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Course Completion Policies

Participants who successfully complete individual JIFSAN risk analysis training courses will receive both a Certificate of Completion with Continuing Education Units (CEUs). In addition, a Core Program Certificate and three Intermediate Program Certificates are awarded when specific Course Clusters are completed.

Successful Course Completion — student requirements

Face-to-Face Courses:

Participants must:  

  • Complete and submit pre-and post course tests to the instructor
  • Attend each day of the course, recording attendance on the sign-in sheet provided by the instructor
  • Participate in group and individual activities throughout the course
  • Complete a course evaluation

Distance Learning Courses:

Participants must:

  • Complete and submit on-line pre-and post course tests
  • Complete all on-line self assessments
  • View on-line course material
  • For each course module, complete any individual assignments and participate actively in group assignments
  • Successfully complete a turn as team leader, facilitating the timely completion of a team assignment for the course
  • Complete a course evaluation

Courses Required for Core Certificate

  • Overview of Risk Analysis
  • Food Safety Risk Assessment
  • Food Safety Risk Communication
  • Food Safety Risk Management

Courses Required for Quantitative Track Certificate

  • All Core Courses
  • Economics for Risk Analysis *
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods: Probabilistic Methods
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods: Model Building
* Not required for SIP Quantitative Track Certificate

Courses Required for Epidemiology/Toxicology Track Certificate

  • All Core Courses
  • Introduction to Economics for Risk Analysis
  • Introduction to Food Safety Epidemiology
  • Overview of Food Toxicology

 

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University of Maryland
0220 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
E-mail: jquigley@umd.edu
Tel.: (301) 405-1696 Fax.: (301) 405-8390
 

 

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