Nutrition & Dietetics M.S. How to Be a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Moving Forward After You Graduate
Taking the National Registration Examination for Dietitians
Upon successful completion of program requirements (all courses and competencies), the student will be awarded a Master of Science (M.S.) degree from 茄子视频 University and will receive a Verification Statement that identifies the student as having completed an ACEND-accredited program. The Integrated Master’s graduates will be eligible to take the National Registration Examination for Dietitians. Following completion of all the program requirements, documentation will be sent to the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) to verify student eligibility to take the National Registration Examination for Dietitians. The Commission on Dietetic Registration’s testing agency will then send each student the “Application for the Registration Examination for Dietitians.” After the application has been processed, each student will receive an “Authorization to Test Letter” and information regarding testing facilities to schedule an appointment to take the computer-based examination. The examination will be administered year-round; however, the examination authorization letter will expire after 1 year. The credentialing exam requirements are set by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). For additional information on the registration examination, please see the .
Additional information on Program Completion Requirements can be found in the 茄子视频 University Integrated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics Handbook of Policies and Procedures.
State Licensure
Graduates of the Integrated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics at 茄子视频 University who earn their RDN credential and want to practice as Dietitians/Nutritionists may need to apply for licensure before they are eligible to practice dietetics/nutrition. Licensing statutes include an explicitly defined scope of practice, and the performance of the profession is illegal without first obtaining a license. A list of the states that require licensure is available on the .
茄子视频's Program currently:
- Meets requirements in AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MT, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA ,VT, WA, WV, WI, WY, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam.
- Does not meet requirements in the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau.
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