Family and Consumer Sciences

Application Process

All applicants to the Dietetic Internship at Ball State University must be accepted into the Graduate School at Ball State University and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences to be considered an applicant to the Dietetic Internship.

   1.)  Apply to Graduate School.

    2.) The Ball State Dietetic Internship will be using the online dietetic internship centralized application process(DICAS) for the 2013 Spring Computer Match.

  • Applications and letters of reference must be submitted through DICAS at http://portal.dicas.org by February 15, 2013, at 11:59 P.M. (Eastern).
  • As part of the application, official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended should be sent, postmark by February 15, 2013, to the following address:

DICAS Transcript Department
P.O. Box 9118
Watertown, MA 02472

  • Please contact DICAS at dicasinfo@dicas.org or 617-612-2855 for questions about the application process or fees.
  • In addition to completing the application, applicants must also register online with D&D Digital to participate in the computer matching process. A list of selected programs must be submitted by 11:59 P.M. (Central) February 15, 2013.

 Please note the following:

  • There is not a separate internship application fee.

  • The same letters of reference from the DICAS application will be used to determine acceptance into the Graduate School at Ball State University and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences.  No need to submit additional letters of reference.

  • Receipt of information granting acceptance into the Graduate School at Ball State University and the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, does not indicate acceptance into the Dietetic Internship.

  • Candidates will be notified if they are accepted into the Graduate School of the Department of Family and Consumers Sciences around the same time as Notification Day, April 7, 2013.

  • All those accepted into the Dietetic Internship must complete a minimum of 9 graduate credits from Ball State University and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher prior to the start of the internship.

  • Interns will earn 9 graduate credits during the internship and must earn a 3.0 or higher in each Dietetic Internship Graduate Class.

  • Following the completion of the internship, interns may choose to continue their studies at Ball State University and earn a Masters in:
    • Masters of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (thesis option)

    • Maters of Arts in Nutrition and Dietetics (non-thesis option)

  • For more information about Master's Degrees offered in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Ball State University contact the Graduate School Advisor: