CCN Exam Information and Guideline
CNCB Certified Clinical Nutritionist
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The Clinical Nutrition Certification Board (CNCB) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt certification agency which provides professional training, examination and certification for health care practitioners.
The discipline of Human Clinical Nutrition applies principles derived from current biochemical and physiological scientific knowledge for the purpose of promoting optimal health while recognizing biochemical individuality. The Certified Clinical Nutritionist assesses a persons nutritional needs to achieve normal physiological function. Assessment includes the use of appropriate test and observations such as case history, anthropomorphic measurements, physical signs, laboratory tests, and nutrition/lifestyle analysis to determine an educational nutrition program. Assessment also provides the basis for referral to a licensed physician, or other health care professional.
The educational protocol may include, among other information, nutrition / lifestyle modification, nutritive supplementation, understanding of physiological/biochemical pathways, and evoking of regenerative processes.
The Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN) Examination establishes reputable standards of excellence.
Creation of a quality examination, based on a validated scope of practice which appropriately represents the field of clinical nutrition.
Candidate access to the broad scope of clinical nutrition training and a mechanism for recertification every five years, recognizing continued competency in the field.
The CCN Examination Candidate must:
Satisfy the CORE Requirements
Submit Credential Review Application and College Transcripts
Obtain Credential Review Approval
Complete the Post Graduate Studies in Clinical Nutrition Program (PGSCN)™
Achieve a passing score on the online CCN Examination
The CCN Examination processes and the examination data bank are reviewed and revised annually, in accordance with the specifications of the Role Delineation Study. The CNCB utilizes a criterion referenced passing point for each section of the certification examination.