Program Goals
Goal 1: The Didactic Program will educate graduates to prepare them for careers as Nutrition and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (NDTR), and entry-level positions in nutrition and food related fields.
Outcomes:
- Over a five year period, at least 80% of full-time DP students will complete program/degree requirements within 6 years (150% of program length).
- Over a five year period, at least 80% of verification-only DP students will complete verification course requirements within 4 years of beginning junior level DP course work.
- Over a five year period, at least 90% of program graduates will “agree” or “strongly agree” that DP program director and faculty provided sufficient and accurate guidance about Didactic Program requirements.
- Over a five year period, at least 90% of program graduates will “agree” or “strongly agree” that they are satisfied with the quality of the education they received in the Didactic Program.
- Over a 5 year period, at least 90% of program graduates will “agree” or “strongly agree” that they received accurate and helpful career information, advising, and guidance that made them aware of career options and opportunities they can pursue after completing their studies
- Over a five year period, at least 80% of DP graduates who sought employment upon graduating will be employed within 12 months of graduation.
Goal 2: The Didactic Program will prepare graduates to obtain and successfully complete supervised practice programs and/or graduate degree programs.
Outcomes:
- Over a five year period, at least 60% of DP graduates will apply for admission to supervised practice or graduate degree programs prior to or within 12 months of graduation.
- Over a five year period, at least 60% of those DP students applying to supervised practice programs will be admitted within 12 months of graduation.
- Over a five year period, at least 80% of DP graduates admitted into supervised practice will “agree or strongly agree” that the DP prepared them to perform effectively as dietetic interns.
- Over a five year period, the pass rate for DP graduates taking the CDR credentialing examination for dietitian nutritionists within one year of their first attempt will be at least 80%.
