Culinary Arts: Baking and Pastry (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: Baking and Pastry Program Requirements - 49 Credit Hours

Program Courses - 42 Credit Hours

CUL 101 Food Preparation & Theory Credits: 3
CUL 121 Introduction to Baking Credits: 3
CUL 130 European Pastries Credits: 3
CUL 150 Specialty Breads Credits: 3
CUL 160 Cake Decorating Credits: 3
CUL 170 Chocolate & Sugars Credits: 3
CUL 180 Plated Dessert Presentation Credits: 3
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 215 Hospitality Marketing Credits: 3
or BUS 130 Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
HRM 245 Menu Design & Management Credits: 3
HRM 265 Supervisory Management Credits: 3
or BUS 150 Principles of Management Credits: 3
TEC 285 Occupational Seminar Credits: 1

Related Electives - 8 Credit Hours

Choose from: AGR ***, BUS 125 , BUS 140 , BUS 145 , BUS 160 , 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 math course listed below, or any higher-level math course, will meet this requirement.

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

Written Communication - 3 Credit Hours

ENG 101 Composition I Credits: 3
or ENG 100 Composition I With Support Credits: 5
ENG 102 Composition II Credits: 3
ENG 150 Technical Writing Credits: 3

Natural Sciences - 3 Credit Hours

BCS 132 can fulfill this requirement if previously taken.

BIO 135 Nutrition for Living Credits: 3

Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 Credit Hours

PLS 101 and PSY 110 are preferred.

PLS 101 American Government and Politics Credits: 3
or HST 120 U.S. History I: to 1865 Credits: 3
or HST 130 U.S. History II: 1865-Present Credits: 3
AND
PSY 110 Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
or SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3