Accreditation Decisions

The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made the following accreditation decisions at its January 28-30, 2026 meeting.

You can access all accreditation decisions from 2014-2025 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Antioch University, Westerville, Ohio
• Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Advanced Practice Doctorate (APD) Programs

• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Fla.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• Escuela Superior Politecnica Del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
• LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa.
• D'Youville University, Buffalo, N.Y.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Herbert H Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, N.Y.
• James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
• University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
• LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
• Herbert H Lehman College CUNY, Bronx, N.Y.
• Sodexo, Morrisville, Pa.
• Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
• New York-Presbyterian, New York, N.Y.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass.
• Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
• Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich.
• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
• West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, W.Va.
• University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Md.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
• University of Rhode Island/Sodexo Partnership, Kingston, R.I.

Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Progress Report

Dietetic Technician Program

• Camden County College, Blackwood, N.J.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

• Minneapolis VA Health Care System – approval to increase distance education to greater than 50%
• Lagniappe Wellness – approval for a change in sponsorship

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

• HEBNI Nutrition Consultants Inc, Orlando, Fla. – effective February 11, 2026
• Northwell Health, Manhasset, N.Y. – effective February 11, 2026