Time Off

The amount of time an intern has missed for illness or funeral leave will be summarized at the bottom of each evaluation sheet for each specific rotation.

All time off requests need to be approved by the current preceptor. If the dietetic intern misses more than five total days of the two applied dietetic practice courses (FND 606 and 607), the internship director will meet with the intern and discuss how this time will be made up. Time must be made up in accordance with direction and approval from the supervised practice facility preceptor and internship director.

Holidays/Vacation/Time Off | Interns will be granted time off for holidays and vacations consistent with the Concordia College academic calendar with the following exceptions: 1) In the summer in which interns are enrolled in supervised practice (FND 606), interns will be granted one vacation day (8 hours) from their supervised practice for the Fourth of July. The eight hours of vacation may be granted on the Fourth of July or a different day, depending on the preceptors’ preference; 2) In their second spring semester, interns will begin supervised practice on the Monday of the week classes are scheduled to begin, even though classes may not begin until later in the week (i.e. If classes are scheduled to begin on Thursday, January 9, interns will begin their supervised practice rotations on Monday, January 6);  3) In their second spring semester, interns will complete supervised practice during the college-scheduled week-long spring interim and weekdays associated with Easter recess. These exceptions are necessary to ensure interns complete the minimum 1200 hours of supervised practice required for program completion and graduation.

Applied Dietetics Practice | Dietetic interns are expected to complete a minimum of 40 hours per week in supervised practice facilities for the entire Applied Dietetics Practice course. Time off will be granted for illness and death in the family. The amount of time given for such circumstances will be based on the guidelines below.

Illness | It is expected that interns not miss more than five days (40 hours) of supervised practice over the course of the program (both FND 606 & 607) due to illness or injury. Frequent or prolonged illness of more than five days (40 hours) may require an extension of the supervised practice component to ensure completion of the required experiences. Such an extension will be granted at the discretion of the DI/MS Director and will not exceed a one-week (five-day) period.

Funeral Leave | Up to three days of funeral leave will be allowed for the death of an immediate family member. Immediate family for this policy includes mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, child, mother-in-law, father-in-law, and grandparents.

Expectations

Students enrolled in the DI/MS program have the rights, privileges and obligations as described in the Concordia College Dietetic Internship Handbook for the following:

• Withdrawal and refunds

• Protection of privacy information

• Access to personal files

• Access to student support services

• Grievance procedures

• Disciplinary/termination procedures

• Verification statement requirements and procedures

• Insurance requirements

• Insurance requirements

• Liability for safe travel

• Immunizations, drug testing and criminal background checks

• Formal assessment of intern learning

• Academic integrity