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
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