{"id":1409,"date":"2018-10-25T13:34:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T17:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/?page_id=1409"},"modified":"2024-10-23T11:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T15:42:28","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"DPD &#8211; ACCREDITATION"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1409\" class=\"elementor elementor-1409\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-502dcb43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"502dcb43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d8265bb\" data-id=\"3d8265bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a549e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52a549e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The R\u00edo Piedras Campus of the University of Puerto Rico is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD), under the College of Natural Sciences is a degree program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND).<\/p><p><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );font-size: var(--thim-font-body-font-size)\" href=\"http:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/01\/UPR-DPD-Self-Study-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit UPR DPD Self Study<\/a><\/p><p>For more information of the accrediting agency:<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:ACEND@eatright.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACEND@eatright.org<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-display appear alignright wp-image-1302\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) logo\" width=\"212\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/nutricion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/10\/ACEND-logo.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><br \/>Phone: 800\/877-1600, ext. 5400<br \/>Address: 120 South Riverside Plaza<br \/>Suite 2190, Chicago, IL 60606-6995<br \/>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatrightpro.org\/acend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visit ACEND 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