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2023 Accreditation Decisions

In 2023, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made accreditation decisions for the following months:

December

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo, Puerto Rico- resume active status effective January 10, 2024

Dietetic Internship Program

  • NutraCo, Holmdel, N.J. – deny request to increase enrollment

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Seton Hill University, Greensburg, Pa.

October

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas
  • Lexington VA Healthcare System, Lexington, Ky.
  • University of California Berkeley Public Health, Berkeley, Calif.
  • VA Southern Nevada Heath Care System, Las Vegas, Nev.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Johnson and Wales University, Providence, R.I.
  • Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y.
  • University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
  • Minnesota State University-Mankato, Mankato, Minn.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • The University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich.
  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev.
  • University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wis.
  • Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.
  • Life University, Marietta, Ga.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas
  • Clinica Sierra Vista, Bakersfield, Calif.
  • Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Ga.
  • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
  • Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
  • Lenior Rhyne University, Hickory, N.C.
  • University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Ky.
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Priority Nutrition Care, Hingham, Mass.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
  • University of New England, Portland, Maine

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Calif.

Remove from a Reduced Term, Continue Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

  • University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, Houston, Texas

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Russell Sage College, Troy, N.Y.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Hood College, Fredrick, Md.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Concordia College, Moorehead, Minn.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. – reorganize into a dietetic internship

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Cox College, Springfield, Mo. - reorganize into a graduate program
  • Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – add distance education
  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga. – add distance education
  • Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, Ariz.– add distance education
  • University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Md. – add distance education
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Mass. – add distance education

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa– add distance education
  • University of Houston, Houston, Texas– add distance education
  • West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. – add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • College of Saint Benedict/St. Johns University, Saint Joseph, Minn. – effective June 29, 2026

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Sarasota District Schools, Ospry, Fla. -effective October 23, 2023
  • Life University, Marietta, Ga.- effective November 3, 2023
  • Cox College, Springfield, Mo. – effective July 31, 2025; Reorganizing into a GP
  • Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Mass. – effective June 30, 2025

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Duke University Hospitals, Durham, N.C. – effective June 30, 2024
  • Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Ill. – effective May 10, 2024

Programs Placed on Probation Due to Non-compliance with ACEND Accreditation Standards

The following program was placed on probation at the October 23,2023, meeting ACEND Board meeting. The probation decision became final on December 4, 2023 after the 30-day reconsideration period ended.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dietetic Internship

  • Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La.

September

Continued Accreditation after a Complaint

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Substantive Program Changes

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Logan University, Chesterfield, Mo. — deny request to increase enrollment, and addition of student identified supervised experiential learning

Dietetic Internship Program

  • West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va. — approve request to add distance education
  • NutraCo, Holmdel, N.J. — deny request to increase enrollment

Additional Monitoring/Request Materials from Program

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Programs Placed on Probation Due to Non-compliance with ACEND Accreditation Standards

The following program was placed on probation at the October 23,2023, meeting ACEND Board meeting. The probation decision became final on December 4, 2023 after the 30-day reconsideration period ended.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Union Institute and University, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dietetic Internship

  • Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA

July

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

  • HEBNI Nutrition Consultants, Inc., Orlando, Fla.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Framingham State University, Framingham, Mass.
  • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Alabama A&M University, Normal, Ala.
  • Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich.
  • Framingham State University, Framingham, Mass.
  • Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
  • Stephen F Austin University-Consortium, Nacogdoches, Texas
  • The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  • Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
  • Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Va.
  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.
  • California State University-Northridge, Northridge, Calif.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Mich.
  • Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo.
  • Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
  • OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Ill.
  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • University of the Pacific, Sacramento, Calif.
  • Placed on a Reduced Term After a Site Visit

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.

Continued Accreditation after an Interim or Progress Report

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Ind.
  • Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J.
  • Central Arizona College, Coolidge, Ariz.
  • Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Erie Community College, Williamsville, N.Y.
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College, West Allis, Wis.
  • Paradise Valley Community College, Glendale, Ariz.
  • Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
  • California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif.
  • New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
  • California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Immaculata University, Immaculata, Pa.
  • Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
  • St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, Minn.
  • Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
  • The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.
  • The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tenn.
  • Western Illinois University, Macomb, Ill.
  • Southeast Missouri State, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  • Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Gulf Coast Dietetic Internship, Biloxi, Miss.
  • California State University Chico, Chico, Calif.
  • Georgia Department of Public Health, Atlanta, Ga.
  • Immaculata University, Immaculata, Pa.
  • Marshall University, Huntington, W. Va.
  • University of Wisconsin Stout, Menomonie, Wis.
  • City University of New York (CUNY), New York, N.Y.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI

Placed or Continued on a Reduced Term After a Progress Report

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Northeastern State University, Muskogee, Okla.
  • West Virginia University, Morgantown, W. Va.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus, Gurabo, Puerto Rico

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Keiser University Distance Dietetic Internship, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
  • Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Merritt College, Oakland, Calif.

Continued on Probation with a Reduced Term After a Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Lebanese American University, International CP, Lebanon- move to the graduate degree
  • Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus, Gurabo, Puerto Rico- extend admission hold until December 31, 2023

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks, Minn.- admission hold until Fall 2025

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • North Carolina Central University, Durham, N. C. – add distance education
  • Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas- add a graduate degree
  • Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, Colo.– add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Graduate Program in Dietetics

  • Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio

June

Programs placed on a Reduced Term After a Complaint

Dietetic Internship

  • Northwell Health DI, Manhasset, N.Y.

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Ark. — effective May 30, 2024

May

Programs Continued on a Reduced Term

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La. - After administrative notification for failure to submit requested report and late fee.

April

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Graduate Program

  • North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, N.C.
  • St. Catherine University, St. Paul, Minn.
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Madonna University, Livonia, Mich.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  • Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Ga.
  • Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, Mont.
  • University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, Alaska
  • University of Maine, Orono, Maine
  • University of Mississippi, University, Miss.
  • Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C.
  • Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, Ind.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash.
  • Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
  • Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, Mont.
  • University of Maine, Orono, Maine
  • Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C.
  • Texas Women's University, Denton, Texas
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
  • UC San Diego Health, San Diego, Calif.
  • University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo.

Graduate Program

  • University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill.
  • University of Mississippi, University, Miss.

Programs placed on a Reduced Term After a Progress/Interim Report

Dietetic Internship

  • University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • ICP: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon - Approve request to move from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree
  • Delaware State University, Dover, Md. - Approve request to move from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree

Graduate Program

  • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Approve request to add branch campus.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho – Approve request to add distance education and branch campus
  • Chadron State College/Wayne State College, Chadron, Neb. – Approve dissolution of Wayne State College as part of the DPD consortium

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • North Dakota State University, Fargo, N.D. – Effective May 31, 2024
  • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. - Effective August 31, 2023
  • University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif. – Effective June 30, 2024

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Community Support Services, Inc, Gaithersburg, Pa. – Effective May 31, 2023

January

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

  • VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colo.
  • James H. Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn.
  • Rutgers-SEBS Nutritional Sciences, New Brunswick, N.J.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • Keiser University, Lakeland, Fla.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.
  • New York University, New York, N.Y.
  • Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.
  • Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Ark.
  • Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash.
  • Simmons University, Boston, Mass.
  • State University of New York at Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
  • The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.
  • University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Mass.
  • University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colo.
  • University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I.

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Catherine Austin, Memphis, Tenn.
  • Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Fla.
  • Hunter College-CUNY, New York, N.Y.
  • New York University, New York, N.Y.
  • Simmons University, Boston, Mass.
  • Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La.
  • The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.
  • University of Delaware, Newark, Del.
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Mass.
  • Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.

Graduate Program

  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Hunter College-CUNY, New York, N.Y.

Dietetic Technician Program

  • Merritt College, Oakland, Calif.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

  • Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, ROK

Continued Candidacy Accreditation after an Interim Report

Dietetic Internship

  • Diet To Lifestyle, DI, Atlanta, Ga.

Programs Removed from Probation, Continued on a Reduced Term After a Progress Report

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Youngstown University, Youngstown, Ohio

Programs Placed on Probation with a Reduced Term and Conduct a Focused Site Visit

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Ark.

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  • University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala. – Approve request to move from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree
  • Utah State University, Logan, Utah – Approve request to move from an undergraduate degree to a graduate degree

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. – Approve request to reorganize into a Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP)
  • Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. – Approve request to reorganize into a Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP)
  • Rush University , Chicago, Ill. – Approve request to reorganize into a Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP)
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. – Approve request to reorganize into a Future Education Model Graduate Program (GP)

Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  • Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas – Approve request add distance education
  • University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla. – Approve request add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Didactic Program in Dietetics

  • St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, Minn. – Effective May 1, 2024

Dietetic Internship Program

  • Rush University, Chicago, Ill., – Effective May 31, 2024
  • Geisinger, Danville, Pa. – Effective July 30, 2023
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y. – Effective May 31, 2024
  • University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn. – Effective June 1, 2023
  • University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. – Effective December 31, 2023

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