Required DPD Courses
Individuals who desire to become Registered Dietitian/Nutritionists must fulfill three requirements.
- First, they must complete the list of required courses shown below. Depending on the nature of their previous college work, they may have already completed some of these courses. Some individuals choose to complete a second degree in Nutrition and Foods, but this is not a requirement. For those who choose to get a second degree, it often requires completing a minimal number of credits beyond the dietetics courses.
- Second, they must complete an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship.
- Finally, they need to need to successfully pass the registration examination offered by Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR).
- CDR 2024 Mandate states that any candidate for the RDN credentialing exam must have a master’s degree beginning January 1, 2024.
Below is the list of courses that an individual who already has a bachelor's degree must complete or receive credit for to obtain a Verification Statement and be eligible for admission to the dietetic internship.
DPD Course Checklist for an Individual Who Already has a Bachelors Degree
ASU Course Number | ASU Course Name | ASU Course Credit |
PSY 1200 | Introduction to Psychology | (3) |
ES 2040 | Human Anatomy | (4) |
ES 2050 | Human Physiology | (4) |
BIO 1801 | Biological Concepts I | (4) |
BIO 2200 | Human Microbiology | (4) |
CHE 1101 | Introduction to Chemistry I | (4) |
CHE 1102 | Introduction to Chemistry II | (4) |
CHE 2101 | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry | (4) |
ACC 1050 | Survey of Accounting | (3) |
NUT 1202 | Basic Food Science | (3) |
NUT 2202 | Nutrition and Health | (3) |
NUT 2203 | Org & Mgt of Foodservice | (3) |
NUT 2210 | Introduction to the Professions | (1) |
NUT 3100 | Nutritional Assessment | (3) |
NUT 3300 | Nutrition Education | (2) |
NUT 3205 | Nutrition and the Life Cycle | (3) |
NUT 3400 | Cultural Foods | (3) |
NUT 4000 | Nutrition Counseling | (3) |
STT 2810/2820 | Introduction to Statistics/Reasoning with Statistics | (3-4) |
NUT 4200 | Advanced Nutrition I | (3) |
NUT 4206 | Advanced Nutrition II | (3) |
NUT 4240 | Medical Nutrition Therapy I | (3) |
NUT 4250 | Medical Nutrition Therapy II | (3) |
NUT 4504 | Foodsystems Management | (3) |
NUT 4509 | Quantity Food Production | (3) |
NUT 4552 | Medical Terminology | (1) |
NUT 4560 | Community Nutrition | (3) |
NUT 4601 | Professional Development for Dietetics | (1) |
NUT 4920 | Senior Seminar for Dietetics | (3) |
Total Credits: 84-85 |
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