The DPD’s mission is to provide the intellectual and humanistic formation in diverse areas of scientific inquiry in preparation for supervised practice and graduate studies, and leading to eligibility for the CDR credentialing exam to become registered dietitians nutritionists qualified to offer educational, administrative and clinical services in medical nutrition therapy and in the management of foodservice systems.
The goals of the Didactic Program in Dietetics follow:
Program Goal 1 – Prepare well-qualified graduates for entry to accredited supervised practice programs, and graduate programs in nutrition, dietetics, or related fields.
- Program objective 1.1 – Eighty percent of graduates who answer the Graduates Survey will rate the overall preparation in nutrition and dietetics as satisfactory or above.
- Program objective 1.2 – At least 80% of students complete program requirements within 6 years (150% of planned program length).
- Program objective 1.3 – At least 80 percent of program graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program prior to or within 12 months of graduation.
- Program objective 1.4 – Of program graduates who apply to a supervised practice program, at least 70% are admitted within 12 months of graduation.
- Program objective 1.5 – Eighty percent of graduates in dietetic internships will rate their academic preparation for the dietetic internship as satisfactory or better.
Program Goal 2 – Prepare graduates for successful future endeavors in nutrition and dietetics within a culturally diverse society and for research and problem solving to advance human nutrition and health in a variety of settings.
- Program objective 2.1 – 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%.
- Program objective 2.2 – The program’s pass rate on the local licensure exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.
- Program objective 2.3 Eighty percent of supervised practice program directors will rate the performance of interns as satisfactory or above during their internship experience.
- Program objective 2.4 – Eighty percent of graduates who complete the requirements for becoming dietitians indicate they work effectively with culturally diverse populations in a variety of settings.
- Program objective 2.5 – Eighty percent of the employers of graduates indicate their dietitians participate in research to advance nutrition, dietetics or related field when required.
- Program objective 2.6 – Eighty percent of employers of graduates rate as good or better their work with culturally diverse population.