Students admitted into the Dietetic Internship and M.S. in nutrition program at LU will be notified by the university. Students will then enroll in the required graduate courses for the DI/M.S. program. The first required course for the program begins in August. Supervised practice and required graduate courses begin in August and end the following August during the summer session.
During the 12-months of the program, interns will be scheduled for supervised practice in the Southeast Texas region approximately 32 hours per week (Monday through Thursday) with an additional hours per week of didactic course instruction (online). The program provides a minimum of 1,084 hours of supervised practice through at least 32 weeks. However, total hours may vary depending on supervised practice site availability. Total weeks may be up to 34 weeks to ensure coverage for absences and bad weather. The rotations vary in length from one to six weeks. Learning experiences may require some evening or weekends for fulfillment of program objectives.
During the DI/M.S. program, interns will typically have the following days off: Labor Day, one week for Thanksgiving, two weeks for Winter Break, one week for Spring Break, and at least one week over the Memorial Day holiday week.
Interns typically follow the academic calendar of the university with most holidays listed on the ذكذكتسئµ University Academic Calendar being observed. Please be aware that due to official university closings from mandatory evacuations or bad weather, the program length may be extended beyond June of the following year and/or require make-up hours during regularly scheduled breaks/holidays.