SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Students Prepared To Pass RD Exam | |
| Achieving a first-time pass rate of 80% on the National Registration Dietetic (RD) Exam for ADA's reporting period. Associated Goals: Maintain Accreditation |
| Indicator | First Accreditation Indicator Percentage of first-time test takers with a pass rate on the national registration (RD) exam. |
| Criteria | Accreditation Criterion Report on the national registration (RD) exam will show a first-time passage rate of 80% or higher. |
| Finding | Accreditation findings CADE''s report has indicated a 85.7% first-time pass rate for the evaluation period on national exam |
| Indicator | Mock RD Exam Passage rate on the Mock RD Exam. |
| Criteria | Mock RD Exam 90% of students will exit the program with a passing grade of 80% or higher on the Mock RD Exam. |
| Finding | Mock RD Exam 100% of students enrolled for the reporting period passed the Mock RD Exam with a score of 80% or greater. Mean score obtained: 87% |
| Action | Accreditation action The primary goal for the program''s accreditation process is a minimum 80% passage rate for first-time test takers. Accreditation goals have exceeded expectations. Therefore, interim report for continued accreditation was approved by CADE of the ADA. Continue preparation strategies for passing national exam. |
| Action | Mock RD Exam The program director will continue to modify the exam to meet the changing trends and ADA requirements for overall entry-level dietetics practice competencies. |
| Objective | Students Progress Through DI Program | |
| Students must progress through the MS/DI program in a satisfactory manner. Associated Goals: Maintain Accreditation |
| Indicator | Embedded Assessments Embedded assessments in courses such as FCS 579, 530, 583, and 575; SOC 543 will be used to measure student learning as they progress through the Dietetic Internship and Master's Program. |
| Criteria | Embedded Assessments 90% of students will show successful completion of 80% or more of the competencies for an entry-level dietitian. |
| Finding | Accreditation findings2 Results of embedded assessments show 95% of students had successful completion of over 90% of the entry-level competencies |
| Action | Accreditation action2 Program director continues to monitor and assess the program and will modify using outcomes assessment of student learning. |
| Objective | Program Development 1 | |
| The program will recruit high quality undergraduate students for the combined MS and DI program. Associated Goals: Program Development And Management |
| 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. |
| Criteria | 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. |
| Finding | Recruitment of students 70% of students recruited met the standard for regular admission as defined by the CHSS guidelines. |
| Action | Recruitment procedures Director will write recruitment plan for program. |
| Objective | Program Development 2 | |
| Add a full-time faculty member with expertise in dietetics to expand course offerings and supervision of sites. Associated Goals: Program Development And Management |
| 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. |
| Criteria | Personnel Request Approval 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 Faculty hiring was indicated in the 2007 strategic plan but was not approved due to budget constraints. |
| Action | Program Development Request for coordinator will be re-submitted through the Chair of the department to Dean. Success in this area will be more likely when budget constraints are eased. |
| Objective | Progression Or Completion 1 | |
| Students will acquire practical and critical thinking skills. Associated Goals: Progression Or Successful Completion |
| 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. |
| Criteria | 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 and completion findings 100% of the students have indicated a more than satisfactory rating for program activities upon exit of the program |
| Criteria | Progression criterion 2 90% of the students will successfully pass the end of rotation/semester exams with a grade of C or better. Over 90% will complete the 17 month program and seek employment in the area of dietetics. |
| Finding | Progression and completion findings 100% of students passed the end of rotations exams with a C or better; 94.1% of the graduating students are employed in area of dietetics |
| Action | Progression and completion In order to continue this successful trend, the program director will continue to assess and monitor the program''s performance on an annual basis |
| Objective | Progression Or Completion 2 | |
| Students will acquire lifelong skills for practice in the dietetics profession. Associated Goals: Progression Or Successful Completion |
| Indicator | Second Progression Or Completion Indicator Students will indicate through an end-of-program survey that they participate in continuing education in the dietetics profession. |
| Criteria | 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 and completion findings Results indicate 100% of the students successfully completed the program objectives and 94.1% are members of the ADA; participate in continuing education credits for life long learning |
| Action | Progression Action 2 In order to continue this successful trend, the program director will continue to assess and monitor the program''s performance on an annual basis. |
| Objective | Progression Or Completion 3 | |
| Students will be employeed within 6 months of graduating from the program. Associated Goals: Progression Or Successful Completion |
| Indicator | Six Months Post Graduation Students will be contacted six months after graduation to verify that they have become employed in the field. |
| Criteria | 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 | Six Months Post Graduation 94.1% of students who graduated from the program are employed as dietetics professionals. |
| Action | Progression Action 3 In order to continue this successful trend, the program director will continue to assess and monitor the program''s performance on an annual basis. |