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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 435. State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision |
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Chapter 35. Licensed Dietitians and Provisional Dietitians |
SECTION 435:35-1-5. Academic requirements for examination and licensure
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- The purpose of this section is to set out the academic requirements for examination and licensure as a dietitian or provisional licensed dietitian.(1) The Board shall accept as meeting licensure requirements baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degrees received from American colleges or universities which held accreditation, at the time the degree was conferred, from accepted regional educational accrediting associations as reported by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.(2) Degrees and course work received at foreign colleges and universities shall be acceptable only if such course work could be counted as transfer credit from accredited colleges or universities as reported by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.(3) The relevance to the licensing requirements of academic courses, the titles of which are not self-explanatory, must be substantiated through course descriptions in official school catalogs or bulletins or by other means acceptable to the Board.(4) The Board shall accept no course which an applicant's transcript indicates was not completed with a passing grade or for credit.(5) In the event that an academic deficiency is present, an applicant may re-apply by submitting proof that the deficiency has been corrected and payment of appropriate fees.(6) Persons applying for licensure must possess a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree from the fields of human nutrition, food and nutrition, dietetics, or food systems management, or an equivalent major course of study as may be approved by the Board.(A) and have completed a didactic program in dietetics (DPD) accredited by ACEND and earned a verification statement(B) or have a bachelor's or post-baccalaureate degree in another field of study and also have completed a didactic program in dietetics (DPD) accredited by ACEND and earned a verification statement.(7) Persons applying for licensure must be registered or registry eligible with the Commission by having satisfactorily completed a supervised practice program accredited by ACEND.