Application Process - Distance Program

• Application Form
• Recommendation Letter Form
• Preceptor Information Form (Interactive PDF Version)
• Affiliation Site Information Form (Interactive PDF Version)
• Application Checklist

Application Process
The application process for the distance program requires you to submit some information in addition to the usual application materials. The standard American Dietetic Association application form and recommendation letter forms should be used. The application deadline is mid-February. Please check the D&D Digital web-site for the computer matching deadline, which is the same as the application deadline. You may include plus/minus grades on the application, if they are in use at your institution. You may also include work experience that is not directly related to dietetics.

In addition to the application form, please include a letter of application (maximum two pages, typewritten) that includes the following:

• Identify your career goals and how the Distance Dietetic Internship Program at Bowling Green State University can help you meet those goals

• Discuss why you chose our Distance Program over a traditional program

• Identify work or volunteer experiences that exemplify initiative and problem solving

• Identify your personal strengths and what areas you feel need development/improvement

• Identify your general experience with computer technology, e-mail, etc.

• Description of work or practicum experience that has prepared you for a supervised practice program.   Make sure that you indicate the type of skills you have developed, especially if the experience was not   directly related to dietetics.

Include no more than three letters of recommendation using the standard ADA form. It is recommended that one letter be from a current or former employer or someone with whom you have worked closely as a volunteer and at least one from a dietetics professor. Make sure that the persons writing them comment on your ability to do graduate level coursework. Letters must be sent in a sealed envelope with the signature of the writer across the back flap.

You may also include a resume and an electronic portfolio (CD rom or disk format), but these are not required.

Additional requirements:
Inclusion of either the Declaration of Intent to Complete or Verification Statement signed by your DPD director.

Official transcripts of all colleges and universities attended. Completion of the GRE general exam.

Completion of the Preceptor Information Form and Affiliation Site Information Form for a community site and a clinical site. Please attach business card if possible. Potential preceptors can contact me directly with any questions they may have. They, or a representative of their facility, will be required to sign an affiliation agreement with Bowling Green State University in order for you to complete rotations at the site. This form and additional information can be found at Q & A for Prospective Preceptors.

Participation in computer matching – there is a $50.00 application fee. Visit the D&D Digital web page for complete information on the computer matching process. Use matching code 249.

International students
International students are required to have their transcript evaluated by a Foreign Transcript Evaluation Service and take the TOEFL exam.