The UPR, Río Piedras campus, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). On April 29, 2026, the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics Board granted to the Graduate Program (GP) in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Puerto Rico full accreditation for a seven-year term ending June 30, 2033. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, students will be considered graduates of an ACEND accredited program and eligible to apply to the Commission on Dietetic Registration Examination for Dietitians. In Puerto Rico, the Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics with Supervised Experiential Learning, Distance, is the only graduate program in nutrition and dietetics accredited by ACEND. To search in ACEND accredited program directory, visit: https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend/accredited-programs/program-directory.
The program has been designed with the Accreditation Standards for Graduate Degree Programs in Nutrition and Dietetics, Future Education Model. These accreditation standards integrate didactic coursework with supervised experiential learning in a competency-based curriculum designed to prepare nutrition and dietetics graduates for future practice. Program graduates are eligible to take the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing exam to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
The BS in Nutrition and Dietetics Program, offered by the College of Natural Sciences, Río Piedras Campus, has been accredited by ACEND as a Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) since 1999 and, since 1976 under ACEND’s former title of Commission on Accreditation in Dietetics Education. The Program is currently fully accredited by ACEND until June of 2028.
For more information of the accrediting agency:
Email: ACEND@eatright.org
Phone: 800/877-1600, ext. 5400
Address: 120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995
Website: https://www.eatrightpro.org/acend