Love Food & Fitness!
Turn your passion for health and fitness into a rewarding career by becoming a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN). Obtaining a degree in Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis in dietetics at the University of Arizona provides an interdisciplinary approach to learning about food, nutritional therapies for disease prevention and management, and optimal wellness. It will prepare you to launch a career in the dietetics arena after graduation or to pursue graduate programs in nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and other healthcare fields.
Choose this option to pursue a career in the field of dietetics, most likely as a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). You'll take courses in the areas of medical nutrition therapy (MNT), community nutrition, nutrition counseling, and food service management. Upon graduation, you'll be eligible to take the Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians to earn the Nutrition and Dietetic Technician Registered (NDTR). You can also apply to an accredited dietetic internship program in pursuit of the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential.
In order to become an RDN, graduates must complete an accredited Dietetic Internship. These programs have competitive admissions and can only be started after graduation from a dietetics program. Following the dietetic internship, a national exam is required as the final step to earn the RDN credential.
The dietetics option at the University of Arizona is a nationally accredited Didactic Program in Dietetics by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL. 60606, (800) 877-1600; (312) 899-0040 ext. 5400, email: education@eatright.org. Program outcomes data are available upon request.
Please review our DPD/ISPP Handbook for details including program mission, goals and objectives, the process to become a registered dietitian nutritionist, costs, and other pertinent details.