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.