October 2012
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 3-5, 2012 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Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with the Accreditation Standards or published policies within the specified time period.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
- Wellness Workdays, Hingham, Massachusetts
- Children's Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado School of Medicine Consortium, Aurora, Colorado
Continue Candidacy for Accreditation
Dietetic Technician Program
- Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California
Full Accreditation
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
- Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- St. Louis, University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Hunter College CUNY, New York, New York
- Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
- Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia
Dietetic Internships
- Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
- Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
- OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, Illinois
- Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
- Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
- Hunter College CUNY, New York, New York
- Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
- The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
- The University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dietetic Technician Program
- Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida
Full Accreditation
(Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
- University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Dietetic Internships
- Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
- University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Accreditation with a Shortened Accreditation Term
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
None
Removed Probation and Grant Full Accreditation
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
None
Removed Probation with a Shortened Accreditation Term
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
- The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee
Placed on or Continued Probationary Accreditation
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
Dietetic Internship
- The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee
International Coordinated Program in Dietetics
- Universidad IberoAmericana, Mexico City, Mexico
Placed on Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit
(Following a Site Visit)
None
Placed on or Continued Probationary Accreditation
(Following a Program Assessment Report)
None
Continued on Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit
(Following a Program Assessment Report)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
- Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
Placed or Continued on Probation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit
(Following an Interim Report or Major Change Request)
None
Candidacy for Accreditation Denied
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
None
Full Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Accreditation
(Following a Comprehensive Evaluation and Site Visit)
None
Programs Closing Voluntarily—Withdrawing from Accreditation
None
Major Programmatic Change
Dietetic Internship
- Cox College, Springfield, Missouri - Add a graduate degree