Registered Dietitian Schools Approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)

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Click on your state, or desired geographic area, to find Registered Dietitian Schools that offer ACEND Accredited Programs as well as Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) or Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD).

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The following bachelors and Master’s programs offer career-focused instruction delivered by trained nutritionists with experience in the field. Find out more what each individual course of study offers through the locations below.

Featured Nutritionist Programs

Alabama

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – This type of program offers undergraduate coursework and a supervised internship that fulfills both Alabama’s and the ACEND requirements to become a licensed, registered dietitian in Alabama:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These types of programs include undergraduate coursework leading to an undergraduate. The internship must be taken after the DPD is completed:

Alaska

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – CP Programs provide both undergraduate courses and internships to fulfill the CDR’s requirements for licensing as a registered dietitian in Alaska. Currently, no CP programs in dietetics are offered at this time.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – DPD Programs offer undergraduate courses that lead to a bachelor’s degree. After completion of the DPD, you must still fulfill the internship requirement. DPD programs in Alaska are:

Arizona

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs combine coursework and an internship and fulfill all of the CDR’s mandates to become a Registered Dietitian. Unfortunately, there are currently no CP programs in Arizona.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide coursework that leads to an undergraduate or graduate degree. Once the DPD is completed, you must still complete an internship. In Arizona, DPD programs include:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) in Arizona:

Akansas

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – This program provides coursework in dietetics and a supervised internship.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs provide coursework that will conclude with an undergraduate or graduate degree. The internship must be taken after completion of degree requirements.

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician Registered (DTR) in Arkansas:

California

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – these programs combine educational coursework with experiential learning to fulfill the requirements of registration as a dietitian in California:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – these programs result in an undergraduate or graduate degree, which must be followed by a separate experiential learning program:

Colorado

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – This college/university education program pairs coursework in nutrition and dietary subjects with an internship:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – This college/university education program offers coursework leading to a degree (undergraduate or graduate); after which you must complete an internship separately:

Connecticut

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – A college or university degree program with courses and an internship in dietetics:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – A college or university degree program with courses in dietetics only (internship is taken after the DPD is completed):

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in Connecticut:

Delaware

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – CP programs fulfill the CDR’s educational and internship requirements. Currently, there are no CPs offered in Delaware.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – DP programs fulfill the CDR’s educational requirement only, and students must complete an internship afterwards. In Delaware, they include:

District of Columbia

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – satisfy the CDR’s educational and internship prerequisites for registration. In DC, they include:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – satisfy the CDR’s educational prerequisite only—you must still complete an internship afterwards. In DC, they include:

Florida

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These programs fulfill the CDR’s requirements for both education and experience. In Florida, CPs are offered at:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These programs fulfill the CDR’s requirements for education only. If you complete a DPD, you must still take an internship after. DPDs in Florida are found at:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in Florida:

Georgia

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – A CP includes coursework and an internship, fulfilling the CDR’s requirement for education and experience. Georgia CPs are:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – A DPD provides coursework required by the CDR, but you must still fulfill the experience requirement after. DPDs in Georgia are:

Hawaii

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – A Didactic Program in Dietetics offers coursework that fulfills the educational requirement of the CDR and Hawaii. After completion of coursework in food, nutrition and dietetics, you must still take an internship to fulfill the experience requirements. There is currently one DPD in Hawaii:

Idaho

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – This program includes both education and experience, fulfilling the entire CDR requirement. In Idaho, CPs include:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – This program offers solely coursework, which means the internship portion of the CDR requirement must be satisfied after the DPD. In Idaho, DPDs include:

Illinois

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – These educational programs may be at the undergraduate or graduate level, and include all education and experience required by the CDR and the State of Illinois. They include:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These educational programs provide the coursework required by the CDR, not the experience. They may be undergraduate or graduate, and include:

Indiana

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Offer coursework and experience, and may be undergraduate or graduate:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Offer only coursework, at the undergraduate or graduate level (internship must be completed separately):

Iowa

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Combines dietary courses and an internship at the graduate or undergraduate levels. As of August 2013, there are no CPs in Iowa.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Provide dietary courses at the graduate or undergraduate level:

Kansas

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Coursework combined with an internship fulfills the CDR requirement for dietary education:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Coursework only:

Kentucky

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – A CP combines dietitian coursework with an internship, fulfilling the CDR’s requirement for registration:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – A DPD includes just the coursework required by the CDR for registration. You must still complete an internship after:

Louisiana

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Includes all education and experience necessary to qualify to take the CDR’s Registered Dietitian nationwide exam. As of August 2013, there are no CPs in the state of Louisiana.

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Includes just the educational coursework necessary to take the CDR’s Registered Dietitian nationwide exam. You must still fulfill the experience requirement after completion of the DPD. In Louisiana, DPDs include:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in Louisiana:

Maine

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – These college or university programs just contain coursework, not an internship, required by the CDR and Maine. An internship must be completed after the DPD is finished. DPDs in Maine include:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in Maine:

Maryland

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – offers both undergraduate and graduate level dietitian courses and a supervised practice to be eligible to become a Registered Dietitian (RD):

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – offers courses that lead to an undergraduate or graduate degree. Students must then apply for internship separately once coursework is completed:

Massachusetts

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – CPs offer both the college coursework and supervised experience you need under the rules of the CDR for registration and of Massachusetts for licensing as a dietitian. CPs in Massachusetts are:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – DPDs offer just the college coursework necessary to become licensed and registered as a dietitian in Massachusetts. If you choose a DPD, you must still fulfill the internship requirement after. DPDs in Massachusetts are:

ACEND-Accredited Programs Leading to Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) in Massachusetts:

Michigan

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – The courses and experience are offered in CPs in Michigan, including:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Only the courses are offered in DPDs in Michigan (experience must be completed later):

Minnesota

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Provides both classes and an internship, at the undergraduate or graduate level:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Provides only classes at the undergraduate or graduate level, internship is taken later:

Mississippi

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Full-service programs providing both education and experience:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Education only (experience must be fulfilled later):

Missouri

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP) – Coursework in nutrition and dietetics is combined with a supervised experience internship:

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – Offers just coursework in nutrition and dietetics (must take internship after completion of the DPD):

Montana

Didactic Programs in Dietetics (DPD) – A DPD offers just the educational courses in nutrition and dietetics necessary for registration through the CDR. You must still complete a dietetic internship (DI) after finishing your DPD. There is one DPD offered in the state of Montana to become a registered dietitian:

Nebraska

Within Nebraska, the only ACEND-accredited program is through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which offers a Bachelor of Science degree.

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Didactic Programs (DP)

New Mexico

New York

Didactic Programs (DP)

Nevada

North Carolina

Didactic Programs (DP) in Dietetics in North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Didactic Programs (DP)

Oklahoma

Didactic Programs (DP)

Oregon

There is one ACEND-accredited education program located at Oregon State University in Corvallis, which offers a Bachelor of Science degree.

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

Utah

Didactic Programs in Utah

Vermont

The University of Vermont, Burlington offers both a CP (MSD with an emphasis on community health and nutrition) and a DP (Bachelor of Science degree).

Virginia

Washington

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

Wyoming

Canadian Provinces

The following bachelors and Master’s programs offer career-focused instruction delivered by trained nutritionists with experience in the field. Find out more what each individual course of study offers through the locations below.

Featured Nutritionist Programs

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