Certified Food Scientist Prep Course

The Certified Food Scientist (CFS) Preparatory Course is an optional course for those interested in obtaining their Certified Food Scientist credential. While designed to prepare those applying for their CFS credential, this course is also valuable for attendees looking to brush up on their applied scientific knowledge in a group setting.

Course length: 1 ½ days (July 12-13, 2013)

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Registration Rates: The in-person portion of this course lasts 1 ½ days, but the learning is continued in the following weekly webcasts. Due to the full duration of this course, registration rates are the 2-Day Course pricing. There are no student rates offered for this course.  

The course includes 1 ½ days of face-to-face instruction, followed by a series of 5 weekly webcasts and check-in calls with course faculty and participants. This is an interactive course that engages participants in discussion and content dialogue. In addition, participants will have access to practice questions which are modeled after the content domains found on the CFS exam:

  • Food Chemistry and Food Analysis
  • Food Engineering
  • Food Microbiology
  • Food Safety
  • Product Development
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control
  • Regulatory
  • Sensory Evaluation and Consumer Testing

Intended Audience:

  • Food Scientists and Technologists
  • Non-food Scientists
  • Product Developers
  • Attendees interested in applying for their CFS credential
  • Learning Level: Intermediate to Advanced