Mission Statement
The national certified dietetics program prepares students to manage food service operations in a wide variety of organizations including hospitals, schools, spas, and extended care facilities. Students who complete the 2-semester program are eligible to take the Dietary Manager Association's national exam and earn the CDM (Certified Dietary Manager) and CFPP (Certified Food Protection Professional) credentials.
What can you do with this certificate?
The dietetics certificate can prepare you to manage the food service of a wide variety of organizations including hospitals, schools, spas, and extended-care facilities. Once you complete this nationally certified program and pass the national exam, you will be a Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) and qualified to work in any state.
What will you learn in this program?
The food service industry is a dynamic and diverse career field. In this program, you will learn to supervise the production of and distribution of appropriate quantities of food, understand the nutrition needs for healthy and balanced lifestyle, understand the special nutritional needs for acute and chronic illnesses, hire, train and evaluate employees, purchase food and supplies, assess patients’ nutritional needs, complete appropriate medical records, and implement and monitor a departmental budget.
What kinds of classes can you look forward to in this program?
For a current list of the courses required for this program, download the Dietary Manager checksheet
Dietary Therapy
This class reviews the principles of nutritional support for prevention and treatment of disease. The assessment, dietary modification, care planning, and counseling of patients are included.
Sanitation
This course is designed to provide knowledge and techniques to prevent food-borne illnesses resulting from contamination and inappropriate handling procedures of food.
Personnel Supervision
You will learn about the functional relationship between management and the labor force, as well as principles of managing people in order to maximize the productive efficiency of the firm through sound procurement, development, utilization and maintenance of the human resources in the enterprise.
How long will it take you to complete this certificate?
Taking classes full-time, you can complete this 24-credit certificate in two semesters.
Who can you call to find out more information about the program?
For more information about this certificate or its requirements, please call the Human Services Division at (928) 344-7559.
Faculty Contact Information
| Name |
Title |
Location |
Phone |
| Nancy L. Meister RD, MPH |
Professor/Coordinator |
LR219 |
344-7779 |
| Moses DeLeon |
Professor of Business |
BA212 |
344-7673 |
| Andrea Green |
Secretary, Human Services Division |
LR209 |
344-7559 |
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