Upgrading
The Post-Baccalaureate Upgrading for International Dietitians provides the practical Canadian dietetic healthcare experience required to qualify to write the Canadian Dietetic Registration Exam. Applicants to this program have completed the College of Dietitians of British Columbia (CDBC) application process. (See note 1)
Applicants have:
- Completed a minimum four-year baccalaureate degree with a focus in food, nutrition and health or dietetics that is recognized by a credential evaluation agency as being equivalent in length to a Canadian university dietetics degree.
- Have worked as a dietitian in their home country (the equivalent of one year full time)
- Applied to the CDBC and accepted as an applicant. http://collegeofdietitiansbc.org/
- Completed the CDBC’s Competence Self-Assessment Process (CSAP) including the Self-Directed Learning Plan to bridge competency gaps with the Essential Competencies for Dietetic Practice.
- Completed academic upgrading within the previous three years to meet “currency” requirements.
All academic upgrading must have been completed prior to application to this practical upgrading program.
Application deadline is February 28, 2012. Send applications directly to the Co-operative Education Department.
The follow application documentation is required:
- Langara application form
- Cover letter
- Current resume
- Three confidential references in sealed envelopes (email dietetics@langara.bc.ca to request copies of the reference form)
- Original copies of international credential evaluation and original of all academic transcripts, each in a sealed envelope (Note 2)
- Copy of the letter from CDBC (or equivalent in other provinces) confirming completion of the CSAP
- Copy of completed CDBC’s CSAP reports and Self-Directed Learning Plan indicating courses/activities completed, date of completion and original transcripts (if applicable)
- Proof of a minimum of 50 hours of paid or volunteer work in a Canadian foods and/or dietetic-related organization
- Evidence of meeting English competency requirements (Note 3)
- Participate in a structured, graded panel interview
The number of applicants accepted each year is determined by Langara College’s ability to secure placements with the BC health authorities.
Note 1: Graduates of an accredited dietetic program from the USA are eligible to apply directly to this internship program if their academic program was completed within three years from the date of application (a “currency” requirement). A list of accredited programs is available on the American Dietetic Association website: *http://www.eatright.org/students/education/accreditedprograms.aspx*
Note 2: If credential evaluation and original transcripts were submitted to the CDBC, request a CDBC-certified copy of the documents be forwarded to Langara
Note 3: English language requirements for the practical upgrading program are as follows:
- Graduate from a recognized degree program at an accredited university at which English is the principle language of instruction in a country where English is the principal language (Note 4)
- Achieve the competence standards indicated by one of the tests of English language proficiency that evaluates skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing listed below.
- IELTS 7.0 with no part less than 6.5
- TOEFL (Internet based) Minimum overall score 88 with a minimum of Reading 20; Listening 22; Writing: 20; and Speaking: 22
Note 4: Langara reserves the right to require applicants to complete one of the English tests listed above even if the applicant has met this criteria
