Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be a graduate of the most recent graduating class from an ACEND accredited undergraduate DPD program.
• Meet all of the admissions requirements for the Â鶹ӰÒôMS graduate online program to which they are applying.
• State their intention to apply to an ACEND accredited dietetic internship program within 12 months of completing their undergraduate DPD program.

Benefit:

• Applicants who are accepted to an Â鶹ӰÒôMS online graduate program and meet the above requirements may be eligible for a 7.5% tuition-only scholarship for courses tank prior to achieving acceptance into an ACEND accredited dietetic internship program.
• Applicants who subsequently achieve acceptance to an Â鶹ӰÒôMS dietetic internship partner program will receive a 15% tuition-only scholarship upon providing proof that they accepted their place in the partner program.
• Applicants who achieve acceptance to a non-Â鶹ӰÒôMS dietetic internship partner program may apply to continue receiving a 7.5% tuition-only scholarship.

Requirements for Continuation of Scholarship:

• Maintain continuous enrollment in the Â鶹ӰÒôMS online graduate program in which they are enrolled.
• Maintain the minimum course grades and minimum GPA as required by the Â鶹ӰÒôMS online graduate program in which they are enrolled.
• Provide proof of application to an ACEND accredited dietetic internship program within 12 months of competing their undergraduate DPD program.
• Applicants who achieve acceptance to an Â鶹ӰÒôMS dietetic internship partner program must provide proof of acceptance to the partner program in order to have their scholarship increased to a 15% tuition-only scholarship.
• Students who do not maintain the minimum course grades and minimum GPA as required by the Â鶹ӰÒôMS online graduate program in which they are enrolled will forfeit their scholarship effective the beginning of the quarter after they are no longer in compliance.