1. DICAS UCB Student Dietetic Association

2. Preparation for Internship Applications Build up your resume o Volunteering  Clinical  Community  Food Service o Paid/Unpaid health related work o Leadership/Clubs - SDA :)

3. Other Preparation Work GREs o Graduate Schools o Some Internships require them (ex: UCSF) o New format in 2011 Letter of Recommendations o Most require three o Potential references: Mikelle, Sue, Mary, supervisors from where you volunteer o Start thinking about it now!

4. Internship Research Things to consider... Costs/Tuition Location Transportation Emphasis/combined programs Length of program General requirements Distance Program (find preceptors) Acceptance rates

5. Where to find information... ADA website (get a membership now! 2 months for free :D) allaccessinternships.com Applicant's Guide on bspace

6. After doing some research... Contact directors of the program - network If you have time/money, go to their open houses Talk to current interns (if possible) Limit down your choices to five

7. DICAS (http://portal.dicas.org)

8. DPD Professional vs. Science Courses Professional courses o Social science classes (i.e. psychology, sociology, economics) o college-level writing classes o NST 104 - Human Food Practices o NST 135 - Food Services Mgmt o NST 161A & B - MNT o NST 166 - Community Nutrition o NST 192 - Junior Seminar o NST 194 - Senior Seminar o UGBA 102A - Accounting o UGBA 105 - Organizational Behavior o ED 190 - Current Issues in Education

9. DPD Professional vs. Science Courses (cont'd) Science courses (+ labs!!!) o General Biology o General Chemistry o Organic Chemistry o Biochemistry o Physiology o Math/Statistics o NST 103 - Human Metabolism o NST 160 - Human Nutr & Physio o PH 162A - Microbiology o NST 108 A & B - Food Sciences

10. D&D Computer Matching http://www.dnddigital.com/

11. Other General Information... Some schools don't participate in D&D or DICAS Supplemental information that some programs require: o additional essays o application fees Application fees = $$$ ADA, CDA Scholarships - Applications are really easy :)