Tex. Occ. Code § 701.254 · Subchapter F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
To qualify for the licensing examination under this chapter, an applicant must:
(1) possess a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree, conferred by a college or university regionally accredited at the time of conferral, with:
(A) a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, nutrition education, dietetics, or food systems management; or
(B) an equivalent major course of study approved by the department; and
(2) have completed an internship or preplanned, documented, professional experience program in dietetics practice of not less than 900 hours under the supervision of a licensed dietitian or a registered dietitian approved by the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.207, eff. September 1, 2015.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.701.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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