Recent Accreditation Decisions

July 2009 CADE Decisions

The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association made the following accreditation decisions at its July 23 and 24, 2009 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 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  • Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies within the specified time period.
Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

Continued Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Coordinated Program in Dietetics
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Dietetic Internships
Sodexo Health Care Services, Columbia, Maryland
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington
Dietetic Technician Programs
Harper College, Palatine, IL
Suffolk County Community College, Riverhead, New York
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio


Continued Accreditation (Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Coordinated Program in Dietetics

California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Saint Joseph College, West Hartford, Connecticut
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Buffalo State SUNY, Buffalo, New York
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
Buffalo State SUNY, Buffalo, New York
SUNY at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York
University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee
Baylor University, Waco, Texas
Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Dietetic Internships
Maricopa County Health Department, Phoenix, Arizona
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
Sodexo Health Care Services, Waltham, Massachusetts
Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, Missouri
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina
University at Buffalo SUNY, Buffalo, New York
SUNY at Oneonta, Oneonta, New York
Sodexo Health Care Services, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Texas WIC Dietetic Internship, Austin, Texas
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Dietetic Technician Programs
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California
Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Missouri
Southeast Community College, Lincoln, Nebraska
Westchester Community College, Valhalla, New York


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


Placed On Probationary Accreditation (Following a Program Assessment Report)
Didactic Program in Dietetics

California State University Fresno, Fresno, California

Dietetic Internship
California State University Fresno, Fresno, California


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)
None


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


Continued Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Accreditation (Following a Program Assessment Report)
None


Programs Closing Voluntarily — Withdrawing from Accreditation
Dietetic Internship

UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dietetic Technician Program
Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California

Major Programmatic Change
Dietetic Internship
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina — Add graduate degree option