Interested in Dietetics

Hello everybody,

I am currently working towards my associate’s degree in Business Administration through Kaplan Universities Distance Program. I am half way through the program, now completed all but one of my prerequisites and am starting to consider the dietician career field. I have taken a couple courses in nutrition and have found that it really peaked my interest. The balance of food and nutrition is something I was interested in before college but I never really thought about it as a career before. I don't know much about the programs and I am slightly confused about the requirements to become a dietician. The websites I looked at state that most or all professions require RD or DTR accrediting. Can someone explain this to me? According to the eatright website, the school must be ACEND accredited. I understand that considering the business degree must be from an AACSB accredited program (which Kaplan does not). I read that on a few of the posts here that RD and DTR is more of a choice and that it isn't a must have. What professions don't require those specific labels? I don't plan to be a big shot in the future. I simply want a career that I can get by in life with and have a little extra money for vacations and whatnot with my family. I have a 4 year old about to start school soon as well as a girlfriend and pets, so I am pretty much grounded and can’t move to any college.

Retrieved from the eatright.org website, these are the full length online programs that I found:

Dietetic Technician Program
Central Arizona College offers an AAS
Gaston College offers an AAS

Coordinated Program in Dietetics (Bachelor's and graduate level — dietitian coursework and supervised practice for RD eligibility)
Eastern Michigan University offers BS and MS
Rutgers State University of New Jersey Offers BS

Didactic Programs in Dietetics
University of Alabama Offers BS
University of Northern Colorado offers BS
Kansas State University offers BS

Dietetic Internships (quite a few offer non degree)
State University of NY at Oneonta offers MS
Bowling Green State University (OH) offers MS


In order to seek a degree in Dietetics, would I need to start my education process from the beginning once again? Or would I be able to transfer all or at least most of my credits that I have received already?
I'm sorry if this is asking for a lot, I'm just trying to paint a picture in my head of what this is exactly and how to acquire the degree. I would love as much information as possible about anything related to dietician field.

Here is the list of websites I have visited:
Dietitians and Nutritionists : Occupational Outlook Handbook : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Home - Commission on Dietetic Registration
Accredited and Approved Dietetics Education Programs - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics - from the Academy