October 2009
The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made the following accreditation decisions at its October 15-16, 2009 meeting. Accreditation action definitions are as follows:
Developmentally Accredited — program not previously accredited that has not had a site visit and is being implemented according to the ACEND eligibility requirements and accreditation standards (ERAS).
Candidacy for Accreditation — program not previously accredited that has had one site visit and is being implemented according to the ACEND ERAS.
Initial and Continued Accreditation — program that has had one or more site visits and is in compliance with ERAS.
Probationary Accreditation — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies and has been given a time period for coming into compliance.
Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies within the specified time period.
Substantial Equivalency — program located outside the US and its territories that meets the ACEND eligibility requirements for non-US-based programs, has had a site visit and is in compliance with the Accreditation Standards.
Candidacy for Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, California
Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais, Illinois
Dietetic Internships
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California
Southwestern Dietetic Internship Consortium, Phoenix, Arizona
Removed Probation and Granted Initial Accreditation
(Following a Site Visit)
Continued Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Dietetic Internships
Porterville Developmental Center, Porterville, California
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Dallas, Texas
US Military Consortium, Fort Sam Houston, Texas
University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Dietetic Technician Programs
Southern Maine Community College, Portland, Maine
State University of New York, Morrisville, New York
Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation
(Following a Site Visit)
Continued Accreditation
(Following a Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Washington
Dietetic Internships
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Dietetic Technician Program
Merritt College, Oakland, California
Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation
(Following an Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
California State University Fresno, Fresno, California
Dietetic Internship
California State University Fresno, Fresno, California
Placed on Probationary Accreditation
(Following a Site Visit)
Dietetic Internship
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dietetic Technician Program
Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin
Placed on Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit)
Continued on Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit or Program Assessment Report)
Conduct a Focused Site Visit
(Following an Interim Report)
Major Programmatic Change
Programs Closing Voluntarily— Withdrawing from Accreditation
Dietetic Internship
Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana - closed 5/31/2009
Dietetic Technician Program
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida - closing 8/31/2010