Becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

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Effective January 1, 2024 - a minimum of a master’s degree is required to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN)

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There are a variety of routes to becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics outlines the process here:

• Becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist video

• Accredited Programs

• Becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Fact Sheet

• Routes to Meeting Eligibility Requirements for the Registration Exam for Dietitians

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Supervised Practice routes to becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN):

• Dietetic Internships

  • Stand alone DI​

  • Combined Master's/DI

  • Distance DI

  • Individualized Supervised Practice Program (ISPP)

• Coordinated Programs in Dietetics

• Future Education Model Graduate Programs

• International Coordinated Graduate Programs (UAE, Australia, Mexico, Qatar, South Korea)

• Route for Individuals with a non-U.S. degree

• Route for individuals who have not completed an ACEND-accredited degree program (non-DPD)

• Route for International Reciprocity (RDs from the Netherlands, Philippines, Ireland)

• Route for Canadian Registered Dietitians