2023 cycle

https://calstatela.curriculog.com/proposal:12471/form

How will the changes fit with the Institutional Mission / Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO)

The program has always aligned its PLOs with the ILOs. By making this program entirely online, we are furthering the ILO 3 in particular, which is Place: Urban and Global Mission. In particular, we address: c. Recognize, analyze, and help to solve issues of civic and ethical concern in local and global communities. The issues of poor health and the fact that 6 in 10 adults in the U.S. are living with chronic illnesses which are caused and worsened by poor nutrition (https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/infographic/chronic-diseases.htm), our program seeks to benefit communities not only locally but state-wide by offering a program that teaches students about how to prevent and treat these illnesses. We have done an analysis and our program is the only of its type in the state. If we can make it accessible to students in central and northern California through a fully online program, we will potentially help many more people to improve their health.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

Program Objectives for Goal 1: 

1. “At least 80% of students complete program requirements within three years (150% of planned program length)” (RE  2.1.c.1.a)
2. “At least 25 percent of program graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program before or within 12 months”. (RE 2.1.c.1.b.1)
3. “Of program graduates who apply to a supervised practice program, at least 50 percent are admitted within 12 months of graduation”. (RE 2.1.c.1.b.2)
4. “The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within one year of the first attempt) on the CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%”. (RE 2.1.c.1.c) 
5. Of graduates seeking employment and responding to the alumni survey, 50% are employed in nutrition and dietetics or related fields within 12 months of graduation.
6. At least 80% of Supervised Practice Program Directors who respond to a survey on DPD graduate preparedness for supervised practice will respond as being “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with preparation.  

Program Goal 2:  Graduates from the DPD will be prepared to work in culturally diverse communities. 

Program Objectives for Goal 2:
1.  At least 80% of Supervised Practice Program Directors who respond to a survey will rank DPD graduates as being “prepared” or “very prepared” to work in culturally diverse communities.
2.  At least 80% of DPD graduates who respond to a survey will rate themselves as “prepared” or “very prepared” to work in culturally diverse communities.