Pre-Candidate Accreditation Statement
The Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences School of Health Professions at Old Dominion University has applied to the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®) to open a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), a program that provides the dietetics coursework necessary for an individual to apply to an ACEND accredited dietetic internship or other ACEND accredited supervised practice program, in Fall 2026. Successful completion of a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), Master’s degree from a college or university recognized by USDE or foreign equivalent, and supervised practice/supervised experiential learning from an ACEND-accredited program, lead to eligibility to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)’s credentialing examination for dietitians.
Our eligibility application was accepted by ACEND, and we are in the candidacy process for our proposed program. The program is not accepting applications at this time but will do so upon successful completion of the eligibility application process if the program receives candidacy for accreditation status from ACEND.
For more information about the ACEND accreditation standards visit 2022 ACEND Accreditation Standards.