All Commissioned Corps officers must meet several basic qualifications. To be a dietitian officer, you must have a current, unrestricted, and valid registration by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the ADA. Educational requirements include:
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree (with no qualifying bachelor's degree)
- Doctoral degree (with no qualifying bachelor's degree) from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States with a major in foods and nutrition, dietetics, institution management, public health nutrition, food science, sports nutrition, or animal nutrition.
You also must have:
- Completed a current didactic program in dietetics approved by the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Applicants also must present verification of completion of one of the following ADA accredited/approved pathways:
- Accredited Dietetic Internship Program
- Accredited Coordinated Program
If you are a student or dietitian/nutritionist interested in the Commissioned Corps, take the next step! E-mail us your questions, call us at 800-279-1605, or apply online now.