Culinary Arts (A.A.S.)

Location(s): Springfield Campus

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A.A.S. Degree: 65 Hours

The food service industry is the focus of the Culinary Arts A.A.S. degree program. Course offerings in food preparation, baking, pastries, purchasing, food safety and sanitation, along with supervision, combine theory and concept with demonstrations by chefs and hands-on practice. This program has accreditation with exemplary status from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC), 6816 Southpoint Pkwy Ste 400, Jacksonville, FL 32216 904.824.4468 https://www.acfchefs.org/

Culinary Arts Program Requirements - 50 Credit Hours

Program Courses - 41 Credit Hours

CUL 101 Food Preparation & Theory Credits: 3
CUL 102 Meat Fabrication Credits: 3
CUL 103 Garde Manger Credits: 3
CUL 105 Soups and Sauces Credits: 3
CUL 121 Introduction to Baking Credits: 3
CUL 201 Restaurant Kitchen Operations Credits: 8
HRM 101 Introduction to Hospitality Credits: 3
HRM 115 Safety & Sanitation Credits: 1
HRM 125 Purchasing Credits: 3
HRM 201 Dining Room Management Credits: 4
HRM 225 Front Office Procedures Credits: 3
HRM 245 Menu Design & Management Credits: 3
TEC 285 Occupational Seminar Credits: 1

Management Option - 3 Credit Hours

Choose 1 course; HRM 265 is preferred

HRM 265 Supervisory Management Credits: 3
BUS 150 Principles of Management Credits: 3

Related Electives - 6 Credit Hours

Choose from: AGR ***, BUS 125 , BUS 140 , BUS 145 , BUS 200 , BUS 260 , CHM ***, CIS ***, CUL ***, ECO 270 , GDT ***, HRM ***, or any foreign language course. Students are strongly encouraged to choose HRM 290

General Education Requirements - 15 Credit Hours

Mathematical Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

Any higher level MTH course will satisfy this requirement.

MTH 105 Business Math Credits: 3
MTH 110 Intermediate Algebra Credits: 3
MTH 128 Contemporary Mathematics Credits: 3
MTH 128S Cont Mathematics with Support Credits: 4
MTH 129 Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
MTH 130 Algebra for Calculus Credits: 3
MTH 130S Algebra for Calculus With Support Credits: 4