CREDIT FOR WORK EXPERIENCE

 

  1. The Sodexo Distance Education Dietetic Internship does not grant credit for prior work experience or waive any portion of the program.
     
  2. If an intern continues to work during the internship, any part of this work that meets the competencies of the program may be accepted provided  ALL of these terms are met:
    1. There is an appropriate supervisor available who can verify attainment of the competencies.  This supervisor will be responsible for completing the appropriate Competency Evaluation Form
    2. All competencies of the rotation must be achieved by the intern.
    3. Work must be equivalent or superior   to supervised practice activities required by the internship
    4. Intern must turn in all required assignments for the rotation to the Internship Faculty
  3. At the discretion of the internship director and upon demonstration of competencies, and appropriate credentials, interns who have successfully completed supervised practice experiences, such as DTR supervised practice or supervised practice to obtain state licensure, may be eligible to have some of those hours credited toward the internship.
    1. Interns who have a BS or BA or MS or MA degree with a valid DPD Verification Statement AND have attained the DTR credential within the last 5 years, may be eligible to receive up to 450 hours of credit towards internship hours.
    2. Interns who have successfully completed supervised practice and passed the RD exam to obtain state licensure may be eligible to receive up to 450 hours of credit towards internship hours.
    3. Intern will provide internship director with detailed curriculum of the supervised practice experience and summary letter of recommendation from the supervised practice preceptor(s), as well as related work experience
    4. Internship faculty will review curriculum and work experience to determine how many and in what rotations the hours will be applied. 
    5. All Sodexo Distance Education Dietetic Internship competencies and assignments must be met either through prior achievement or during the internship before graduation from the internship.  Hours in a rotation will be extended until competencies have been met.
    6. “Credit” pertains to hours only.  Tuition credit will not be given