates
  • Student Registration fee: $24.08
  • Graduate Application fee: $50.00
  • Books: estimated at $500.00 per semester#
  • Lab coat: estimated at $50.00
  • Transportation: Mileage estimated at $0.55/mile
  • Medical examination and immunizations: cost varies++
  • Background check: estimated at $50.00++
  • Medical Insurance: varies++
  • Liability Insurance: provided by ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ##
  • Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: $50.00
  • Conference fees: $35.00 - $70.00**
  • Other possible expenses – printing of professional poster for poster session presentations: $75.00

#Dietetic students should plan to purchase a variety of text and reference books

  • Guide for International Dietetics and Nutrition Terminology (IDNT) Reference Manual.
  • Standardized Language for the Nutrition Care Process.
  • Food Medication Interaction Handbook
  • Medical Nutrition Textbook, Krause, Food and Nutrition Therapy
  • Food Service Management Textbook, Spears, Food Service Organizations, a Managerial and Organizational Approach
  • Community Nutrition Textbook
  • Medical Terminology Handbook
  • Professional “pocket guides” offered through the Academy
  • Research Outcome Study textbook
  • Escott-Stump, Nutrition and Diagnosis Related Care

++ Medical Insurance, Medical Exam, Immunizations, Background checks

All ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ students are required to have medical insurance and will be charged for health insurance unless a waiver providing evidence of another carrier is provided. Please refer to the ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ website for details on medical insurance /student-life/student-health-service/student-insurance/index.html. Students completing educational experiences off campus for supervised practice as part of the Dietetic Internship and experience a medical emergency may seek medical assistance at an affiliate’s site but may be charged for service. The ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ Student Health Center also provides medical assistance but may need to refer a student to another medical facility for specialized medical attention.

All students are required to have a complete medical examination within three months before the start of the internship at their own expense and present a letter to the Dietetic Internship Director from the MD or DO certifying that the student is medically fit to take part in the program.

Dietetic interns are required to complete a fingerprinted background check at your own expense. Dietetic students are required to comply with facility-specific requirements such as flu vaccination, drug screening or other background check verifications.

In addition, students must present proof of the following immunizations:

  • Monteux test (or whatever is currently being used by the health department to test for TB)
  • A tetanus inoculation
  • MMR
  • Hepatitis B series
  • Annual influenza vaccination (required by some sites)
  • Vaccination or signed waiver for meningitis

## Liability Insurance
Currently, ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ provides liability insurance for students enrolled in educational experiences at approved affiliate sites for supervised practice. Coverage includes total limits of $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate coverage per year. A copy of the Professional Liability Insurance certificate is kept in the office of the Dietetic Internship Director and may be requested.

** Transportation and Travel  
Dietetic interns will be required to travel to and from assigned supervised practice sites and conferences. Fees and travel are at the intern’s expense and liability.