Dietary and Food Service Management (DFSM)

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Dietary and Food Service Management DFSM

Degree Type: Associate in Applied Science

College(s): Business

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Professional Component:
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
Major Courses
RFIM 101	Orientation to Hospitality Ind	1
RFIM 113	Sanitation and Safety	3
RFIM 115	Food-Labor Cost Control System	3
RFIM 127	Principles of Cooking - Baking	3
RFIM 211	Purchasing-Hospitality Ind	3
RFIM 214	Design-Layout Food Facilities	3
RFIM 292	RFIM Internship	3
CAHS 122	Mgmt of Patient Dietary Needs	3
CAHS 160	Nutrition for Healthy Living	3
CAHS 222	Patient Services	3
CAHS 261	Dietary Manager Cert Prepar	1
MRIS 102	Orientation to Med Vocabulary	1
HCSA 335		4
General Education
Communication Competence
COMM 105	Interpersonal Communication	3
Or
COMM 121	Fundamentals-Public Speaking	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
Scientific Understanding
Lab Science Elective		4
Quantitative Skills
MATH 117	Contemporary Mathematics	4
Cultural Enrichment
Cultural Enrichment Elective		3
Social Awareness
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
Minimum credit hours required for AAS degree		63

Why choose Dietary and Food Service Management

The Dietary and Food Service Management Program at Ferris State was developed to respond to the industry need for certified dietary managers within the healthcare industry. This program prepares students to become certified as a CDM, Certified Dietary Manager, and includes 400 hours of supervised clinical experience. Graduates will be experts at managing dietary operations, and will work together with registered dietitians to provide quality nutritional care for clients in a variety of non-commercial settings.

These graduates will be trained and qualified to administrate menus, food purchasing, and food preparation; and to apply nutrition principles, document nutrition information, ensure food safety, manage work teams, and much more.

Get a Great Job

It is clear that the dietetic and nutritional jobs will continue to grow and certification and trained job candidates are in high demand. The projected growth in both acute and long-term care facilities provides numerous employment opportunities for individuals trained to provide nutrition services.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are expected to meet 3 of the 4 criteria listed below in order to be placed directly into a College of Business bachelor/associate degree program. Any mitigating circumstances will be ocnsidered on an individual basis by the College of Business Dean's Office.

High school GPA of 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale)

English ACT of 16 or higher or SAT of 370 or higher

MATH ACT of 19 or higher or SAT of 460 or higher

Reading ACT of 19 or higher

Applicants not meeting the above criteria for direct admission into a specific COB program, but still meeting Ferris State University admissions criteria, will be placed into the College of Business in the Pre-Business program until they meet the admission criteria for the program into which they desire entrance. Transfer admission criteria can be found on the transfer student webpage.

Graduation Requirements

Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major, and overall.

More Information

Hospitality Programs
West Commons 106
1319 Cramer Circle
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Phone: 231-591-2385
Email: doylej@ferris.edu