Culinary Arts

Culinary Arts

A QUICK INTRO

The Culinary Technology curriculum provides specific training required to prepare students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of food service settings including full service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract foodservice and health care facilities.

WHAT YOU STUDY

Course offerings emphasize practical application, a strong theoretical knowledge base, and professionalism and provides the critical competencies to successfully meet industry demands. Courses also include sanitation, food/beverage service and control, baking, basic garde manger skills, American/international cuisines, food production and hospitality supervision.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Graduates should qualify for entry-level positions such as line cook, station chef, and assistant pastry chef. American Culinary Federation certification is available to graduates. With experience, graduates may advance to positions such as sous chef, executive chef or food service manager.

YOU SHOULD KNOW

In order to make an informed decision about a program of study and future career, please review the nonacademic abilities and characteristics required to meet the essential functions of this program: Culinary Arts Technical Standards.

COURSE INFORMATION

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course,click on this PDF.

FALL SEMESTER 1

PrefixNo.TitleCredit
ACA111College Student Success1
CIS110Intro to Computers3
CUL110Sanitation & Safety2
CUL112Nutrition for Foodservice3
CUL140Culinary Skills I5
CUL160Baking I3
Totals17

SPRING SEMESTER 1

CUL170Garde Manger3
CUL240Culinary Skills II5
CUL260Baking II3
Choose one of the following:
ENG110Freshman Composition3
ENG111Writing & Inquiry3
Choose one of the following:
MAT110Mathematical Measurement & Literacy3
MAT143Quantitative Literacy3
Totals17

SUMMER SEMESTER

Choose one of the following:
WBL112Work-Based Learning I or2
WBL111Work-Based Learning I and1
WBL121Work-Based Learning II1
Totals2

FALL SEMESTER 2

CUL135Food & Beverage Service2
CUL135AFood & Beverage Service Lab1
CUL283Farm to Table5
HRM220Cost Control-Food & Beverage3
Choose one of the following:
BUS139Entrepreneurship3
HRM140Legal Issues3
Choose one of the following:
COM120Intro to Interpersonal Communication3
ENG114Professional Research and Reporting3
Totals17

SPRING SEMESTER 2

CUL250Classical Cuisine5
HRM110Intro to Hospitality & Tourism3
HRM245Human Resource Management – Hospitality3
Choose one of the following:
PSY118Interpersonal Psychology3
PSY150General Psychology3
Choose one of the following:
COM140Intro to Intercultural Communication3
HUM230Leadership Development3
Totals17

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course,click on this PDF.

FALL SEMESTER 1

PrefixNo.TitleCredit
ACA111College Student Success1
CIS110Intro to Computers3
CUL110Sanitation & Safety2
CUL112Nutrition for Foodservice3
CUL140Culinary Skills I5
CUL160Baking I3
Totals17

SPRING SEMESTER 1

CUL170Garde Manger3
CUL240Culinary Skills II5
HRM245Human Resource Mgmt – Hosp.3
Choose one of the following:
ENG110Freshman Composition3
ENG111Writing & Inquiry3
Choose one of the following:
ENG114Professional Research & Reporting3
COM140Intro to Intercultural Communication3
HUM230Leadership Development3
MAT110Mathematical Measurement & Literacy3
MAT143Quantitative Literacy3
PSY118Interpersonal Psychology3
PSY150General Psychology3
Totals17

SUMMER SEMESTER

Choose one of the following:
WBL112Work-Based Learning I or2
WBL111Work-Based Learning I and1
WBL121Work-Based Learning II1
Totals2

Note: ENG 110, MAT 110 & PSY 118 do not tranfer to a 4 year university.

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

PrefixNo.TitleCredit
CUL110Sanitation & Safety2
CUL112Nutrition for Foodservice3
CUL140Culinary Skills I5
CUL160Baking I3
Totals13

This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.

Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.

PrefixNo.TitleCredit
HRM110Intro to Hospitality & Tourism3
HRM140Legal Issues3
HRM220Cost Control-Food & Beverage3
HRM245Human Resource Management3
Totals12

This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.

John Robinson

John Robinson

Culinary Arts Program Coordinator/Instructor