Registered Dietitian Pathway
My goal is to be a Registered Dietitian (RD) in the state of Florida. This will allow me to be more qualified to advise people’s nutrient intake, habits, and confusion. RD qualifications require a master’s degree, a thousand-hour internship, an exam, and a state license.
Having RD qualifications allows an important legal practice that online certification-earned nutritionists can’t provide: Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT), a specialized area of nutrition practice that involves the use of individualized nutrition interventions to treat or manage medical conditions and diseases.
I will be enrolling in Arkansas State University’s M.S. Nutrition and Dietetics Registered Dietitian Track Online. This allows me to work full-time whilst studying. Once I complete the online coursework, I will then quit my job to undergo the thousand-hour internship training.
To earn the M.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics – RD online, 53 credit hours of coursework must be completed – 12 credit hours of core courses, 15 credit hours of major requirements, 9 credit hours of support courses and 17 hours of practicum courses.
Alas, here are the trials towards becoming a Registered Dietitian.
| Calendar | Task |
|---|---|
| 2026 Summer | Pre-requisite Courses: Applied Statistics (STAT 3233) Lifecycle Nutrition (NS 3113) Community Nutrition (NS 4453) Nutritional Biochemistry (NS 3123) Nutrition Assessment (NS 3253) |
| 2026 Fall | Pre-requisite Courses: Medical Nutrition Therapy (NS 4113) Food Science (NS 3143) Nutrition Counseling (NS 4553) |
| 2027 Spring | Application: Nutrition & Dietetics – RD cohort |
| 2027 Summer | M.S. Courses – Year 1 [START] |
| 2028 Summer | M.S. Courses – Year 2 [START] |
| 2029 Summer | 900-hour Internship |
| 2029 Winter | Send transcripts to Tallahassee |
| 2029 Spring | Take Registration Examination for Dietitians (RE) administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) |
| 2029 Spring | Send scored to the Florida Dietetic and Nutrition Practice Council |
| 2029 Spring | Once the FL Department receives the CDR passing scores, a license number will be issued within 2 weeks |
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