(a) The department shall accept as meeting licensure requirements baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate degrees and course work received from United States colleges or universities which held accreditation, at the time the degree was conferred or the course work was taken, from accepted regional educational accrediting associations as reported by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
(b) Degrees and course work received at foreign colleges and universities shall be acceptable only if such course work could be counted as transfer credit from accredited colleges or universities as reported by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
(c) A person applying for licensure must possess a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree with:
  (1) a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, nutrition education dietetics, or food systems management; or
  (2) an equivalent major course of study approved by the department.
(d) For purposes of meeting the requirement under subsection (c)(2), the department will accept a major course of study that is acceptable to CDR to qualify for the CDR examination.
(e) An applicant must provide an active CDR registration number at the time of license application to show proof of meeting the education requirements under this section. The applicant's degree(s) and coursework that are accepted for registration by the CDR shall be acceptable for licensure by the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §116.20 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4481; amended to be effective July 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 4173; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5185