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.

Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Dietetics (Future Education Model)

• Life University, Marietta, Ga. – 2/8/2027

International Coordinated Program

• Monash University – Australia – 2/21/2027

Advanced Practice Doctorate Program

• The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan. – 11/9/2026

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

• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. – 9/13/2026
• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. – 9/20/2026
• University of Houston, Houston, Texas – 9/20/2026
• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – 10/4/2026
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. – 10/18/2026
• University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala. – 10/18/2026
• University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minn. – 10/18/2026
• Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan. – 11/8/2026
• Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas – 11/8/2026
• University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Conn. – 11/8/2026
• Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio – 11/15/2026
• Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash. – 11/15/2026
• San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif. – 11/15/2026
• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisc. – 11/15/2026
• Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C. – 11/22/2026
• University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico – 2/7/2027
• California State University Northridge, Northridge, Calif. – 2/21/2027
• California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino, Calif. – 3/21/2027
• Northeastern State University, Muskogee, Okla. – 3/28/2027

Dietetic Internship Programs

• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, N.C. – 9/13/2026
• University of Houston, Houston, Texas – 9/20/2026
• University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nev. – 9/20/2026
• Bastyr University, Kenmore, Wash. – 10/4/2026
• University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio – 10/18/2026
• University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minn. – 10/18/2026
• University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 10/25/2026
• Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan.– 11/8/2026
• University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Conn. – 11/8/2026
• Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Wash. – 11/15/2026
• San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif. – 11/15/2026
• University of California Berkeley Public Health, Berkeley, Calif. – 11/15/2026
• VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System North, Las Vegas, Nev. – 11/15/2026
• Winthrop University, Rock Hill, S.C. – 11/22/2026
• Central Texas Veteran Health Care System, Temple, Texas – 12/6/2026
• Lexington VA Healthcare System, Lexington, Ky. – 12/6/2026
• Southwestern Dietetic Internship, Phoenix, Ariz. – 12/6/2026
• VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico – 12/6/2026
• California State University Northridge, Northridge, Calif. – 2/21/2027
• Nutrition Ink Dietetic Internship Program, Banning, Calif, - 2/21/2027
• Gulf Coast Dietetic Internship, Biloxi, Miss. – 2/28/2027
• AdventHealth, Orlando, Fla. – 3/7/2027
• Florida International University, Miami, Fla. – 3/14/2027
• Keith & Associates Distance Dietetic Internship, Tulsa, Okla. – 3/14/2027
• University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico- 3/14/2027
• Public Health Foundation Enterprises, City of Industry, Calif. – 3/21/2027
• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, Calif. – 3/21/2027

Coordinated Programs

• Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. – 9/20/2026
• University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt. – 10/18/2026
• University of Oklahoma Health Campus, Oklahoma City, Okla. – 10/25/2026
• Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif. – 11/8/2026

Dietetic Technician Programs 

• Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas – 2/28/2027

Graduate Programs in Nutrition and Dietetics (Future Education Model)

• James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va. – 10/4/2026
• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs/Penrose-St. Francis Health Services Partnership, Colorado Springs, Colo. – 10/25/2026
• Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I. – 11/8/2026
• Minnesota State University Mankato, Mankato, Minn. – 11/15/2026
• Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y. –12/6/2026
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, Baton Rouge, La. – 3/7/2027