{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 701.254","heading":"QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATION.","body":"To qualify for the licensing examination under this chapter, an applicant must:\n(1) possess a baccalaureate or postbaccalaureate degree, conferred by a college or university regionally accredited at the time of conferral, with:\n(A) a major course of study in human nutrition, food and nutrition, nutrition education, dietetics, or food systems management; or\n(B) an equivalent major course of study approved by the department; and\n(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.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.207, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE M. REGULATION OF OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONS","CHAPTER 701. DIETITIANS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.701.htm#701.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"630c774e9b42c28c26044ff242b7a435ca943e79590268d39d92bbfe909fcffa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.253","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-701.2575"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}