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The path to become a registered dietitian nutritionist includes a bachelor's and master's degree, completing a dietetic internship from an ACEND-accredited program, and passing the national registration exam. At WVU, students who wish to become a registered dietitian nutritionist must:

earn a bachelor’s degree and complete the Didactic Program in Dietetics with a cumulative GPA of 2.5;
apply for and complete an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship program or Individual Supervised Practice Pathway;
pass the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s dietetic registration exam;
gain licensure if required in your state of practice;
maintain continuing education. Note that in 2024, a graduate degree will be required to be eligible to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration exam. In addition to the ACEND-accredited DPD, WVU offers an ACEND-accredited dietetic internship associated with a master’s degree. An undergraduate degree from WVU does not guarantee acceptance into the WVU dietetic internship

This program of study is additionally a good pre-professional option for students who wish to pursue the professional school programs of human medicine and the allied health professions, such as physician assistant school and medical school.

Human Nutrition and Foods

Graduates will acquire a high level of competency in the basic sciences required for disciplinary competency.
Graduates will integrate basic knowledge and managerial skills related to the nutritional and food science disciplines.
Graduates will acquire sufficient written and oral communication skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills to effectively impact lifelong societal and professional developments critical to their respective discipline of interest.
Graduates will attain depth of knowledge relative to the scope of subfields of human nutritional sciences.