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 October 12, 2026 meeting.

You can access all accreditation decisions from 2015-2026 from the left navigation bar.

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Arizona State University, Phoenix, Ariz.
• California State University Chico, Chico, Calif.
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C.
• Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
• McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La.
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Arizona State University, Phoenix, Ariz.
• California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• California State University Chico, Chico, Calif.
• James H Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn.
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C.
• Rutgers-SEBS Nutritional Sciences, New Brunswick, N.J.
• VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colo.
• McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La.
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga.
• University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Mo.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C.
• Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
• University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tenn.

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

Continue Accreditation after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas

Continued Accreditation after a Complaint

Dietetic Internship Program

• Montana State University-Bozeman, Bozeman, Mont.

Place or Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Complaint or Substantive Change

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Virginia State University, Petersburg, Va.
• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
• Lagniappe Wellness, Biloxi, Miss.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Place on Probation after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, La.

Substantive Program Changes

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Conn. – add distance education
• Immaculata University, Immaculata, Pa. – add distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

• VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System, Reno, Nev. – add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass. – effective 6/30/2028
• Keiser University-Melbourne, Melbourne, Fla. – effective 12/31/2029
• Dominican University, River Forest, Ill.– effective 6/15/2028

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. – effective December 31, 2028
• East Tennessee State University, Johnston City, Tenn. – effective December 31, 2028

Dietetic Internship Program

• East Carolina University, Greenville N.C. – effective December 31, 2028

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa. – effective September 30, 2027

Dietetic Technician Program

• Milwaukee Area Technical College, West Allis, Wis. – effective June 30, 2034