September 2007 CADE Decisions

The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association made the following accreditation decisions at its September 27 and 28, 2007 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Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies within the specified time period.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
Graduate Degree Integrated Demonstration Program
Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois

Candidacy for Accreditation
None

Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
 
Continued Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Dietetic Internships
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Continued Accreditation (Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Dietetic Internships
Sarasota District Schools, Osprey, Florida
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Coordinated Program in Dietetics
None

Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
University of Nevada Reno, Reno, Nevada
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dietetic Technician Programs
None

Remove Probation and Grant Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None

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)
None

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

Placed On Probationary Accreditation (Failure to Submit Required Report)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Placed On Probationary Accreditation (During Investigation of a Complaint)
Dietetic Internship
Texas WIC Dietetic Internship, Austin, Texas

Placed or Continued on Probationary Accreditation (Denied Acceptance of Program Assessment Report)
None

Continued On Probationary Accreditation
(Following a Site Visit, Focused 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 Program Change - Approved
Dietetic Internships
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, Missouri — Add Distance Learning to the Didactic Component
SUNY at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York — Add a Graduate Degree

Didactic Program in Dietetics
Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia — Place on Inactive Status from August 2007 to May 2009

Programs Closing Voluntarily--Withdrawing from Accreditation
Didactic Program in Dietetics
New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New York — closing December 31, 2010


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