Programs Under Review

Candidacy for Accreditation

Below are programs that submitted an application for Candidacy for Accreditation. Written third-party comments are to be emailed to ACEND and must be received 30 days prior to the program's scheduled site visit and will be forwarded to the appropriate program director for response during the review process.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. – 2/2/2026

Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Dietetics (Future Education Model)

• Chaminade University of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii – 3/9/2026

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana – 11/10/2025

Seeking Full Accreditation or Reaccreditation

The following programs are seeking full accreditation or reaccreditation. Written third-party comments are to be emailed to ACEND and must be received 30 days prior to the program's scheduled site visit and will be forwarded to the appropriate program director for response during the review process.

Didactic Program in Dietetics

• The University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, Tenn. – 11/9/2025
• South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, S.C. – 11/16/2025
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C. – 11/16/2025
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass. – 12/7/2025
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La. – 12/14/2025
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. – 2/8/2026
• Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas – 2/22/2026
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. – 2/22/2026
• Arizona State University, Phoenix, Ariz. – 3/1/2026
• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – 3/1/2026
• California State University Chico, Chico, Calif. – 3/1/2026
• McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La. – 3/29/2026

Dietetic Internship Programs

• James J Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. – 11/16/2025
• University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C. – 11/16/2025
• Boston University/Sargent College, Boston, Mass. – 12/7/2025
• Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Boston, Mass. – 12/7/2025
• Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore. – 12/7/2025
• UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif. – 12/7/2025
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, La. – 12/14/2025
• James H Quillen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn. – 2/1/2026
• California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, Calif. – 2/8/2026
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. – 2/8/2026
• University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. – 2/22/2026
• Arizona State University, Phoenix, Ariz. – 3/1/2026
• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – 3/1/2026
• California State University Chico, Chico, Calif. – 3/1/2026
• VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colo. – 3/1/2026
• McNeese State University, Lake Charles, La. – 3/29/2026

Coordinated Programs

• Georgia State University, Atlanta, Ga. – 2/8/2026
• University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Mo. – 2/22/2026

Dietetic Technician Program

• Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cincinnati, Ohio – 11/16/2025

Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Dietetics (Future Education Model)

• Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. – 12/7/2025
• US Army Medical Center of Excellence, Baylor University, Fort Sam Houston, Texas – 12/7/2025
• Meredith College, Raleigh, N.C. – 2/8/2026

Foreign Dietitian Education Program

• United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE – 2/8/2026