An applicant shall complete a Board-approved supervised, continuous, preplanned professional experience program. The applicant shall ensure that the experience program is accomplished within a span of 30 months and includes the following: A minimum of 100 hours shall be completed in each of the following areas: Assessing individual and community food practices and nutritional status using anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, dietary, and demographic data for clinical research and program planning purposes; Developing, establishing, and evaluating nutritional care plans that establish priorities, goals, and objectives for meeting nutrient needs for individuals or groups; Nutrition counseling and education as part of preventive or restorative health care throughout the life cycle; Determining, applying, and evaluating standards for food and nutrition services; and Applying scientific research to the role of food in the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease; An additional 400 hours shall be completed within any combination of the five areas described in §A(1) of this regulation; The requirements of §A of this regulation may be satisfied in whole or in part by the clinical or research experience gained while completing a master's or doctoral degree if the experience: Is in human nutrition; and When combined with experience independently qualifying under §A(1) and (2) of this regulation, meets the overall 900-hour requirements. The preplanned professional experience program shall be under the supervision of: A licensed dietitian; A licensed nutritionist; A licensed physician; A registered dietitian; A certified nutrition specialist; or An individual with a doctoral degree with a major course of study in: Human nutrition; Nutrition education; Food and nutrition; Dietetics; or Food systems management that is conferred by a U.S. regionally accredited college or university. Each supervisor shall: Plan all work assignments, instructions, and dietetic learning experiences to strengthen the competence of the applicant within the scope of practice as described in §A(1) and (2) of this regulation; and Keep a record of the applicant's: Activities; Program plan; Evaluation instruments, including the number of hours spent fulfilling curriculum plans; and Transcript of the final evaluation. The applicant shall: Receive prior approval from the Board of the preplanned professional experience program or have the program approved by the Commission; Complete the program within 30 months after the applicant begins the program; and Submit documentation of the program on the documentation form provided by the Board. The Board may waive the requirement for prior approval and preplanning under §D(1) of this regulation if it determines that either or both could not reasonably have been obtained.