Recent Accreditation Decisions

April 2008 CADE Decisions

The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association made the following accreditation decisions at its April 18-19, 2008 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 CADE eligibility requirements and accreditation standards (ERAS).

Provisional Accreditation — program not previously accredited that meets the graduate degree integrated demonstration program requirements.

Candidacy for Accreditation — program not previously accredited that has had one site visit and is being implemented according to the CADE 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Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies within the specified time period.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 CADE eligibility requirements for non-US-based programs, has had a site visit and is in compliance with the Accreditation Standards.


Provisional Accreditation
None

Candidacy for Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None

Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Continued Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Dietetic Internships
University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc., Morgantown, WV

Didactic Program in Dietetics
University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

Coordinated Programs in Dietetics
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY

Dietetic Technician Program
Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ

Continued Accreditation (Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO
Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, TX
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Dietetic Technician Program
San Jacinto College Central, Pasadena, TX

Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation (Following Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)
None

Removed Probation and Continued Approval (Following Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)
None

Placed On Probationary Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Dietetic Internship
Pasco County Health Department, New Port Richey, FL

Placed On Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit)
None

Continued On Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit or Program Assessment Report)
None

Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following an Interim Report or Major Change Request)
None

Initial Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Developmental Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None

Continued Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None

Major Programmatic Change
Coordinated Program in Dietetics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX —change from an undergraduate degree-granting program to a graduate degree-granting program

Programs Closing Voluntarily—Withdrawing from Accreditation
Dietetic Internship
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA—  12/31/2009

Coordinated Program in Dietetics
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, CT—  8/15/2009

Dietetic Technician Program
Hocking Technical College, Nelsonville, OH—  9/30/2009


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