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When are Verification Statements Signed and Disseminated?

Didactic Programs — Baccalaureate Degree Level

For students earning their baccalaureate degree, verification statements should be issued when the student has completed CADE-accredited/approved Didactic Program requirements and the registrar has cleared the student for graduation, which indicates that all degree requirements also have been completed.

For students who have previously completed a baccalaureate degree at a US regionally-accredited college/university or foreign equivalent, a verification statement can be given upon completion of Didactic Program requirements.

Didactic Programs — Master's Degree Level

For students earning their master's degree, verification statements should be issued when the student has completed CADE-accredited/approved Didactic Program requirements and the registrar has cleared the student for graduation, which indicates that all graduate degree requirements also have been completed.

For students who have previously completed a master's degree at a US regionally-accredited college/university or foreign equivalent, a verification statement can be given upon completion of Didactic Program requirements.

Dietetic Internship Programs

The verification statement is given at the completion of the Dietetic Internship when all CADE-accredited program requirements have been met.

Coordinated Programs — Baccalaureate Degree Level

For students earning their baccalaureate degree, verification statements should be issued when the student has completed CADE-accredited Coordinated Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice) and the registrar has cleared the student for graduation, which indicates that all degree requirements also have been completed.

For students who have previously completed a baccalaureate degree at a US regionally-accredited college/university or foreign equivalent, a verification statement can be given upon completion of Coordinated Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice).

Coordinated Programs — Master's Degree Level

For students earning their master's degree, verification statements should be issued when the student has completed CADE-accredited Coordinated Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice) and the registrar has cleared the student for graduation, which indicates that all graduate degree requirements also have been completed.

For students who have previously completed a master's degree at a US regionally-accredited college/university or foreign equivalent, a verification statement can be given upon completion of Coordinated Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice).

Dietetic Technician Programs

For students earning their associate degree, verification statements should be issued when the student has completed CADE-accredited/approved Dietetic Technician Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice) and the registrar has cleared the student for graduation, which indicates that all degree requirements also have been completed.

For students who have previously completed an associate or higher degree at a US regionally-accredited college/university or foreign equivalent, a verification statement can be given upon completion of Dietetic Technician Program requirements (didactic and supervised practice).

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