Diplomate Courses in Nutrition
ARTICLE VI: REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION
D. Requirements
1. The applicant must hold the degree of Doctor of Chiropractic from a CCE accredited college (USA) or its equivalent.
2. The applicant must show evidence of having successfully completed a post doctoral program in nutrition of three hundred (300) credit hours, part of which may be a Master’s Degree in nutrition, from a chiropractic college, university, institution, foundation or agency whose program is approved by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or an agency having a reciprocal agreement with the recognized agency. The chiropractic college, organization, institution, foundation, or agency from which the applicant has completed his/her course of study must certify to the Board that the applicant has satisfactorily completed three hundred (300) credit hours of post doctoral instruction in nutrition.
3. The applicant must possess a license or registration to practice chiropractic and be in good standing with the respective licensing/registration agency.
Current 300 hour Nutrition Diplomate Programs
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Contact Continuing Education department: 952.885.5446
Online program
Twenty-one 14 hour classes on line
Two 14 hour classes live (Class 11 and Class 23) on campus for examination
Each is a stand alone class on a specific topic and can be used as part of recertification hours for DCBCNs
Texas Chiropractic College
Contact Continuing Education department: 281.487.1170 ext 6027
On Campus program
Twenty-four 14 hour classes live on campus
Each weekend is a stand alone class and can be used as part of recertification hours for DCBCNs
Master of Science in Nutrition or Clinical Nutrition
There are several Master Degree programs available that are most appropriate for doctors who want to teach at college level or do actual research. Depending on the structure of the program, they will also take 2 years to complete.
Most of the material in a MS program can be used to fulfill the education requirements to write the Diplomate board examination. However, the 20 to 70 mandatory hours on Research and Statistics are not eligible, and an additional 20 to 40 hours of study in specific areas not covered in some MS programs may be necessary.
MS programs will cost 2 to 3 times more than Diplomate programs.