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Course Completion Policies

Participants who successfully complete individual JIFSAN risk analysis training courses will receive both Continuing Education Units (CEU's) and a Certificate of Completion with CEU's. In addition, a Core Program Certificate and two 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
  • Introduction to Food Safety Risk Assessment
  • Introduction to Food Safety Risk Communication
  • Introduction to Food Safety Risk Management

Courses Required for Quantitative Track Certificate

  • All Core Courses
  • Introduction to Economics for Risk Analysis
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods: Probabilistic Methods
  • Quantitative Risk Assessment Methods: Model Building

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

CANCELLATION/ SUBSTITUTION POLICY

  • NO refunds will be given if attendance is not possible.
  • Substitutions are allowed at any time provided OCEE is notified in writing. Please notify Customer Service at (301) 405-9960 or ocee-contedu@umd.edu in advance of any substitutions.

CANCELLATION OF PROGRAMS BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Registration fees will be fully refunded in the event that a program is cancelled by the University of Maryland.

Registration Policies

See registration policies page.

Registration Deadlines

Deadline for early registration for the Summer Integrated Program is June 15, 2005, and 3 days prior to course start date for Distance Learning courses.

 

JIFSAN
University of Maryland
0220 Symons Hall
College Park, MD 20742
E-mail: jifsan@umail.umd.edu
Tel.: (301) 405-8382 Fax.: (301) 405-8390
 

 

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