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Culinary Arts (A55150)
This curriculum provides specific training required to prepare students to assume positions as trained culinary professionals in a variety of foodservice settings including full-service restaurants, hotels, resorts, clubs, catering operations, contract foodservice and health care facilities.
Students will be provided theoretical knowledge/practical applications that provide critical competencies to meet industry demands, including environmental stewardship, operational efficiencies and professionalism. Courses include sanitation/safety, baking, garde manger, culinary fundamentals/production skills, nutrition, customer service, purchasing, wine appreciation, and human resource management.
Graduates should qualify for entry-level opportunities including prep cook, line cook, and station chef. American Culinary Federation certification may be available to graduates. With experience, graduates may advance to positions including sous chef, pastry chef, executive chef, or foodservice manager.
Associate in Applied Science Degree Program
Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
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First Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
ACA-115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
CUL-110 | Sanitation & Safety | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CUL-110A | Sanitation & Safety Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
CUL-140 | Culinary Skills I | 2 | 6 | 5 |
CUL-160 | Baking I | 1 | 4 | 3 |
MAT*** | MAT-110 or higher | 2-3 | 2 | 3-4 |
Credit Hours | 7-8 | 16 | 15-16 | |
Second Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
CUL-135 | Food & Beverage Service | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CUL-135A | Food & Beverage Serv Lab | 0 | 2 | 1 |
CUL-240 | Culinary Skills II | 1 | 8 | 5 |
ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
*** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
*** | Technical Elective | 1-3 | 0-6 | 2-4 |
Credit Hours | 10-12 | 10-16 | 16-18 | |
Third Semester (Summer) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
CUL-130 | Menu Design | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CUL-170 | Garde Manger I | 1 | 4 | 3 |
*** | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Credit Hours | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
Fourth Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
CUL-214 | Wine Appreciation | 1 | 2 | 2 |
CUL-230 | Global Cuisines | 1 | 8 | 5 |
CUL-260 | Baking II | 1 | 4 | 3 |
ENG-112 or | Writing/Research in the Disc or | |||
Prof Research & Reporting
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3 | 0 | 3 | |
WBL*** | WBL-111 or take WBL-112 in Spring | 0 | 0-10 | 1-0 |
Credit Hours | 6 | 14-24 | 14-13 | |
Fifth Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
CUL-112 | Nutrition for Foodservice | 3 | 0 | 3 |
CUL-120 | Purchasing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
CUL-245 | Contemporary Cuisines | 1 | 8 | 5 |
HRM-245 | Human Resource Mgmt-Hosp | 3 | 0 | 3 |
WBL*** | WBL-121 (if WBL-111 taken) or WBL-112 | 0 | 10-20 | 1-2 |
Credit Hours | 9 | 18-28 | 14-15 | |
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 67 | |||
Technical Electives: | Class | Lab | Credit | |
ACC-115 | College Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
ACC-120 | Prin of Financial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
BPA-150 | Artisan & Specialty Bread | 1 | 6 | 4 |
BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BUS-121 | Business Math | 2 | 2 | 3 |
BUS-139 | Entrepreneurship I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BUS-230 | Small Business Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
HOR-142 | Fruit & Vegetable Prod | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Associate Professor Erin Durkee, Culinary Arts Coordinator
105 Little Hall
910.246.4941
durkeeer@sandhills.edu