Degree in Fitness/ Nutrition.

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For what purpose? Do you want to become certified or licensed? The simplest method would be to call CAC and ask them how many CLEP credits they'll accept. Attending Charter Oak and then CAC would make the process more expensive and longer. You'll be taking more tests/FEMA courses than you need to get an associate's in nutrition. COSC also requires a cornerstone course for its associate's programs. You can't transfer your test out credits from COSC to CAC. CAC will require a CLEP transcript to be sent directly to them, and they will determine which tests they will grant credit for. Applying to COSC, sending transcripts to them, paying their fees, and taking their cornerstone course just makes the process more complicated. And, you probably still wouldn't have the needed degree in nutrition in order to become certified/licensed.

You need to look into what your state requires. If your state doesn't require that dietetic technicians be registered, then you need to look at what employers require. If you don't need any kind of special certification, then just complete some of the natural health certificates at Penn Foster.

I like where you're going with this. I'd like to be licensed as a dietician, but as an interesting benefit of the fitness/ health/ wellness community, it's fairly unregulated (for now and I bet it's driving our government crazy just thinking about a group of people they don't have total control over. ) and I may not need a degree to make my mark in this field. I could 'cert stack.' Not sure if that's a real term, I kinda just made it up, but that doesn't matter right now-- I know that being a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) is enough to work with people and get them moving on the path towards a better healthier body, and the awesome life that goes with that. But legally, it falls short in nutritional aspects. I can't legally tell anybody "eat this not that"... "Lets tailor your diet to get you fat adapted as opposed to sugar adapted"