2026 Accreditation Decisions

July

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Technician Program

• North Shore Community College, Danvers, Mass.

Dietetic Internship Program

• California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.

Foreign Dietetics Education Program

• University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass.
• Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.

Dietetic Internship Program

• National HealthCare Corporation, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
• Paul M. Russo, Bay Pines, Fla.
• UC Davis Health, Sacramento, Calif.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass.
• Francis Stern Nutrition Center, Boston, Mass.
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La.
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
• Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
• US Army Medical Center of Excellence, Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.
• Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
• Texas Woman's University- Houston, Houston, Texas

Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, S.C.

Continue Accreditation after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• Hunter College CUNY, New York, N.Y.
• Indiana University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Lagniappe Wellness, Biloxi, Miss.
• Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Ark.
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• Wellness Workdays, Hingham, Mass.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Miss.
• Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Mo.
• Queens College-CUNY, Flushing, N.Y.
• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
• The University of Mississippi, University, Miss.
• The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Miss.
• University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Pace University, Pleasantville, N.Y.
• Utica University, Utica, N.Y.

Place or Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Progress Report or Substantive Change

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
• Johnson & Wales University - Providence Campus, Providence, R.I.
• Morgan State University, Baltimore, Md.
• Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas
• California State University Northridge, Northridge, Calif.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Delaware State University, Dover, Del.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Oakwood University, Huntsville, Ala.
• Public Health Foundation Enterprises, City of Industry, Calif.
• Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky.
• Nutrition Ink, DI, Banning, Calif.
• Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, La.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.

Substantive Program Changes

Dietetic Internship Program

• Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo. – increase maximum enrollment
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. - approve reorganization to a Future Education Model Graduate Program

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs, Colo. – add distance education

Dietetic Technician Program

• Connecticut State Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio – add distance education
• Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio – add distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

• Texas Woman's University-Houston, Houston, Texas - approve reorganization to a Future Education Model Graduate Program

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

• Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, Ariz. – effective July 29, 2026
• Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio – effective September 30, 2026
• University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va. – effective December 31, 2026
• University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H. – effective August 20, 2028
• Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash. – effective December 31, 2028
• Texas Woman's University- Houston, Houston, Texas – effective December 31, 2028

April

Grant Candidacy for Accreditation

Dietetic Internship Program

• California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.

Full and Continued Accreditation after a Site Visit

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.
• New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
• University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
• Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
• Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
• University of California Davis, Davis, Calif.
• Benedictine University, Lisle, Ill.

Dietetic Internship Program

• Department of State Hospitals-Patton, Patton, Calif.
• Carondelet Health Network, Tucson, Ariz.
• University of Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
• Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
• Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System, Tucson, Ariz.

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.
• USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, Calif.

Dietetic Technician Program

• Milwaukee Area Technical College, West Allis, Wisc.
• Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, Calif.

Graduate Program in Dietetics

• University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, Calif.
• King's College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
• Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y.
• Rush University, Chicago, Ill.
• Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Ariz.
• Manchester University, Fort Wayne, Ind.
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Continue on Accreditation after a Complaint

Dietetic Internship Program

• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash.

Grant Full Accreditation; Place on Place on Probation after Site Visit

Dietetic Internship Program

• Diet to Lifestyle, Peachtree City, Ga.

Continue on a Reduced Accreditation Term and Grant Extension for Good Cause after Progress Report

Dietetic Internship Program

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas

Substantive Program Changes

Coordinated Program in Dietetics

• University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Mass. – Add distance education

Dietetic Internship Program

• MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio – Approve a two-year admission hold

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Add graduate degree option
• University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. – Add distance education

Programs Voluntarily Closing

(Submitted a Teach-out Plan)

Dietetic Internship Program

• Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Fla. – Effective June 30, 2026

March

Place on a Reduced Accreditation Term after Substantive Change

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas

Dietetic Internship Program

• East Texas A&M University, Commerce, Texas

Accreditation Term Extended

Dietetic Internship Program

• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio – Delay the program's site visit by two years and extend the accreditation term from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2029
• Loyola University-Chicago, Maywood, Ill. - Delay the program's site visit by two years and extend the accreditation term from June 30, 2028 to June 30, 2030
• East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn. - Delay the program's site visit by two years and extend the accreditation term from December 31, 2027 until December 31, 2029

January

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