September 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 September 21-23, 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Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with the Accreditation Standards or published policies within the specified time period.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 Technician Program

  Montana State University, Great Falls, Montana

Full Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• Coordinated Programs in Dietetics

  University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
  University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota

• Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Alabama
  Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
  California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California
  University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
  Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
  The Sage Colleges, Troy, New York
  North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
  Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
  University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
  Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
  University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
  University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Dietetic Internships

  Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona
  University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
  Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
  The Sage Colleges, Troy, New York
  North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
  Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
  University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma
  Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
  Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
  University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
  University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Dietetic Technician Program

  Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, California

Full Accreditation

(Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)

• Didactic Programs in Dietetics

  University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  College of Saint Benedict/St. John’s University, St. Joseph, Minnesota
  La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Dietetic Internships

  San Diego WIC, San Diego, California
  VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
  Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois
  Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania

Removed Probation and Grant Full Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• None

Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation

(Following Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)

• None

Placed On Probationary Accreditation

(Following a Site Visit)

• Dietetic Internship

  Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

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

Programs Closing Voluntarily—Withdrawing from Accreditation

(Include date of closure after program name and location)

• None

Major Programmatic Change

• None