Accelerated Dietitian Nutritionist Program Application

Read and follow the instructions carefully prior to submitting your application.
All applicants must submit their completed application by 5:00 PM on January 25. The ADN is considered a Coordinated Program in Dietetics. Please make sure to review the Core Knowledge and Competencies for the RDN and Coordinated Program in Dietetics Essential Program-Related Functions. Applications will not be reviewed until all documents have been submitted to the admissions committee. Please note that once your application has been submitted, no additions or changes can be made. If you have any questions or issues, please email neiheijl@ucmail.uc.edu.

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you are currently on active duty with a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces
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**Please note that the application fee will automatically be waived for current active duty US armed forces members and veterans.

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Letters of Recommendation

List the names of the 3 individuals who will complete your recommendation forms (2 instructors or professors, plus 1 work manager or supervisor). These 3 individuals will receive an email and form to fill out.

Nutrition Faculty Recommendation

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Second Faculty Recommendation

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Application Details

Select the term in which you will begin the graduate program. This will be the spring semester of your senior year.

Upload your resume. Make sure that your resume includes the following items (bullets are acceptable):

List those job skills acquired during your employment that will benefit you during the supervised practice and in the field of dietetics.
Volunteer Activities – Only indicate volunteer activities of substance and duration. Please do not include one-time activities of only a few hours.
List those skills acquired during your volunteer experiences that will benefit you during the supervised practice and in the field of dietetics.
Awards/Scholarships, Leadership, Membership.

1. What would you like the ADN Admissions Committee to know about you? Discuss your personality and interests, as well as each of the following points. 1) Self-direction 2) Interpersonal skills 3) Leadership ability 4) Overall preparation for supervised practice 5) How you work under pressure and your coping mechanisms

2. What are the strengths that you will bring to the ADN? In what areas do you hope to improve upon?

3. The supervised practice portions of the program will require large commitment of time (up to 32 hours per week), energy (homework assignments in addition to a 32-hour work week), and financial resources. 1) How will you address the time, energy, and financial responsibilities? 2) What prior commitments (including UC athletics and/or paid employment), transportation issues, or other issues might affect your ability to fully commit to the supervised practice? 3) Before responding to this question, please carefully review the materials ADN Essential Program-Related Functions and Core Knowledge and Competencies for the RD linked at the top of this application.

4. Imagine that you are the team leader for an important project. Two individuals on your team have come up with an idea for the project that you don’t think will work. How do you go about moving forward with the project?

5. Why did you choose nutrition and dietetics as a career, and describe your reasons for applying for the ADN Program?

6. What are your professional goals after completing the requirements to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist?

Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have attended from 9th grade (or the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct that resulted in disciplinary action (those actions could include, but are not limited to: probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution)?

Yes

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I understand that, if I am accepted into the ADN Program:

I must earn no less than a B- in the following NUTR courses: Nutrition Care Planning, and Medical Nutrition Therapy I and II. Failure to do so will result in dismissal from the ADN (and I will seek academic advising for transfer into the Dietetics or Food & Nutrition undergraduate program) or withdrawal of the conditional offer to complete the ADN.
I must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 for all subsequent semesters of study. If I do not maintain a 3.0 following the completion of the semester, I will be placed on program probation during the next semester. Upon calculating my combined GPA for the semester during which I did not earn a minimum 3.0 and the subsequent semester, I understand that I will be dismissed from the program if the combined GPA does not meet the minimum of a 3.0 average. Should the GPA fall below 3.0 in my last semester of didactic work, I understand that I will be dismissed from the program and I will seek academic advising for transfer into the Nutrition & Dietetics undergraduate program.
I will be required to submit a federal and state background check prior to beginning supervised practice and, if offenses are found that prohibit me from entering supervised practice sites, I will be dismissed from the program. (A list of these offenses can be found on the Ohio Board of Dietetics website, although each individual rotation site has the right to include other offenses that will deny entry to an intern and may prevent the intern from completing supervised practice).
I will be required to complete the physical form in its entirety, including proof of vaccinations and TB testing, and will be required to be vaccinated against influenza at the appropriate time of the year.
I may be required to undergo a drug screen prior to entering a rotation site should the site request one.
I will be required to produce proof of vehicle insurance prior to beginning supervised practice and again during the year when that insurance is renewed. Further I understand that the ADN requires completion of a minimum number of hours of supervised practice. I also understand that this is an accredited competency-based program and, even if I have completed the hours, if I have not shown that I have successfully met the competencies, I will not be permitted to graduate from the program until remediation is completed (as per program policy). Only after I have demonstrated competence in every rotation will I have earned the right to graduate and be issued a ADN verification statement.

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