Culinary Arts, AAS (CA)

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This program prepares individuals to provide professional chef and related cooking services in restaurants and other commercial food establishments. Includes instruction in recipe and menu planning, preparing and cooking of foods, supervising and training kitchen assistants, the management of food supplies and kitchen resources, aesthetics of food presentation, and familiarity or mastery of a wide variety of cuisines and culinary techniques.

Technical Core

CUA 101 - Orientation to the Hospitality Profession 3 credits
CUA 110 - Basic Food Preparation 3 credits
CUA 111 - Foundations in Nutrition 3 credits
CUA 114 - Meal Management 3 credits
CUA 116 - Sanitation and Safety 3 credits
CUA 120 - Basic Food Preparation Lab 2 credits
CUA 204 - Foundations of Baking 3 credits
CUA 205 - Intro to Garde Manger 3 credits
CUA 208 - Advanced Baking 3 credits
CUA 210 - Beverage Management 2 credits
CUA 213 - Food Purchasing and Cost Control 3 credits
CUA 217 - Introduction to Pastries 2 credits
CUA 222 - Dietary Management 3 credits
CUA 251 - Menu Design 3 credits
CUA 262 - Restaurant Management and Supervision 3 credits
HMM 260 - Human Resource Management 3 credits
Choose CUA102 or CUA173
CUA 102 - Catering 3 credits
CUA 173 - Culinary Arts Apprenticeship 3 credits
ORI 105 - Orientation and Student Success 3 credits

Total Technical Core Coursework: 48-51 Credit Hours

General Education

English Composition

Must complete ENG101 or ENG131

ENG 101 - English Composition I 3 credits
or
ENG 131 - Applied Writing I 3 credits

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Humanities

Choose one Humanities Course

Art or Music Appreciation preferred

May not take Speech

ART 100 - Art Appreciation 3 credits
DNC 101 - Dance Appreciation 3 credits
ENG 262 - English Literature II 3 credits
ENG 271 - World Literature I 3 credits
ENG 272 - World Literature II 3 credits
ENG 251 - American Literature I 3 credits
ENG 252 - American Literature II 3 credits
ENG 261 - English Literature I 3 credits
MUS 101 - Music Appreciation 3 credits
PHL 206 - Ethics and Society 3 credits
REL 151 - Survey of the Old Testament 3 credits
REL 152 - Survey of the New Testament 3 credits
THR 120 - Theatre Appreciation 3 credits

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Natural Science

Must complete one 4 hour Natural Science course

BIO 101 - Introduction to Biology I 4 credits
BIO 102 - Introduction to Biology II 4 credits
BIO 103 - Principles of Biology I 4 credits
BIO 104 - Principles of Biology II 4 credits
CHM 104 - Introduction to Chemistry I 4 credits
CHM 105 - Introduction to Chemistry II 4 credits
CHM 111 - College Chemistry I 4 credits
CHM 112 - College Chemistry II 4 credits
PHS 111 - Physical Science 4 credits
PHS 112 - Physical Science II 4 credits
PHY 201 - General Physics I - Trig Based 4 credits
PHY 202 - General Physics II - Trig Based 4 credits
PHY 213 - General Physics with Calculus I 4 credits
PHY 214 - General Physics with Calculus II 4 credits

Total: 4 Credit Hours

Mathematics

Must complete one Math course

MTH 100 - Intermediate College Algebra 3 credits
MTH 116 - Mathematical Applications 3 credits
MTH 118 - Technical Mathematics 3 credits
MTH 110 - Finite Mathematics 3 credits
MTH 112 - Precalculus Algebra 3 credits
MTH 113 - Precalculus Trigonometry 3 credits
MTH 115 - Precalculus Algebra & Trigonometry 4 credits
MTH 120 - Calculus and Its Applications 3 credits
MTH 125 - Calculus I 4 credits
MTH 126 - Calculus II 4 credits
MTH 227 - Calculus III 4 credits
MTH 237 - Linear Algebra 3 credits
MTH 238 - Applied Differential Equations I 3 credits

Total: 3 Credit Hours

History, Social, and Behavioral Science

Choose one History, Social, or Behavioral Science course

ECO 231 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits
ECO 232 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits
HIS 101 - History of Western Civilization I 3 credits
HIS 102 - History of Western Civilization II 3 credits
HIS 201 - United States History I 3 credits
HIS 202 - United States History II 3 credits
POL 200 - Introduction to Political Science 3 credits
POL 211 - American National Government 3 credits
PSY 200 - General Psychology 3 credits
PSY 210 - Human Growth and Development 3 credits
SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 210 - Social Problems 3 credits

Culinary Arts, AAS (CA)

Technical Core

Total Technical Core Coursework: 48-51 Credit Hours

General Education

English Composition

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Humanities

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Natural Science

Total: 4 Credit Hours

Mathematics

Total: 3 Credit Hours

History, Social, and Behavioral Science

Total: 3 Credit Hours

Total General Education Coursework: 16 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours for Program Completion: 64-67 Credit Hours