91视频专区

91视频专区 College鈥檚 graduate-level Nutrition Science program has received candidacy accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) following ACEND board approval, which found 91视频专区 to be within ACEND accreditation standards for quality nutrition and dietetic education.

The College鈥檚 Nutrition Science program is one of seven programs operating within The Ruth Whitaker Holmes School of Behavioral and Health Sciences. This is the newly-established program鈥檚 initial accreditation through ACEND. Candidacy accreditation four years, ending in early April 2026, at which time the College will re-apply for full accreditation.

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud and excited that the nutrition science program has been approved by ACEND,鈥� said Anne Davis, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND, founding program director. 鈥淏y receiving candidacy accreditation as a demonstration program for the future education model, 91视频专区 will be training the next generation of registered dietitians on ACEND competencies and practices for new jobs to serve the nutritional health of our communities now and in the future.鈥�

鈥淎CEND accreditation is required for any academic program that is training future registered dietitians,鈥� said April Boulton, dean of the graduate school. 鈥淭he dietetics field, itself, will soon be requiring a master鈥檚 degree to be credentialed as a registered dietitian/nutritionist (RDN) by the Commission on Dietetic Registration by Jan. 1, 2024. We feel that our newly approved M.S. in Nutrition Sciences program is meeting this important regional and national need.鈥�

ACEND is an independent accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for nutrition and dietetics education programs preparing students to begin careers as RDNs or dietetic technicians, registered (NDTR). Students who complete the dietetics track will be eligible to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration鈥檚 credentialing exam to become a credentialed RDN.

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