Completion Rates

70% of the College of Chiropractic students will complete the Doctor of Chiropractic program within 150% of the time normally designated for completion of the DC degree.

This metric is in accordance with the Council on Chiropractic Education Accrediting Agency – Policy 56

Normal Length of Program: 14 quarters.

• These numbers represent the overall average two (2) year completion rates of the students that entered the program from Summer 2013 – Spring 2015.

National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

80% of the College of Chiropractic Graduates will pass all parts of the National Board of Chiropractic Examination within six months post-graduation.

This metric is in accordance with the Council on Chiropractic Education Accrediting Agency – Policy 56

NBCE LICENSING EXAM SUCCESS RATE

• These numbers represent the overall average two (2) year completion rates of the students that entered the program from Summer 2013 – Spring 2015.

College of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies
Student Achievement Goals and Outcomes

Retention

Undergraduate student cohorts will achieve a 1st year retention rate of 75% or higher.

Undergraduate cohorts will achieve a 2nd year retention rate of 60% or higher.

Undergraduate students will achieve a 3rd year retention rate of 50% or higher.

Graduation Rates

Undergraduate students will achieve a 4-year (100%) graduation rate* of 30% or higher.

Undergraduate students will achieve a 6-year (150%) graduation rate* of 43% or higher.

Undergraduate students will achieve an 8-year (200%) graduation rate* of 48% or higher.

*IPEDS Data

Dietetic Internship Program

GOAL 1: Upon completion of the program, the dietetic internship graduate will be qualified and prepared for a variety of career opportunities in the field of Dietetics.

Objective 1: 80% of the enrolled students will complete the DIP (Dietetic Internship Program) within 15 months of starting the program (150% of 10 months).  

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Dietetic Program — Didactic

GOAL 1: To prepare graduates of the DPD with a broad educational knowledge and skills for successful entry and completion of the supervised dietetic internship program.

Objective 1: At least 80% of program students complete program/degree requirements within 6 years (150% of program length).

Objective 2: 80% of program graduates apply for admission to a supervised practice program prior to or within 12 months of graduation.

Objective 3: 60% of DP graduates are admitted to a supervised practice program within 12 months of graduation.

Objective 4: 80% of those graduates not accepted or not applied to a dietetic internship within the academic year they completed the DP will seek further training or obtain employment.

Objective 5: 80% of the IP Directors will feel the graduates of the Life University DP are prepared for the IP.        

GOAL 2: Graduates of the BSD Program will be involved in career building activities that will personally and professionally contribute to the field of dietetics.

Objective 1 The program’s one-year pass rate (graduates who pass the registration exam within on year of first attempt) on CDR credentialing exam for dietitian nutritionists is at least 80%.

Objective 2: 80% of DP graduates who desire employment will obtain a position in their field of study within 12 months of graduation.