June 2011

The Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics made the following accreditation decisions at its June 15-17, 2011 meeting. Accreditation action definitions are as follows:

Candidacy for Accreditation — program not previously accredited that has had one site visit and is being implemented according to the ACEND Accreditation Standards.

Full and Continued Accreditation — program that has had one or more site visits and is in compliance with Accreditation Standards.

Probationary Accreditation — program fails to comply with the Accreditation Standards or published policies and has been given a time period for coming into compliance.

Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with the Accreditation Standards or published policies within the specified time period.

Candidacy for Accreditation

• Dietetic Internships

  Morrison Management Specialists/Chartwells Distance DI, Atlanta, Georgia
  New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

• Didactic Program in Dietetics

  University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas

• Dietetic Technician Program

  Trocaire College, Williamsville, New York

Full Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• Coordinated Programs in Dietetics

  University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
  Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
  University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
  Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  

• Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
  Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
  Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
  Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
  

• Dietetic Internships

  University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois
  Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
  Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
  Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
  South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, South Carolina
  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
  Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas
  Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia
  Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Dietetic Technician Program

  Black River Technical College, Pocahontas, Arkansas
  Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
  Southwest Tennessee Community College, Memphis, Tennessee
  Tarrant County College, Arlington, Texas

Full Accreditation

(Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)

• Coordinated Program in Dietetics

  North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
  The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

• Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama
  Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
  California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, California
  College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri
  Fontbonne University, St. Louis, Missouri
  North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
  Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
  University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
  The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
  Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
  Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
  Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania
  Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas

• Dietetic Internships

  MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
  Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

• Dietetic Technician Programs

  Paradise Valley/Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Phoenix, Arizona
  Gaston College, Dallas, North Carolina

Removed Probation and Grant Full Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• Dietetic Internships

  Queens College-Flushing, New York
  Texas A&M University-Kingsville - Kingsville, Texas

Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation

(Following Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)

• None

Placed On Probationary Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• None

Placed On Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit

(Following a Site Visit)

• None

Placed or Continued on Probationary Accreditation

(Following a Program Assessment Report)

• None

Continued On Probationary Accreditation

• None

Conduct a Focused Site Visit

(Following an Interim Report or Major Change Request)

• None

Full Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Developmental Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• None

Continued Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• None

Pograms Closing Voluntarily—Withdrawing from Accreditation

• None

Major Programmatic Change

• Coordinated Programs in Dietetics

  Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois