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The Culinary Arts & Hospitality Department
Culinary & Hospitality Program Requirements
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The Culinary Arts Program prepares students to enter the diverse and exciting field of food service. A field work experience requirement obliges the student to have a minimum of 240 hours of paid/non-paid experience in a food-service establishment, thus giving him/her the practical knowledge necessary to supplement his/her studies. The curriculum for Culinary Arts requires courses in a wide variety of subject areas as well as at least fifteen Culinary Arts courses. All Culinary Arts students are required to adhere to a dress code, and provide and care for their own uniforms.
COURSE TITLE COURSE CREDITS
First Year / Semester 1
Math Elective 2 MATHXXX 3
English Composition I 1 ENGL101 3
Table Service or CULA123 2
{Beginning Windows and Beginning Word
  and Beginning Excel} 		CTIM101
CTIM102
CTIM103
3
Introduction to Baking CULA143 3
Culinary Concepts CULA140 3
     
First Year / Semester 2
Storeroom and Inventory Procedures CULA142 3
Soups, Sauces, and Thickening Agents CULA144 3
Yeast Doughs CULA128 3
Table Service or CULA123 2
{Beginning Windows and Beginning Word
  and Beginning Excel} 		CTIM101
CTIM102
CTIM103 		3
American Regional Cuisine CULA146 3
     
Second Year / Semester 1
English Composition II ENGL102 3
International Cuisine CULA151 4
Advanced Pastries CULA153 3
Speech Communication
  or Oral Interpretation		 SPCH105
SPCH107		 3
Field Work Experience in Culinary Arts I CULA407 4
     
Second Year / Semester 2
Garde Manger and Menu Design CULA135 3 4
Classical Cuisine CULA152 4 3
Classical Desserts CULA154 3 7
Science Elective   3/4
Culinary Arts Elective CULAXXX 3
Additional Information:
1ENGL101 - A student, based on testing scores, may place out of English Composition I (ENGL101) and substitute any college-level writing course in its place. This is also the case if a student placed into an equivalent to ENGL102 at another school and was not required to take their ENGL101 equivalent.

Currently there are only three options for replacement: ENGL107 Technical Writing; ENGL119 Creative Writing; JOUR120 Newspaper Journalism

2 Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry (MATH112) or higher.
The student is awarded an A.A.S. degree upon completion of 23 courses and a minimum of 66 credits.

Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation
(see Academic Information).


Business Administration Careers // Hospitality Management Option
The Business Administration Careers (BAC) Program has been designed to allow and encourage the acquisition of specific skills which will enable the student to enter and perform successfully in a wide variety of career paths within business. The student will attain focus in his or her studies by concentrating in a sequence of courses collectively referred to as an "Option."
Freshman Year
Semester One
Credits
Semester Two
Credits
English Composition I (ENGL101)*
3
English Composition II (ENGL102)
3
Principles of Financial Accounting I (ACCT105)
4
Principles of Financial Accounting II (ACCT106)
 or Principles of Managerial Accounting (ACCT107)
4
Mathematics Elective**
3
Computerized Business Applications (ACCT302)
3
Introduction to Hospitality Management (BUSN103)
3
Hospitality Marketing (BUSN120)
3
Introduction to Tourism (BUSN133)
3
Conference & Event Planning (BUSN106)
3
Sophomore Year
Semester Three
Credits
Semester Four
Credits
Science Elective
3/4
Hospitality Human Resources
3
Social Science Elective
 or Principles of Economics I (ECON201)
 or Principles of Economics II (ECON202)
3
 Hotel Operations (BUSN131)
3
Food/Beverage Service Management (BUSN101)
3
 Managerial Communications (BUSN113)
3
Hospitality Law (BUSN107)
3
 Coop Work Exp in Business Admin I (BUSN401)
 or Business Elective or Culinary Arts Elective
3
Liberal Arts Elective
 or Destination Geography I (TRGE101)
 or Destination Geography II (TRGE102)
3
Liberal Arts Elective
 or Destination Geography I (TRGE101)
 or Destination Geography II (TRGE102)
3
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* If one tests out of English Composition I, then any Speech, Literature, Journalism, or Foreign Language course may be substituted.
** Intermediate Algebra & Trigonometry (MATH112) or higher, except Technical Mathematics I (MATH141), Technical Mathematics II (MATH142)
# Suggested courses for Culinary Arts Elective or Business Elective: Small Business Organization & Management (BUSN125), Organizational Behavior (BUSN301), Table Service (CULA123), Introduction to Food Production (CULA141), Sanitation for Cert/Facilities Planning (CULA155)
This program awards the A.S. Degree upon completion of 20 courses and a minimum of 62 credits.
Keyboarding competency is a requirement for graduation (see Academic Information).
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