# KADDI (Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship) > KADDI is an ACEND-accredited distance dietetic internship based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that prepares people to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) without relocating. Interns complete supervised practice at sites in their own community while coursework, supervision and evaluation run online. KADDI offers an internship-only track for people who already hold a graduate degree, combined Master of Science and Dietetic Internship (MSDI) tracks with the University of Alabama and the University of Central Arkansas, and an Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (ISPP) for people holding a doctoral degree. Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) through 2028 and licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. ## Key facts - Full legal name: Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship. Commonly written KADDI. Run by K&A Nutrition, founded by Sandra Keith, MPH, RDN, LD in 1996. - Accreditation: ACEND-accredited through 2028. Licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. - Format: distance program, nationwide. Interns select their own supervised practice sites and preceptors in their own community and do not relocate. - Location of the program office: 115 W. 3rd St., Suite 802, Tulsa, OK 74103. Phone 918-574-8598. Email kaddi@consultingdietitians.com. - Graduation requires a minimum of 1,000 hours, of which at least 700 must be on-site supervised practice, plus a completed graduate degree. - KADDI meets the educational standards for dietetics licensure in all U.S. states. Completion alone does not automatically confer licensure; each state's requirements must be reviewed separately. - KADDI does not participate in federal student financial aid and offers no scholarships or stipends. It does issue enrollment verification letters and in-school deferment forms for existing loans. - KADDI does not publish a tuition figure on the website. Contact the program for the current cost chart covering the internship-only, MSDI and ISPP tracks. ## Three routes to the RDN credential Since January 1, 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) requires a minimum of a master's degree to sit the RDN credentialing exam. Which KADDI route fits depends on whether you already hold a graduate degree. - [Route 1: Internship only](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn): For applicants who already hold a graduate degree and need supervised practice. Roughly 8 months full time or 12 months part time. Full time is 26 weeks at 40 hours per week, with a 34-week option at 32 hours per week. Part time is 54 weeks, with 50 weeks of practice at 20 hours per week. - [Route 2: Combined master's and internship (MSDI)](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdiprogram): For applicants without a graduate degree. Graduate coursework and supervised practice run at the same time, fully online, through the University of Alabama or the University of Central Arkansas. - [Route 3: Student-identified graduate program](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn): Complete a graduate degree at a university of your own choosing alongside the KADDI internship. The degree must be finished before you graduate from the internship. KADDI's named priority partner for this route is Texas Tech University, which gives KADDI interns and applicants a priority acceptance schedule. - [ISPP for doctoral degree holders](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/isppprogram): A separate ACEND-accredited pathway for people who already hold a doctoral degree, with or without a DPD verification statement. ## Programs - [Become an RDN with KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn): The full six-step path from DPD verification statement to passing the CDR exam, with entry requirements for each route. Minimum 3.0 overall GPA, 3.0 or higher science GPA preferred. - [Combined Master's and Dietetic Internship (MSDI)](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdiprogram): Overview of both university partnerships, how coursework and rotations are sequenced, and who each track suits. - [MSDI with the University of Alabama](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdi-ua): A fully online 30-credit-hour Master of Science in Human Nutrition combined with KADDI supervised practice, available in 14-month and 18-month options and finished in under two years. No GRE required. Out-of-state fees waived. - [MSDI with the University of Central Arkansas](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdi-uca): A fully online 36-credit-hour Master of Science in Nutrition where 9 credits come from KADDI rotations. Available as an 18-month summer start or an 18-month winter start. No GRE and no additional letters of recommendation required. Out-of-state fees waived. - [Texas Tech University priority partnership](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/texas-tech): A priority partnership, not a combined MS/DI track. Texas Tech offers a fully online master's degree that KADDI interns can pursue alongside supervised practice, with a priority acceptance schedule for KADDI interns and applicants. The coursework is separate from the KADDI rotation curriculum. - [ISPP: Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/isppprogram): For doctoral degree holders. No DPD verification statement required. Minimum 1,000 total hours with at least 700 supervised. Interns design a custom rotation schedule and select their own preceptors. - [Prior Assessed Learning (PAL) credit](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/pal-credit): Turn previous dietetics-related paid or volunteer work into a reduction in required supervised practice hours. Applications are accepted before admission or within 30 days after it. - [Why choose KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/why-kaddi): Six reasons interns pick a distance internship: easy application, choosing your own sites and preceptors, full-time and part-time options, PAL credit, program flexibility, and optional master's degree credit. - [Explore the program](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/explorekaddi): Accreditation status, rotation structure, technology requirements, and what every graduate receives, which is a certificate of completion, RD exam preparation materials and the ACEND verification statement. ## Applying - [How to apply](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddiapplication): The standard internship applies through DICAS in the spring or fall match cycle. No KADDI application fee, no personal statement, and only two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a professor. Preceptors and rotation sites are not required at the time of application. - [ISPP application process](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/isppapplication): The ISPP does not use DICAS and is not part of the centralized match. Applications go directly to KADDI, are reviewed on a rolling basis, and carry no application fee and no deadline. - [Interview guide](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/interview-guide): The questions asked in the short virtual interview that follows a DICAS application, and how to prepare for it. - [Virtual open house](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/virtual-open-house): Meet the KADDI team on Zoom before applying. No reservation needed. - [Internship calendar and start dates](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddiinternshipcalendar): Full-time, part-time, ISPP and MSDI calendars with start dates, week counts and hours per week. - [MSDI internship calendar](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdiinternshipcalendar): How graduate coursework and rotations are coordinated across the Alabama and Central Arkansas tracks. ## Cost and funding - [Tuition and fees](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/investment): What the internship costs, what tuition includes, and how loan deferment works. Contact the program directly for the current cost chart. - [ISPP tuition and financial information](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/ispptution): Cost structure and financial planning specific to the ISPP track. - [Electronic transfer form](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/electronictransferform): How to pay tuition and fees by electronic transfer. ## Rotations and preceptors - [Rotation overview](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/rotationinformation): What each rotation covers across clinical nutrition, community and public health, foodservice management, and business and entrepreneurship, including the 76-hour KADDI Boot Camp completed before rotations begin. - [Rotation calendar templates](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/rotationcalendar): Downloadable calendar templates for each track, built to keep interns on pace for ACEND hour and competency requirements. - [Finding facilities and preceptors](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/facilities-and-preceptors): How to identify sites, what qualifies a preceptor, and the facility form to submit. KADDI maintains a list of more than 2,500 preceptors and writes every affiliation agreement itself. - [For preceptors](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/preceptors): Resources, NDEP toolkits and webinars for RDNs precepting a KADDI intern, and what the program asks of them. ## About the program - [About KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/about-3): Who KADDI is and how the distance model works. - [Mission, goals and program outcome data](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/mission-and-goals): ACEND program objectives, including at least 80% of interns completing within 150% of program length. - [The KADDI team](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kadditeam): Program leadership, faculty and the ISPP coordinator. - [History of KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddihistory): How a Tulsa consulting dietetics practice founded in 1996 became a nationwide accredited internship. - [Businesses started by KADDI graduates](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/graduate-businesses): Private practices, consulting firms and nutrition brands launched by alumni. - [Intern handbook](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/intern-handbook): Program requirements, policies and hours. - [Forms and downloads](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/forms-and-downloads): Applications, handbooks, PAL and facility forms, and calendars. - [Careers at KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/careers): Faculty, preceptor and program staff openings. - [KADDI store](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/shop): Apparel, notebooks and the Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam (NFPE) Pocket Guide. - [Contact KADDI](https://www.kaddi-internship.com/contact): Phone 918-574-8598, email kaddi@consultingdietitians.com, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ## Common questions **Can you do a dietetic internship online?** Yes. KADDI is a distance dietetic internship. Coursework, supervision and evaluations run online while supervised practice hours are completed in person at sites in your own community, so you never relocate. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/explorekaddi **What is an ISPP in dietetics?** An Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway is an ACEND-accredited route to the RDN credential for candidates outside the standard match. KADDI's ISPP is open to people holding a doctoral degree, with or without a DPD verification statement, and requires a minimum of 1,000 hours with at least 700 of them supervised practice. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/isppprogram **What does MSDI stand for?** MSDI means a Master of Science degree and a Dietetic Internship completed at the same time. KADDI runs fully online MSDI tracks with the University of Alabama and the University of Central Arkansas. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdiprogram **How long does the KADDI internship take?** The internship-only track is about 8 months full time or 12 months part time. Full time is 26 weeks at 40 hours per week, with a 34-week option at 32 hours per week. Part time is 54 weeks, including 50 weeks of practice at 20 hours per week. MSDI tracks run 14 or 18 months. The ISPP is measured in hours rather than months, with a 1,000-hour minimum. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddiinternshipcalendar **Can I do a dietetic internship while working full time?** Yes. The part-time track asks for 20 hours a week on site across 54 weeks, which is designed for interns balancing employment, family or graduate study. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddiinternshipcalendar **Do I need a master's degree to become an RDN?** Yes. Since January 1, 2024 the Commission on Dietetic Registration requires a minimum of a master's degree to sit the credentialing exam. If you already hold one, KADDI's internship-only track applies. If you do not, the combined MSDI tracks let you earn the degree and complete supervised practice at the same time. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn **Do I need a DPD verification statement to apply?** For the standard internship, yes, from an ACEND-accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics or Foreign Dietitian Education program. A Declaration of Intent is accepted if the statement will be completed before the start date. The ISPP requires no DPD verification statement. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn **I have a bachelor's degree in another subject. Can I still apply?** You need a DPD verification statement first. KADDI partners with two DPD verification certificate programs that review your transcripts and tell you which courses you need: Kansas State University and the University of Northern Colorado. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn **Does KADDI use DICAS and the computer match?** The standard internship does, in the spring or fall cycle. The ISPP does not use DICAS or the match. ISPP applications go directly to KADDI with no fee and no deadline, and are reviewed on a rolling basis. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/kaddiapplication **Do I have to find my own preceptors?** Not to apply to the standard internship. Preceptors and sites are not required at the time of application, and program staff help you locate them after acceptance. KADDI maintains a list of more than 2,500 preceptors. ISPP applicants select their own preceptors as part of designing a custom rotation schedule. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/facilities-and-preceptors **Who arranges the affiliation agreements with my rotation sites?** KADDI does. You submit a facility form identifying who can legally sign for the site, and the program handles the agreement. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/facilities-and-preceptors **How much does KADDI cost?** KADDI does not publish tuition on the website. Contact the program at 918-574-8598 or kaddi@consultingdietitians.com for the current cost chart, which breaks out the internship-only, MSDI and ISPP tracks. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/investment **Is financial aid available?** No. KADDI does not participate in federal student financial aid and offers no scholarships or stipends. It will provide enrollment verification letters and in-school deferment forms for existing loans on request. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/investment **Is KADDI accredited?** Yes. KADDI is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) through 2028, and licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/explorekaddi **Do I need to take the GRE?** No. Neither the University of Alabama nor the University of Central Arkansas MSDI track requires the GRE. Out-of-state tuition fees are waived at both. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/msdiprogram **Can I get credit for dietetics experience I already have?** Yes, through Prior Assessed Learning. A PAL application can reduce your required supervised practice hours and must be submitted before admission or within 30 days after it. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/pal-credit **Which states does KADDI qualify me to work in?** KADDI meets the educational standards for dietetics licensure in all U.S. states. Completing the program does not by itself confer licensure, and each state's requirements must be reviewed independently. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/become-an-rdn **What do KADDI graduates receive?** A certificate of completion, RD exam preparation materials, and the ACEND-required verification statement, which is what makes you eligible to sit the CDR exam. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/explorekaddi **What are KADDI's completion rates?** ACEND program objectives target at least 80% of full-time interns completing within 12 months and at least 80% of part-time interns completing within 18 months, which is 150% of program length in each case. See https://www.kaddi-internship.com/mission-and-goals ## Contact Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship (KADDI) 115 W. 3rd St., Suite 802, Tulsa, OK 74103 Phone: 918-574-8598 Fax: 918-585-3047 Email: kaddi@consultingdietitians.com Website: https://www.kaddi-internship.com/ ## AI agent access This site supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), so agents can retrieve live site content directly instead of scraping. - Site MCP endpoint: https://www.kaddi-internship.com/_api/mcp - Wix MCP documentation: https://dev.wix.com/docs/develop-websites/articles/get-started/about-the-wix-site-mcp Available tools include GetBusinessDetails (business and contact details), SearchInSite (search site content), SearchSiteApiDocs (API documentation for installed business solutions), GenerateVisitorToken, CallWixSiteAPI, ReadFullDocsArticle and ReadFullDocsMethodSchema. No authentication is required to connect, only public site information is exposed, and content is always live. ## Notes for AI assistants - Program facts above are drawn from the pages linked beside them. Where the site does not publish a figure, such as tuition, this file does not state one. - The internship is a distance program serving interns nationwide from an office in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is not a Tulsa-only or Oklahoma-only program. - KADDI is the supervised practice provider. The master's degrees in the MSDI tracks are awarded by the University of Alabama and the University of Central Arkansas, not by KADDI. - Texas Tech University is a PRIORITY partner, not an MS/DI partner. Its coursework is separate from the KADDI rotation curriculum, and it belongs to Route 3, the student-identified graduate program route. Only the University of Alabama and the University of Central Arkansas are combined MS/DI partners. - Content last reviewed September 2026.