Dietetic Internship/MS in Nutritional Science With School of Health Related Professions at UMDNJ and

 Rutgers Graduate School -  New Brunswick

 Policy 

     In 1994 an agreement was reached between the School of Health Related Professions, UMDNJ, and Rutgers University whereby students admitted to the MS program in nutritional science at the Rutgers Graduate School – New Brunswick may apply to pursue a certificate in the Dietetic Internship Program at UMDNJ.

  Students are registered at Rutgers University even when course work is at UMDNJ. When course work is at UMDNJ, students will pay all tuition to Rutgers and will be registered at UMDNJ concurrently.  Student will not pay tuition to UMDNJ.  UMDNJ will bill Rutgers for credits taken at UMDNJ.  While taking courses at UMDNJ the student will register for 16:709:591, UMMDNJ DIETETIC EXCH, BA credits (E).  This is a pseudo or dummy course which generates a term bill at Rutgers. The student registers for the number of credits that would generate Rutgers tuition equivalent to the tuition that would be assessed that semester at UMDNJ for the credits taken there. (The Dean of the Graduate School – New Brunswick will establish this number.) For the fall 2005 semester that number would be 9 credits for a New Jersey resident and 12 credits for a nonresident.  Upon successful completion of the internship, notation is made on the Rutgers transcript and 6 lump sum transfer credits toward the MS are awarded.

 (Beginning with fall 2006, the pseudo course number used will be 16:709:818, DIETETIC INTERNSHIP, BA (E).  This course will generate a Rutgers term bill.)

 The Internship Certificate is a 30 credit program.  The student will receive the MS with 24 Rutgers credits and 6 transfer credits.  All UMD courses taken are shown on the Rutgers transcript as exchange courses, without degree credit.  Six lump sum transfer credits are granted, upon awarding of the certificate.

 The MS/Internship Certificate program normally takes two years to complete and coursework alternates between Rutgers and UMDNJ.

 PROCEDURES

  When the student chooses to enter the certificate program, usually after having been admitted to the MS program, the Rutgers program director notifies the Registrar to enter an option code of D.  This code is for reporting purposes only.

 When course work is at Rutgers no special procedures are in place. 

 When course work is at UMDNJ, the student registers for the Rutgers pseudo course identified above.  Tuition is charged by and paid to Rutgers.  At some point, UMDNJ bills Rutgers.  Accounts payable normally asks the Rutgers Registrar to verify the bill. At the end of the semester UMDNJ sends a transcript to the Graduate Registrar at Rutgers.  The Registrar reviews the transcript and forwards to Records for posting to the Rutgers transcript as transfer courses.  Course numbers, titles, and grades are posted on the exchange screen.   Grades are not included in the Rutgers gpa.  Credits are posted but not included in the degree credits.  The pseudo courses are not graded nor deleted from the transcript.  The external print indicator is set to N (which prevents the pseudo course from appearing on an official transcript.)

 When the UMDNJ transcript indicates awarding of the Certificate,  the Graduate School dean’s office will instruct the Registrat to add 6 lump sum transfer credits using CEEB RU0140, and the following notation is placed on the Rutgers transcript via the narrative screen, “Awarded six credits for completion of certificate program in Dietetic Internship at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health Related Professions.”

 AUTHORITY

 This program was approved by the deans and presidents of the two institutions.

Richard Bird, Registrar

Revised, 7/2/08