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2016-17 Gaston College Catalog 
    
2016-17 Gaston College Catalog [THIS CATALOG IS OUT-OF-DATE. USE THE CURRENT CATALOG TO FIND CURRENT PROGRAMS.]

Dietary Manager Certificate (C45310)


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This certificate provides a full and comprehensive overview of institution food service management. Emphasis is placed on the application of facility design, menu planning, food procurement, inventory control, food safety principles, human resource and financial management and food production. Upon completion, students should be able to work in a health care environment under the supervision of a registered dietitian and be eligible to sit for the national certified dietary managers’ examination.

Employment opportunities include hospitals, correctional centers, nursing homes, public health agencies, schools, retirement centers, hospices, home care agencies, and commercial food service systems.

Course work includes content related to foodservice management, nutrition, and medical nutrition therapy, human resources, and food safety/sanitation.

The certificate program is one semester (16 weeks). There are two components to the certificate program: 1) internet-based learning and 2) supervised practice.

The internet-based learning includes a minimum of 120 hours of online classroom instruction, backed up by 192 hours of hands-on supervised practice. Gaston College offers students within a two-hour travel proximity to complete the supervised practice at Gaston College and facilities in the surrounding communities with Gaston College faculty. Supervised practices completed under the supervision of someone other than Gaston College faculty must meet credentialing agencies requirements.

Students are eligible for student Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP) membership. Upon completion of the required course work and 192 hours of supervised practice experience the graduate is eligible for the credentialing exam and active ANFP membership. For this purpose, student names/addresses will be sent to ANFP headquarters when students enroll in the program. A graduate list will be sent to ANFP headquarters within two weeks of graduation.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates will:

  1. Communicate and perform effectively as a dietary manager to a diverse population.
  2. Incorporate and apply the dietary guidelines in the provision of services to the general population.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of management principles required to deliver food and nutrition services.
  4. Apply basic food preparation skills.
  5. Develop basic menus for conditions such as hypertension, obesity and cardiac.
  6. Perform nutrition screening for at-risk population.
  7. Gather basic nutrition assessment information to assist the registered dietitian.

Admission Information


Admission to the general college does not guarantee admission to the Dietary Manager Certificate Program. Applicants applying for admission to the Gaston College Dietary Manager Program MUST meet the Gaston College admission requirements.

Additional Requirements

To be eligible to submit an application to the Dietary Manager Certificate applicants must:

  1. Complete all developmental courses for reading, writing and math prior to entering the dietary manager certificate program.
  2. Acknowledge that travel “out-of-service” areas may be required for supervised practice.
  3. Have grades of “C”(80%) or better in the Dietary Manager Certificate Courses.

Students Admitted to the Dietary Manager Certificate

In addition to earning a minimum grade of “C” (80%) in all dietary manager courses, applicants accepted into the certificate program must meet the following requirements in order to enroll and continue in the certificate courses:

  • Complete a Health Form and Signed by Physician
  • Immunizations: MMR (series of 2 or Positive Titer), Tdap (Tetanus- within 10 years), Varicella (Chicken Pox- Series of 2 or Positive Titer)
  • Current Adult/Child/Infant (BLS) CPR Certificate
  • Criminal background check
  • Drug screen
  • Flu shot
  • TB skin test. Students must complete a two-step PPD test within the last six (6) months
  • Hepatitis B Vaccine (recommended immunization) should be completed (series of three (3) injections)

Accreditation Agencies


Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) Headquarters
120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, Illinois 60606
800.877.1600

Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
800.877.1600, ext. 5400
Fax: 312.899.4817
acend@eatright.org

Commission on Dietetic Registration
The Commission on Dietetic Registration is the credentialing agency for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. CDR also re-certifies Registered Dietitians (RD) and Dietetic Technicians, Registered (DTR)

Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP)
406 Surrey Woods Dr.
St. Charles, IL 60174
Tel: 800.323.1908
Fax: 630.587.6308

Total Program Hours: 14


Note(s):


The courses taken in this certificate program may be applied toward the Associate in Applied Science degree in Dietetic Technician.

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