Program Goals

Goal 1: The program will prepare graduates to be competent entry-level dietetic technicians.

• During the final semester of the dietetic technician program all students will pass the "mock" dietetic technician registration examination with a score of 77% or better within three trials.
• Graduates of the Dietetic Technician program will achieve over a 5-year period, a pass rate of at least 80% on the first attempt on the Dietetic Registration Examination.
• 70% of graduates who seek employment will be employed in nutrition/dietetics related field or enrolled in higher education within 3 months of graduation, over a 5 year period.
• Graduating students achieve satisfactory rating for all entry-level competencies, and core abilities.
• The Employment survey of employers will indicate that graduates will be rated as satisfactory or higher.

Goal 2: Through student support, motivation, and encouragement program faculty and staff will recruit adequate number of students to fill the program and graduate students admitted to the program.

• 75% of students who enrolled in the dietetic technician program will complete all program requirements within five years of enrolling in the program.
• Graduates indicate a satisfactory or better with respect to assistance received from academic advisory staff.
• Graduates/students indicate a satisfactory or better with respect to assistance received from faculty and clinical preceptors.
• Students in the Dietetic Technician Program will be notified of the Student Accommodation Services Department, and their goal of assisting "at risk students."

Goal 3: Program's collective resources will be used effectively and efficiently.

• Students and graduates indicate that resources were effectively utilized.
• Dietetic faculty shall maintain faculty: student ratio consistent with department and clinical facility preceptor standards.
• Instructional auditors will judge the programs use of space and budgetary resources as efficient according to commonly established guidelines.
• Annually the program will update at least 3% of the resources and references materials for faculty and student use.