Becoming a Registered Dietetic Technician

The Commission on Dietetic registration (CDR) defines a Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTR) as an individual who has:

• completed a minimum of an Associate degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent;
• completed a minimum of 450 supervised practice hours through a Dietetic Technician Program as accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA);
• successfully completed the Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians; and
• complied with the Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) recertification requirements

OR

• completed the minimum of a baccalaureate degree granted by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university, or foreign equivalent;
• met current academic requirements (Didactic Program in Dietetics) as accredited by the Commission of Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA);
• completed a minimum of 450 supervised practice under the auspices of a Dietetic Technician Program as accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association (ADA);
• successfully completed the Registration Examination for Dietetic Technicians;
• accrued 50 hours of approved continuing professional education ever five years, and;
• complied with the Professional Development Portfolio (PDP) recertification requirements.