Accreditation
With regards to the dietetic internship portion of the Program, the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) awarded the U.S. Military Dietetic Consortium full accreditation status in 2005 through calendar year 2009 at each site. In Spring 2009 CADE revisited the Consortium as part of a planned re-accreditation process with no major findings or deficiencies. At this time, the Consortium is awaiting CADE’s decision on continued accreditation.
Continued accreditation is granted for 10 years. During this period, a program maintains accreditation by ongoing monitoring of outcomes assessment and goal achievement, preparation of the program assessment report at the five-year interval of the ten-year accreditation period, submission of an annual report, and payment of annual accreditation maintenance fees. At the end of the ten-year accreditation period, if the program wants to continue accreditation, it must submit eligibility and self-study applications and host a site visit.
CADE contact information:
120 South Riverside Drive, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
1-800-877-1600, Ext 5400
As part of Baylor University, the Master's Program in Nutrition is accredited separately by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
http://www.sacscoc.org
