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Dietetics Handbook: Mission, Goals & Objectives

Mission of the Dietetics Program

The is encompassed in the following statement, 鈥91探花 holds as its central purpose the intellectual and personal development of its students.鈥

  • The mission of the College of Health Sciences and Professions: We SERVE our communities (big and small); We SOLVE the world鈥檚 greatest health issues; We SUCCEED in training the next generation of health care professionals.
  • The mission of the Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences is to provide distinctive programs that integrate theory, research, and practice. Our programs foster the development of successful graduates that enhance health, wellness, and quality of life through prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation.
  • The mission of the Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences is to build distinctive programs in food and nutrition sciences that integrate theory, research, and practice, fostering the development of successful food and nutrition sciences students and graduates.
  • The mission of the Didactic Program in Dietetics is to build a distinctive program that integrates theory, research, and practice, fostering the development of successful DPD students and graduates.

Goals and Objectives

Goal #1 鈥 Program graduates will be prepared for entry into supervised practice programs.

  • Objective 1: At least 80% of students complete program requirements within three years (150% of time planned for completion).
  • Objective 2: At least 60% of graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program prior to or within 12 months of graduation.
  • Objective 3: Of program graduates who apply to a supervised practice program, at least 70% percent are admitted within 12 months of graduation
  • Objective 4: The program鈥檚 one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR) credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.
  • Objective 5: At least 80% of Supervised Practice Program Directors will rate DPD graduates as prepared for supervised practice as indicated by a 4 (agree) out of 5 or higher on the 1-year Program Director Survey.

Goal #2 鈥 Program graduates will be prepared for entry into graduate school.

  • Objective 6: At least 80% of Supervised Practice Program Directors/Graduate School Directors will rate DPD graduates as prepared for graduate coursework as indicated by a mean of 4 (agree) out of 5 on the 1-year Program Director Survey.
  • Objective 7: At least 80% of graduates will rate themselves as prepared for graduate coursework as indicated by a 4 (agree) out of 5 or higher on the Alumni Survey.

Program outcome data is available upon request.