Online Nutrition Programs

Didactic Program directory

Online ACEND Didactic Programs in dietetics

A DPD supplies the accredited dietetics coursework. For the RDN, you will still need a graduate degree and an ACEND supervised-practice pathway.

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Programs in this list

17

Every result below says fully online coursework in ACEND’s current record. Practice requirements are shown separately.

Program counts by outcome

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integrated RDN pathways

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internships for qualified applicants

17

programs supporting NDTR eligibility

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with practice where the student lives

Categories overlap because a DPD supports NDTR eligibility and also supplies the coursework portion of the RDN route.

Current ACEND records

Exact program results

17 programs

DPDAccreditedBS

Bowling Green State University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Bowling Green State University lists a 4-year schedule. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, sports nutrition, and maternal and pediatric nutrition.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

Cedar Crest College

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Cedar Crest College lists a 3.0 minimum GPA. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and sports nutrition.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedMS

Drexel University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Drexel University lists a 2-year schedule, a 3.0 minimum GPA, and DPD verification statement required. Areas highlighted include nutrition research, nutrition counseling, and diabetes care.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDCandidate for AccreditationMS

Georgia State University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Georgia State University lists a 22-month schedule, 57 semester credits, a tuition figure of $464 per credit, a 3.0 minimum GPA, and DPD verification statement required. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and nutrition research.

Worth knowing

  • A part-time plan takes eight semesters, compared with five semesters full time, and the program admits only for fall.
  • The degree includes a thesis, master's project or coursework-and-comprehensive-exam capstone choice.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDCandidate for AccreditationBS

Grand Canyon University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Grand Canyon University lists a 4-year schedule and 120 credits. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and nutrition research.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

Kansas State University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Kansas State University lists 120 credits. Areas highlighted include nutrition research, nutrition counseling, and foodservice management.

Worth knowing

  • K-State reports that 97% of its dietetics graduates are accepted into supervised-practice programs.
  • It is Kansas's only accredited bachelor's dietetics program and has an accelerated pathway into K-State's Food, Nutrition and Health master's.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

North Carolina Central University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, North Carolina Central University lists a 4-year schedule, 120 credits, and a 2.0 minimum GPA. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and maternal and pediatric nutrition.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDCandidate for AccreditationMS

Old Dominion University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Old Dominion University lists a 33-semester schedule, 33 credits, and a tuition figure of $162 published tuition. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and nutrition research.

Admissions note: ODU's current page still says the Dietetics DPD is not accepting applications and anticipates its first cohort in January 2027. Because ACEND now lists candidate status dated July 15, 2026, verify the opening date directly with the program.

Worth knowing

  • ODU's two currently admitting online MS concentrations are Community Nutrition and Personalized Nutrition and Wellness; neither should be confused with the separate Dietetics DPD concentration.
  • The online curriculum uses a 21-credit nutrition core and applied capstone, with concentration work layered on top.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

Texas Tech University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

Texas Tech University highlights medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, sports nutrition, and nutritional genomics in its program materials.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS, MS

The University of Alabama

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

The University of Alabama highlights medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, foodservice management, and nutrition counseling in its program materials.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

University of Alaska Anchorage

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

University of Alaska Anchorage highlights medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, foodservice management, and food systems and sustainability in its program materials.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

University of Arizona

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, University of Arizona lists 30 credits and DPD verification statement required. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and nutrition research.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

University of North Florida

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, University of North Florida lists a 4-semester schedule and DPD verification statement required. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and foodservice management.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

University of Northern Colorado

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, University of Northern Colorado lists a 18-month schedule and 75 credits. Areas highlighted include community and public health, foodservice management, and sports nutrition.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDCandidate for AccreditationBS

Ursuline College

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Ursuline College lists 94 major credits. Areas highlighted include medical nutrition therapy, community and public health, and nutrition research.

Delivery note: The current course plan is not fully online end-to-end: years one and two include face-to-face science courses, while most nutrition courses move online in years three and four.

Worth knowing

  • The upper-division sequence includes personalized nutrition, nutrition and exercise, community and global nutrition, medical nutrition therapy, research and a capstone.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

Utah State University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Utah State University lists a 3.0 minimum GPA and DPD verification statement required. Areas highlighted include leadership and entrepreneurship, medical nutrition therapy, and foodservice management.

Delivery note: USU says most bachelor's DPD classes are On Campus. Its fully online option is a post-bachelor verification-statement program, so applicants without a prior bachelor's should not treat this as an online BS.

Worth knowing

  • USU reports a 97% one-year RDN exam pass rate, 92% supervised-practice placement rate and 87% employment rate after certification for recent DPD graduates.
  • The online verification route requires a prior bachelor's plus ten named science, nutrition and general-education prerequisites completed within seven years.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

DPDAccreditedBS

Western Illinois University

Didactic Program in Dietetics

Completes ACEND coursework. RDN eligibility still requires a graduate degree and ACEND supervised practice. Graduates may pursue the NDTR exam.

Program details

On its program page, Western Illinois University lists a 2-year schedule and a 2.75 minimum GPA. Areas highlighted include community and public health, foodservice management, and nutrition research.

Coursework

Fully online coursework

Supervised practice

See the official program record

What “online” means on this page

ACEND lists the coursework for every result here as fully online. Supervised practice is a separate requirement and normally happens in person. A program may place you near its campus, let you complete rotations where you live, or require you to identify sites and preceptors. Each result states the arrangement published in the official record.

Source: ACEND Accredited Program Directory. Program details can change; confirm requirements with the program director before applying.

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