We are a program dedicated to providing quality education preparing students for careers in nutrition and dietetics.
The goals of the DPD at James Madison University are:
- The program will prepare graduates for supervised practice and graduate programs to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in clinical, community, and foodservice areas.
- The program will promote a learning environment that prioritizes inclusion, diversity, equity, and access to prepare graduates with high professional values.
- The program will produce graduates capable of graduate work and in interpreting and applying research to dietetics practice.
- The program will prepare graduates to work collaboratively and interprofessionally.
Outcomes Measures (2022)
A) Goal 1 - The program will prepare graduates for supervised practice to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist in clinical, community, and foodservice areas.
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B) Objectives |
C) Data Needed for Evaluation and Data Source |
D) Evaluation Methond(s) for Collected Data | E) Individual(s) Responsible for Ensuring Data Is Collected | F) Timeframe for Collecting Data (When is data collected?) |
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Eighty-five percent of students admitted to the program in the junior year will complete the program within three years. |
Student records A |
Audit |
Program Director |
Annually |
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The percentage of graduates who apply for a supervised practice/graduate program within twelve months of graduation will be 60% or greater and will remain constant or improve over time |
Demographic Data |
Senior survey Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Over 50% of graduates who apply for a supervised practice/graduate program placement will obtain a placement within 12 months of graduation and this will remain consistent or improve over time |
Internship application |
Senior survey Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Over a five-year period, 85% of alumni will pass the CDR credentialing examination for registered dietitian nutritionists within one year following the first attempt. |
RDN Exam pass rates |
RDN exam results |
CDR/ Pearson |
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Over a seven-year period, at least 50% of students who graduate with a BS in Dietetics and do not apply for a supervised practice/graduate program will apply for graduate or professional education. |
Demographic data |
Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Over a seven-year period, supervised practice/graduate directors will rate 95% of program graduates satisfactory or higher for overall preparation for the supervised practice. |
Demographic data |
Supervised Practice/Graduate Directors Survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
A) Goal 2 - The program will promote professional values in graduates.
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B) Objectives |
C) Data Needed for Evaluation and Data Source |
D) Evaluation Methond(s) for Collected Data | E) Individual(s) Responsible for Ensuring Data Is Collected | F) Timeframe for Collecting Data (When is data collected?) |
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Fifty percent of students will become members of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics within six months of enrolling in the program. |
Demographic information |
Senior survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Supervised practice/graduate directors will rate the abilities of 75% of program graduates to demonstrate professionalism as satisfactory (3 on a 5-point scale) or above. |
Demographic Data |
Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Supervised practice/graduate directors will rate the abilities of 75% of program graduates to demonstrate cultural humility as satisfactory (3 on a 5-point scale) or above. |
Demographic Data |
Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
A) Goal 3 - The program will produce graduates capable of graduate work and in interpreting and applying research to dietetics practice.
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B) Objectives |
C) Data Needed for Evaluation and Data Source |
D) Evaluation Methond(s) for Collected Data |
E) Individual(s) Responsible for Ensuring Data Is Collected |
F) Timeframe for Collecting Data (When is data collected?) |
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Program graduates will rate their understanding of research as satisfactory (3 on a 5-point scale) or higher on alumni surveys. |
Demographic Data |
Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics membership will be maintained for five years by 50% of program graduates. |
Demographic Data |
Supervised Practice/Graduate Directors Survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
A) Goal 4 - The program will prepare graduates to work collaboratively and interprofessionally.
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B) Objectives |
C) Data Needed for Evaluation and Data Source |
D) Evaluation Methond(s) for Collected Data |
E) Individual(s) Responsible for Ensuring Data Is Collected |
F) Timeframe for Collecting Data (When is data collected?) |
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Graduates will rate their abilities to function as team members as satisfactory (3 on a 5-point scale) or higher on surveys. |
Demographic Data |
Alumni survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
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Supervised practice/graduate directors will rate the abilities of 95% of program graduates to function effectively in interprofessional and other teams as satisfactory (3 on a 5-point scale) or above. |
Demographic Data |
Supervised Practice/Graduate Directors Survey |
Program Director |
Annually |
MSC 4315
235 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
