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Mission and Goals

Mission and Goals

The mission of the Miami University Dietetics Program is to prepare competent Dietetic practitioners and to contribute to the teaching, research, and service mission of the university, division, and department.
The program seeks to align with the mission of the College of Education, Health, and Society. The mission of the College of Education, Health, and Society is to prepare critically engaged and transformative leaders. The College prioritizes socially just outcomes, hands-on and applied learning, interdisciplinary thinking, rigorous research, and innovation. Through excellence in research, teaching, and service, EHS prepares graduates to generate knowledge, educate, serve, and promote health and well-being in diverse and global settings in order to respond to the complex problems societies face.

Program Goal 1

Prepare qualified entry-level dietitians for careers in dietetics.

  • Objective 1.1  Within one year of completing the program, 85% of the graduates will be placed in a graduate program with supervised practice, graduate school, or employed.
  • Objective 1.2  Graduate programs with supervised practice directors (over a three-year period) will rate 80% of   Miami University graduates in their program as satisfactory or higher in all survey categories.
  • Objective 1.3  85% of dietetic graduates rating of the program (over a three-year period) will be satisfactory or higher.
  • Objective 1.4  85% of current dietetic students will rate the dietetic program (over a three-year period) satisfactory or higher.
  • Objective 1.5 85% of program graduates apply for admission to a graduate program with a supervised practice prior to or within 12 months of graduation.

Program Goal 2

Students will demonstrate a commitment to professional leadership and
community service.

  • Objective 2.1  85% of dietetic students will participate in a professional organization.
  • Objective 2.2  85% of current dietetic students will participate in at least one nutrition community service project before graduation.
  • Objective 2.3  80% of test takers on the Commission on Dietetic Registration Examination will pass within one year of first attempt taking the exam.
  • Objective 2.4  85% of students enrolled in the Dietetic Program complete the program requirements within 150% of the time planned for completion.
  • Objective 2.5 85% of graduates who apply to a graduate program with a supervised practice are admitted within 12 months of graduation.

Program outcome data is available upon request.