Mission, Goals and Objectives

Mission

Our Mission is to uphold academic excellence in the promotion of foods, nutrition and health within the context of human behavior and disease prevention. We prepare students for supervised practice leading to eligibility for the Commission on Dietetic Registration examination to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, graduate school or the workforce in nutrition or a related field. The program aims to develop graduates who are committed to professional contributions to the nutrition and dietetics profession. 

Goals

• Program graduates will be prepared for entry into supervised practice, post-graduate programs, or the food and nutrition-related workforce.
• Program graduates will be committed to contributions to the nutrition and dietetics profession, such as involvement in professional organizations, engaging in leadership roles, and mentoring or precepting.

ACEND-Required Program Objectives

At least 80% of students complete program requirements within 3 years (150% of planned program length).

At least 50 percent of program graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program prior to or within 12 months of graduation.

Of program graduates who apply to a supervised practice program, at least 90 percent are admitted within 12 months of graduation.

The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.

At least 50% of collected evaluations from supervised practice/graduate program directors/employers on adequacy of student preparation for supervised practice/graduate programs/employers will indicate a mean score of 4.0 or greater on a 5-point scale within 12 months of graduation.

Additional Program Objectives

At least 25% of alumni will indicate contributions to the nutrition and dietetics profession such as involvement in professional organizations, leadership, mentoring, advanced practice, or precepting within 5 years of graduation.

At least 50% of collected evaluations from graduating students on program adequacy in preparing for supervised practice, graduate school, or the workforce will indicate a mean score of 4.0 or greater on a 5-point scale.

Program outcomes data are available upon request.