Are you interested in becoming a Registered Dietitian?
Registered Dietitians are nutrition professionals who work in a wide variety of employment settings, including health care, business and industry, public health, education, research, and private practice.
Registered dietitians (RDs) are food and nutrition experts who have met the following criteria to earn the RD credential:
- Complete a minimum of a bachelor's degree at a U.S. regionally accredited university or college and course work approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA).
- Complete a CADE-accredited supervised practice program at a healthcare facility, community agency, or a foodservice corporation, or combined with undergraduate or graduate studies. Typically, a practice program will run six to twelve months in length.
- Pass a national examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR).
- Complete continuing professional educational requirements to maintain registration.
Mesa Community College can help you begin the process of becoming a Registered Dietitian. Complete requirements for the first two years of the Dietetics Bachelor's Degree Program at Arizona State University and The University of Arizona by following our Associate of Art: pre-dietetics emphasis pathway.
For more information regarding the dietetics pathways at Arizona State University (download the MAPP pathway) and at The University of Arizona (download the degree pathway).
**Please note, this AA pathway is not a degree in nutrition.
