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Application Process

For Fall 2026 Admissions

For Rutgers DPD/NSGP Students Only:

  • Step 1: Students may apply in the Rutgers University Graduate Admissions portal for the MS/Dietetic Internship Program within the Nutritional Sciences Graduate Program.
  • Step 2: Student applications for MS/DI track must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on October 1, 2026 in the graduate Application Portal for Fall 2026 Admission cycle.
  • Step 3: Applicant notification date is November 1, 2026.
  • Step 4: Applicant decision date (November 10, 2026) to Rutgers SEBS Nutritional Sciences MS/DI Program to confirm acceptance.

For Non-Rutgers Prospective Students:

  • All prospective applicants must apply through Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Services (DICAS).
  • Step 1: Students may begin to apply in DICAS starting August 5, 2026. Program Code: 2486
  • Step 2: Student applications to Dietetic Internship Program must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on October 1, 2026 in the DICAS Application Portal.
  • Step 3: Applicant notification date is November 1, 2026.
  • Step 4: Applicant decision date (November 10, 2026) to Rutgers SEBS Nutritional Sciences DI Program to confirm acceptance.

For Spring 2027 Admissions

For All Prospective Applicants:

  • All prospective applicants must apply through Dietetics Inclusive Centralized Application Services (DICAS).
  • Step 1: Students may begin to apply in DICAS starting August 5, 2026. Program Code: 2486
  • Step 2: Student applications to Dietetic Internship Program must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on January 15, 2027 in the DICAS Application Portal for Spring 2027 Admission cycle.
  • Step 3: Applicant notification date is March 1, 2027.
  • Step 4: Applicant decision date (March 10, 2027) to Rutgers SEBS Nutritional Sciences DI Program to confirm acceptance.