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Certificate of Proficiency in Food Science

A five course series for Food Science training online

Summer 2009:  Intro to Food Science

The syllabus  can be found here.

Registration forms for Intro to Food Science can be found here.

 

Our series is designed to provide food science training and information to professionals in the food industry.  The course is entirely online and has 9 weekly units which are reinforced with live weekly chats with the professor.  You will earn 5 Continuing Education Units for completing the course.  Completing the five courses will earn you a Certificate of Proficiency in Food Science from the FST Department.

  

 Please email Dr. Culbertson with any questions you might have.   Or call him at 614-688-4219.  

 

The course fee is $500 which is payable with check, credit card or purchase order.  Group discounts are available (10% for three or more from the same company during the first week of registration).  Most people FAX their registrations to our secure fax machine at  (614-292-2859).  If you would like to pay with a purchase order, please email Tina Gossard who will process your registration.  Upon receipt of your registration materials and email address we will create an account for you to use the award winning online course delivery system “Carmen”—which we use extensively here at OSU.   You will receive an email that invites you to activate your Carmen account and gain course access.   If you are a member of the Snack Foods Association, please register through them by contacting Christopher Melchert at 703-836-4500, ext. 211 (or email here) for more information.  

 

Other courses in the certificate series include:   

 

    Food Safety and Quality (Autumn '08)  Syllabus

    Food Chemical Safety  (Winter '09) Syllabus

    Introduction to Food Processing (Spring '09) -- Syllabus

    Introduction to Food Science (Summer '09)  Syllabus

    Food Biosecurity    (Autumn '09)  Syllabus

     

Dr. Jeff Culbertson has been teaching online Food Science courses for over a decade and is a pioneer in using technology to assist the careers of industry professionals.  We hope to “see” you in class.