CHAPTER 3. APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS

IC 25-14.5-3
    Chapter 3. Applicant Qualifications

IC 25-14.5-3-1
Educational requirements
    Sec. 1. The board may require a person who applies for a certifieddietitian certificate to have:
        (1) completed a major course of study in human nutrition,nutrition education, food and nutrition, and dietetics or foodsystems management; and
        (2) received a baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionallyaccredited college or university located in the United States orits territories.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.

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Validation of academic degrees
    Sec. 2. The board may require a person who:
        (1) applies for a certificate as a certified dietitian; and
        (2) has obtained the person's education outside of the UnitedStates and its territories;
to have the person's academic degree or degrees validated by anorganization approved by the board. The validating organizationmust state that the degree is equivalent to a baccalaureate or master'sdegree conferred by a regionally accredited college or universitylocated in the United States.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.

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Practice experience requirement
    Sec. 3. The board may require a person who applies for acertificate as a certified dietitian to have completed a documented,supervised practice experience of not less than nine hundred (900)hours under the supervision of a certified dietitian or a registereddietitian.
As added by P.L.124-1994, SEC.7.