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:

May 8, 2023 Meeting Decisions

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 10, 2023 Meeting Decisions

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, Beiut, 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 25-27, 2023 Meeting Decisions

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