Nutritionist School in Delaware

The first step to beginning a career as a nutritionist is to choose a nutritionist school in Delaware and a degree program. In Delaware, you will have two degree options: the bachelor degree or the master degree in human nutrition. All nutritionists in Delaware are required to complete education that terminates with at least a bachelor degree.

Certain nutritionist schools in Hawaii have now made online education available to students. Enrolling in online education can be a great advantage to you if you feel that you may lack enough time to complete your nutrition degree in a traditional campus-based school in Delaware.

As recently as June 21, 2009, the State of Delaware enforced a law requiring all nutritionists within the state to hold an active license. In order to be licensed as a nutritionist in Delaware, you will need to do the following:

• Complete a bachelor degree education program in nutrition (must be accredited, such as by the American Dietetic Association on Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education or the Commission on Dietetic Registration)
• Have completed at least 900 contact hours of training
• Obtain certification (see below)
• Pass the Delaware licensure by examination test

Nutritionist certification in Delaware begins with the Clinical Nutrition Certification Board (CNCB), which is an organization that awards the Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) credential to qualified candidates.

Through campus based and online programs, aspiring Nutritionists in Wilmington, Dover and Newark, Delaware may be able to prepare themselves for the possibility of employment in some of the largest hospitals and healthcare facilities in the state including the Christiana Hospital, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, and Kent General Hospital.