Registered Dietitian Schools Approved by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). View Nutrition Programs Here.
Alabama
- Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP)- This type of programoffers 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:
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.
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:
- University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Science: Dietetics
- California State University, Chico
- Bachelor of Science, General Dietetics
- University of California, Davis
- Bachelor of Science, Clinical Nutrition
- California State University, Fresno
- Bachelor of Science, Dietetics
- California State University, Long Beach
- Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
- California State University, Los Angeles
- Bachelor of Science, Nutritional Science
- Master of Science, Nutritional Science
- Pepperdine University, Malibu
- Bachelor of Science, Nutritional Science
- California State University, Northridge
- Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Dietetics
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Bachelor of Science, Foods and Nutrition, Dietetics
- California State University, San Bernardino
- Bachelor of Science, Nutrition and Food Services
- Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego
- Bachelor of Science, Family and Consumer Sciences
- San Diego State University, San Diego
- Bachelor of Science, Foods and Nutrition
- San Francisco State University, San Francisco
- Bachelor of Science, Dietetics
- San Jose State University, San Jose
- Bachelor of Science, Dietetics
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Bachelor of Science, Applied Nutrition
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):
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:
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:
- Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
- Bachelor of Science in Family & Consumer Sciences: Dietetics Option
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Science
- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Benedictine University, Lisle
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Western Illinois University, Macomb
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Illinois State University, Normal
- Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition & Dietetics
- Bradley University, Peoria
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
- Dominican University, River Forest
- Bachelor of Arts in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
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:
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:
- University of Maine, Orono
- Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition, concentration in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
Maryland
- Coordinated Programs in Dietetics (CP)- offers both undergraduate and graduate level dietitian coursesand 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 supervisedexperience 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:
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)
- Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Brooklyn College, Brooklyn
- Long Island University, Brookville
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Buffalo State – SUNY, Buffalo
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Queens College – CUNY, Flushing
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Cornell University – Ithaca, Ithaca
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Hunter College – CUNY, New York City
- New York University, New York City
- State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Plattsburgh State University of New York, Plattsburgh
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Syracuse University, Syracuse
- Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Science degrees
- The Sage Colleges, Troy
- Bachelor of Science degree
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
- The University of Akron, Akron
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Ashland University, Ashland
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Ohio University, Athens
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Bluffton University, Bluffton
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green
- Bachelor of Science degree
- University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science degrees
- Ohio State University, Columbus
- Bachelor of Science degree
- University of Dayton, Dayton
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Kent State University, Kent
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Miami University, Oxford
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Youngstown State University, Youngstown
- Bachelor of Science degree
Oklahoma
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
- Abilene Christian University, Abilene
- Bachelor of Science degree
- The University of Texas at Austin, Austin
- Lamar University, Beaumont
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas A&M University, College Station
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas Women’s University, Denton
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas Christian University, Fort Worth
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas Southern University, Houston
- Bachelor of Science degree
- University of Houston, Houston
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Sam Houston State University, Huntsville
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas A&M University – Kingsville, Kingsville
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View
- Bachelor of Science degree
- University of the Incarnate World, San Antonio
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Texas State University – San Marcos, San Marcos
- Bachelor of Science degree
- Baylor University, Waco
- Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science degrees
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
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Wyoming
Canadian Provinces
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