To become a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), you must earn at least a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. In addition to coursework, a practical supervised training in an accredited program is required. This dietetic internship teaches the application of scientific nutrition and dietetics principles to a variety of work settings. After completion of the practical supervised training in an accredited program, the RD/RDN has passed a national examination and completes ongoing continuing education requirements.

Check www.dietitian.org and https://www.nutritioned.org/registered-dietitian-california/ for more information

Academic Pre-Requisites:

PLEASE NOTE – The following courses should be taken for letter grades (not P/NP). AP scores are typically not accepted for the courses listed below. Required major prep varies from campus to campus. Make sure to consult assist.org for individual college major prep.

Most Schools Require:

• Chemistry
• Physiology
• Microbiology
• Food Science
• Nutrition
• Diet Therapy
• Statistics
• General Psychology

Some Schools May Require:

• General Psychology
• Additional Chemistry, like Organic Chemistry
• Higher level math, like Pre-Calculus