The program will maintain full accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association(ADA).
Objective
Accreditation Outcome 1
Achieving a first-time pass rate of 80% on the National Registration Dietetic (RD) Exam for ADA's reporting period.
Indicator
First Accreditation Indicator
Percentage of first-time test takers with a pass rate of 80% or higher on the national registration (RD) exam.
Criterion
Accreditation Criterion
Report on the national registration (RD) exam will show a first-time passage rate of 80% or higher.
Finding
Accreditation Outcome 1
Students who graduated in December of 2007 showed a first-time passage rate of 100% for the 7 out of 9 students who have taken the exam.
Action
Accreditation Outcome 1
Continue same course of action.
Objective
Accreditation Outcome 2
Students must progress through the MS/DI program in a satisfactory manner.
Indicator
Accreditation Indicators
Embedded assessments in courses such as FCS 579, 530, 583, and 575; SOC 543; portfolio of activities, and comprehensive exams in the courses will be used to measure student learning as they progress through the Dietetic Internship and Master's Program.
Criterion
Accreditation Criterion
90% of students' portfolio evaluation will show successful completion of 80% or more of the competencies for an entry-level dietitian.
Finding
Accreditation Outcome 2
100%
Action
Accreditation Outcome 2
Continue with present proceedures.
Objective
Accreditation Outcome 3
Students obtain a grade of 80% or higher on the final Mock RD exam before exiting the program.
Indicator
Third Accreditation Indicator
Percentage of students who will exit the program with a grade of 80% or higher on the Mock RD Exam.
Criterion
Accreditation Criterion
90% of students will exit the program with a passing grade on the Mock RD Exam of 80% or higher.
Finding
Accreditation Outcome 3
100% of students who graduated in December of 2007 passed the Mock RD exam with a passing grade of 80% or higher.
Action
Accreditation Outcome 3
Continue same course of action.
Goal
Progression Or Successful Completion
Students of the combined MS and Dietetic Internship Program will progress through supervised practice in clinical, community and foodservice rotations and a curriculum that will augment knowledge and increase skills to promote excellence in research and dietetic practice.
Objective
Progression Or Completion 1
Students will acquire practical and critical thinking skills from each scheduled rotation and research activity.
Indicator
Progression And Completion Indicator
Students' rotation satisfaction survey and end of rotation exams will be used to measure students' perceptions of progress and successful completion.
Criterion
Progression criterion 1
Over 90% of the students will indicate on survey that through program goals they had acquired practical and critical thinking skills and provide a rating of satisfactory or higher on the survey
Finding
Progression or Completion 1
100% indicated a satisfactory or higher. 90% rated the programs as having exceeded in providing practical and critical thinking skills. 10% rated the program satisfactory as in providing practical and critical thinking skills.
Action
Progression or Completion 1
Continue the current course.
Objective
Progression Or Completion 2
Students will acquire lifelong skills for practice in the dietetics profession.
Indicator
Second Progression Or Completion Indicator
Students will indicate through an end-of-program survey that they plan to acquire lifelong skills for practice in the dietetics profession.
Criterion
Progression criterion
Over 90% of the students will indicate by survey that they particpate in lifelong learning through membership with the ADA and submission of continuing education credits.
Finding
Progression or Completion 2
100% indicated participation in ADA membership. Only those who passed the exams (7 of 9 - 2008; 8 of 9 - 2007) are eligible for CEU credits; 100% of those who passed the RD exam are accruing CEU units.
Action
Progression Or Completion 2
Stay the course.
Objective
Progression Or Completion 3
Students will complete the program, and successfully complete the national RD exam, and seek employment within 6 months of graduating from the program.
Indicator
Six Months Post Graduation
Students will be contacted six months after graduation to verify that they have successfully completed the national RD exam and have successfully become employed in the field.
Criterion
Six Months Post Graduation
90% of students who completed the program will have passed the National RD Exam and be employed as dietetics professionals.
Finding
Progression or Completion 3
100% passed the exam of those who have taken it. 100% were employed by May 2008.
Action
Progression Or Completion 3
Stay the course.
Goal
Program Development And Management
To continue program improvement through diversity and quality of students enrolled in the program and to add one new full-time faculty person who can also serve as a coordinator for the supervised practice for both this program and the undergraduate DPD program.
Objective
Program Development 1
The program will recruit high quality undergraduate students for the combined MS and DI program.
Indicator
Program Development
Program director will target undergraduate programs for students with higher class standings (higher GPA and GRE scores) incentives such as scholarships, assistantships will be used to promote recruitment.
Criterion
Program development and management
90% of incoming graduate students will meet the rubric for regular admission as set up by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. One part of the formula is GRE score plus (300 x GPA) = or > 2000.
Finding
Program Development 1
Data collection is continuing through August 2008 at which time the findings will be made available online to the off-site team.
Action
Program Development 1
No action will be taken until all data is collected at the end of August at which time the action will be made available online to the off-site team.
Objective
Program Development 2
The program seeks the addition of at least one new faculty person in nutrition/dietetics who also can serve as a coordinator for the supervised practice for both this program and the undergraduate DPD program and whose expertise will allow for expanded courses and greater supervison of the students at rotation sites.
Indicator
Second Program Development Indicator
Approval for and successful negotiation of a contract with a new faculty person who also can serve as a coordinator for the supervised practice for both this program and the undergraduate DPD program.
Criterion
Personnel Request
Whether approval was granted for new faculty person in the area of nutrition/dietetics who also could serve as a coordinator for the supervised practice both for this program and the undergraduate DPD program.
Finding
Program Development 2
No new position was approved.
Action
Program Development 2
Continue to request.
Objective
Program Development 3
The program will provide more advanced nutrition classes at the graduate level to meet the needs of entry-level dietetics professionals.
Indicator
Third Program Development Indicator
Successful addition/development of new classes for the curriculum of the MS in Dietetics program.
Criterion
Addition of New Courses
Two new graduate courses will be proposed designed specifically to serve the MS/DI Program.
Finding
Program Development 3
Faculty are meeting in committees and working on course development for this program.
Action
Program Development 3
Continue working on course development with the goal of developing a new course for the next curriculum cycle.