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The KU-DI has been granted full accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), 120 Riverside Plaza Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 1-800-877-1600, ext. 5400, eatright.org/acend. The program is comprised of a 5-day Orientation Week, 15 weeks of community nutrition, 16 weeks of acute care – LTC, and 4 weeks of food service systems/dietetic management. Interns will complete 1320 hours of supervised practice.
Keiser University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates and degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or telephone 404-679-4500 for questions about accreditation of Keiser University. Keiser University Master of Science in Nutrition with Distance Learning Internship has been granted full accreditation status by the Accreditation Council of Education for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND), 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60606-6995, 1-800-877-1600, ext. 5400, eatright.org/acend
Effective January 1, 2024, the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) will require a minimum of a master’s degree to be eligible to take the credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN). In order to be approved for registration examination eligibility with a bachelor’s degree, an individual must meet all eligibility requirements and be submitted into CDR’s Registration Eligibility Processing System (REPS) before 12:00 midnight Central Time, December 31, 2023. For more information about this requirement visit the CDR website. In addition, CDR requires that individuals complete coursework and supervised practice in program(s) accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). Graduates who successfully complete the ACEND-accredited Master of Science in Nutrition with Distance Learning Internship program at Keiser University Graduate School are eligible to apply to an ACEND-accredited supervised practice program/apply to take the CDR credentialing exam to become an RDN.
My instructors believed in me. They were more than instructors, they tried to get to know you as a person and tried to understand your goals so they could push you towards them. Student services helped me find a job before I even graduated. Everyone was dedicated to my overall success.
