North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 90. Medicine and Allied Occupations § 90-359. Examinations

Competency examinations shall be administered at least twice each year to qualified applicants for licensing.  The examinations may be administered by a national testing service.  The examinations shall include the RDN Examination given by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, the CNS Examination given by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists and the DACBN Examination given by the American Clinical Board of Nutrition.  The Board may include other nutrition therapy-focused examinations accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies for graduates with a baccalaureate degree or higher from a college or university accredited at the time from the appropriate regional accrediting agency recognized by the Council on Health Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education that are approved by two-thirds vote of the entire Board.