College of Nursing, Health and Human Services
Department of Applied Health Sciences

coordinated program in dietetics

additional Program Policies

Minimum Requirements for Admission

Physical Examination

• Must pass a physical examination prior to entering the program
  • Physical Examination Form ()
• Other health requirements ()  include
  • Evidence of a negative 2 step tuberculin test
    • Single TB test to be repeated annually
  • Immunizations (UAP Clinic - ISU Health Center Immunization Form)
    • Submit this form by:
    • Fax to 812.237.8039
    • OR
    • Scan and email to Jennifer.Lawson@indstate.edu
    • OR
    • Mail to
      Office of Registration and Records
      Attn:  Jennifer Lawson
      Parsons Hall, Room 009
      200 North 7th Street
      Terre Haute, IN  47809
    • AND provide a copy to

      Ms. Carol A. Reed, M.S. R. D.
      Director, Coordinated Program in Dietetics
      Department of Applied Health Sciences
      Arena B-61
      Indiana State University
      Terre Haute, IN  47809
                             
      Carol.Reed@indstate.edu
      FAX 812.237.8607

  • Varicella immunization or titer indicating immunity.
  • Other health information and requirements may also be required by supervised practice sites and will be provided by the facility or at the students' expense
  • Students may be required to submit to and pass a 10 panel urine drug screen prior to facility placement.
• Health care facilities require student physical examinations and vaccination records to be on file; therefore by accepting admission to the CP program the student gives ISU permission to provide student health paperwork to the supervised practice sites.

Attendance

• Students must be present to carry out assigned responsibilities in supervised practice facilities.
• All supervised practice hours must be completed.
• Each student must notify the faculty and preceptors in advance of any unavoidable absences due to illness or other emergency. 
  • Absences of 10% or more in any course will result in the re-evaluation of student retention in the program. 
• Students must attend scheduled conferences as well as supervised practice and didactic sessions
  

Dress

• Students must meet professional dress standards in order to participate in supervised practice experiences. 
• For most experiences, each student must purchase his or her own professional apparel and is responsible for his or her own laundry. 
• Students must be neat and clean at all times. 
• A name tag will be purchased by each student and will be worn in supervised practice facilities at all times.  

insurance

• Health and automobile (individual or family) insurance is required of all students
•  Upon acceptance to the coordinated program, must provide Director with statement of coverage
• The University is not responsible for student’s safety while traveling to an assigned supervised practice facility or activity.

Jobs and Scheduling

• Due to the variable nature of the learning experiences in supervised practice facilities, times scheduled in the facilities cannot always be between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
  • Sometimes include breakfast or dinner hour, evenings, and occasionally the week-ends.
  • Large blocks of time must be kept free for the program.
• Students considering taking part time jobs must consult with the CP Director before taking the job, to see whether conflicts might occur. 
• Extra-curricular activities may need to be curtailed if they interfere with supervised practice scheduling.
• Jobs and extracurricular activities will not be possible during the spring semester of the 2nd year as the student will typically be in clinical rotations for 40 hours per week at a location that may be as much as 100 miles away.
• Supervised practice hours are to be spent in learning experiences and do not constitute employment by the facility.
  • No reimbursement to students for time spent in supervised practice facilities. 

Transportation

• Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from supervised practice facilities.
• The University is not responsible for student’s safety while traveling to an assigned supervised practice facility or activity.

Room and Board

• Students are responsible for their own room and board, including time while they are on site during the last semester. 
  • Includes any living expenses required during the last week of the final semester when all students must return to campus.

affiliation

• Upon admission, all coordinated program students must become student members of the American Dietetic Association.
• Applications will be provided to students once the fall semester begins.

Professional Meetings & Activities attendance

Part of the development of professionalism and the broadening of knowledge involves the participation in professional meetings and activities of the Indiana Dietetic Association and activities such as health fairs and community service. 

• When attendance at a professional meeting or activity is a requirement of a course, ample advance notice will be given.
  •  Students are responsible for all related expenses including registration fees and transportation. 
  • If unavoidable conflicts exist and students are unable to participate in the meetings, alternate experiences will be assigned.

Retention

• A grade of at least B- required in each professional course
  • Professional courses are only offered once each year
  • Students failing to successfully complete a course will be required to wait at least a whole calendar year before repeating the course and continuing the sequence
• No more than 2 professional courses may be repeated
  • Courses may be repeated only once.  
• Readmission to the program requires reapplication and is not guaranteed.   
  

Comprehensive Tests

• All students successfully completing the program will be eligible to receive a Verification Statement and take the Dietetics Registration Examination. 
• A series of comprehensive examinations covering the subject areas included in the Registration Examination will be required in the student’s last semester.
  •  A passing score of 85% or better on one practice R.D. exam is required for successful completion of the program.

Privacy

• Student files are securely maintained in the Program Director’s office
• Students may view their own records with the Director at a time that is convenient for both parties
• Information obtained about a patient, client, or facility will be handled in a confidential manner
  • Discussion of this information is limited to staff meetings and clinical conferences
  • Care will be taken to protect the identity of the client/patient in such conferences
• Breeches of confidentiality are serious matters having legal as well as program consequences
  • Students may be required at specific supervised practice sites to sign a statement verifying that they have been informed of patients’ rights and confidentiality.   

Discipline

• Situations may arise that are in violation of the program policies or the supervised practice site agreements
  •  Minor violations will be handled first with a warning
    • If the actions persist, they may affect the student’s retention in the program
  • If a student is asked to leave the supervised practice facility for a violation of the agreement or the facility’s code of conduct, the violation will be reviewed by the Program faculty
  • The Program is under no obligation to provide alternative placement for the offending student. 
  • Serious breaches of professional ethics such as cheating, plagiarism, violation of confidentiality, or flagrant violation of facility rules will result in expulsion from the Program.
  • In the event of inappropriate ethical, policy, and/or procedure behavior, the Coordinated Program may dismiss a student from the program.  Examples of reasons for dismissal may include but are not limited to the following:
    • If a student is not attending the required course orientations and supervised practice requirements.
    • Unprofessional behavior including harassing fellow students, preceptors, clients, or faculty.
    • Refusing to perform activities/assignments as set forth in the syllabus or assigned by instructor.
    • Violations of confidentiality or performing unethical practices.
    • Violations of the Indiana State University Handbook regulations.
    • Violations of the Coordinated Program in Dietetics Handbook regulations.
    • Violation of site facility rules.
    • Lying, cheating, plagiarism, or doing something illegal.
    • Not following the dress code, turning in assignments late, tardiness and absences as defined in the syllabus or other unacceptable behavior.
    • Not communicating in a professional manner.
    • Not recognizing and exercising professional judgment within the limits of student qualifications; not presenting reliable and substantiated information.
      • The student has the right to defend his/her actions according to the Code of Student Conduct.   

Grievance

Student grievances are to be addressed per the College grievance procedures available from http://www.indstate.edu/nhhs/student-services/handbook-student.htm

 

 

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