Food Compliance - Micro-Certificate

In this undergraduate certificate program, students explore food safety and environmental sanitation through the management lens. Students learn to read and interpret the FDA Model Food Code and implement the statutes of the code in a restaurant simulation. Students prepare to be leaders in food compliance in a variety of areas, ranging from high-end restaurants to healthcare organizations.

Required documentation of an approved sanitation certificate or FSM1165 The Food Safety Manager is required to enroll in this program.

NOTE: Students who enroll in this certificate program are ineligible for financial aid. Contact Student Financial Services for options.

Food Compliance

A 12 semester credit program leading to the Food Compliance undergraduate micro-certificate

FSM2010Medical Food Service3
FSM2165Food Code and Policy3
HSC1230Introduction to Public Health3
LEAD1010Foundations of Leadership Studies3
Total Credits12.0

Johnson & Wales University holistically reviews all elements of a student’s application to identify those students most likely to succeed at the university.

Prior to being considered for admissions into an online JWU undergraduate program, the following must be submitted: 

  1. A complete application for admission
  2. Official high school or GED transcript
  3. If applicable, official or certified transcripts from all previous college/university institutions attended

Prior to acceptance, it is required that the applicant completes either the Serv-Safe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam or the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals (NRFSP) Food Safety Manager Certificate Exam.