Approved by the Dietary Managers Association

This 7th edition of UND's Dietary Managers course is approved by the Dietary Managers Association (DMA) and meets criteria for qualifying dietary managers as defined in 405.1101 (E) Standard for Certification and Participation in Medicare and Medicaid Programs (Federal Register, Vol. 39, No. 12, Part III, January 17, 1974).

NOTE: At this time, this course is not accepted by the state of California as meeting their requirements for the DSS position.

Enjoy the convenience of correspondence courses

With this correspondence course, you can enroll, study and take exams whenever you want. You have one year to complete the course. If necessary, two six-month extensions are available.

Gain new knowledge and reference materials

This course offers you the opportunities to learn by corresponding with expert instructors, studying the course modules and viewing the course video. The course video was professionally produced and includes color, graphics and animation. We have carefully chosen and designed the course modules and video to be pertinent for years to come.

Improve your job performance

What you learn in the course can be applied immediately at your job and also prepares you for greater challenges and professional advancement.

Build your self-confidence

As you gain knowledge and skills during the course, you may also find that you have more confidence in your abilities to make decisions and communicate effectively with employees and administrators.

Prepare for certification

In recent years, our students taking the Dietary Managers Association (DMA) credentialing examination have scored above the national average.

Take a look at the new DMA PowerPoint presentation for promoting the CDM
credential. You may also want to visit the new DMA website, www.cdmcareer.info

• Currently this course does not meet California's requirements to assume the position of D.S.S.
  

Scholarships available

There are two scholarships available for the Dietary Managers course, the Ben and Ruth Gustafson Continuing Education Endowment and the Hormel Healthlabs, Inc. Dietary Managers Association Scholarship.

For more information on the Ben and Ruth Gustafson Continuing Education Endowment, please contact the Division of Continuing Education at 1-800-342-8230 or via e-mail at gustafson@mail.und.nodak.edu

For more information on the Hormel Healthlabs, Inc. Dietary Managers Association Scholarship, please visit their website at http://www.dmaonline.org/educ/HHLScholarshipForm.pdf

Job Opportunities

The UND Dietary Managers course will be happy to post job opportunities for positions in the Dietary Managers field. Current listing of job opportunities.

testimonials

"Taking this course has been the best thing I have ever done. I have no regrets. I have learned so much from this course. It has made me a much better supervisor, as well as caregiver. This course has taught me how to make the transition from co-worker to supervisor . . . (and) given me knowledge I would have never gotten. I am very lucky and grateful. Thank you so much."

Tracy M.
Minnesota

“Classic Residence by Hyatt has utilized continuing education programs at the University of North Dakota for the past five years. The instructors and coursework are extremely effective and have guided many of our food and beverage employees through their dietary manager certification. The University of North Dakota helps Classic Residence by Hyatt stay at the forefront of nutrition and serve healthful and quality meals that complement our residents’ dietary needs.”

Jo Anne Brown
Corporate Food and Beverage Dietitian
Classic Residence by Hyatt

"The management materials were far superior to any coursework I have encountered elsewhere. Due to the excellence and thoroughness of the UND course, I easily passed credentialing exams with A’s (while still a “student”)!"

Nancy G.
Virginia

"I started taking another dietary manager course a while ago which was very boring. this course was definitely 100% more interesting" 

Shelly B.
Michigan