How to Apply

Requirements for All Applicants

• Completed and notarized application form.
• Non-refundable pro-rated fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to "State of Delaware."
• One of the options listed below:

Option A:
• Provide letter of good standing and a copy of current registration card with the Commission on Dietetic Registration.(www.cdrnet.org)

Option B:
• Provide letter of good standing and a copy of current certification card with the American Board of Nutrition www.uab.edu/nusc/abn OR the Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists www.cert-nutrition.org

Option C:
• Individuals with Masters or Doctorate degrees must provide a transcript(s) with majors in nutrition, nutritional education, nutritional science or a major closely related to human nutrition. All transcripts must be sent directly to the Committee office by the institution/college.

Option D:
• Provide transcripts forwarded directly from the issuing college or university showing completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher in a major in human nutrition, food and nutrition, public health nutrition, dietetics, or food management,
• Provide evidence of successfully passing the registration examination administered by the Commission on Dietetic Registration of the American Dietetic Association (www.cdrnet.org) or another national examination acceptable to the Committee,
• Provide evidence of completion of 900 hours of continuous pre-professional experience OR not less than 3 years of work experience in the last 10 years under the supervision of a qualified supervisor.

Additional requirement for reciprocity applicants

In addition to the requirements above, reciprocity will be provided for registered, certified or licensed dietitians or nutritionists from other states provided that the standards for registration, certification and/or licensure in that state are reasonably equivalent to those of Delaware.