Program Accreditation

University of California Berkeley’s Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program has been granted candidate status by Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Students enrolled in programs with candidacy status will be considered a graduate of an ACEND accredited program and eligible, upon satisfactory completion of the programs, to write the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s Registration Examinations for Dietitians.

The Graduate Program accreditation standards integrate didactic coursework with supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics practitioners for future practice. The program meets the 2022 ACEND Accreditation Standards.

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, (312) 899-0040 or (800) 877-1600 and https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend. 

Questions? Contact dietetics@berkeley.edu.