Internship Calendar
The internship is composed of an orientation week, 30 weeks of supervised practice rotations, and an evaluation week. The January class begins on the first day of Spring Semester and ends in late July. The May Class begins 32 weeks before the final week of Fall Semester and ends in December.
Internship Rotations
- Hospital Food Systems Management Rotation – 9 weeks
- Hospital Nutrition Therapy Rotation – 13 weeks *
- Community Nutrition/Business Rotation 1 – 4 weeks
- Community Nutrition/Business Rotation 2 – 4 weeks
*An optional 1 – week experience at a Diabetes Children’s Camp is available. Interns who choose to attend the Diabetes Camp will spend 12 weeks in the Hospital Nutrition Therapy Rotation.
Internship Hours
- Week 1 (Orientation Week) – 24 - 32 hours
- Weeks 2 through 31 – (Rotation Weeks) – 1200 hours
- Week 32 (Evaluation Week) 24 - 32 hours
- Total Hours 1256
Sample Internship Calendar
Week 1 | Orientation Week | Week 17 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy |
Week 2 | Purdue Cooperative Extension-Hendricks County | Week 18 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 3 | Purdue Cooperative Extension-Hendricks County | Week 19 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 4 | Purdue Cooperative Extension-Hendricks County | Week 20 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 5 | Purdue Cooperative Extension-Hendricks County | Week 21 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 6 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 22 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 7 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 23 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 8 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 24 | Diabetes Camp |
Week 9 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 25 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 10 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 26 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 11 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 27 | Lutheran Food System Management |
Week 12 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 28 | Northwest YMCA |
Week 13 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 29 | Northwest YMCA |
Week 14 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 30 | Northwest YMCA |
Week 15 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 31 | Northwest YMCA |
Week 16 | Lutheran Hospital Nutrition Therapy | Week 32 | Evaluation Week |