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Culinary Arts

Associate of Arts

Occupational Major

This major is primarily designed for job preparedness. Students who are considering transferring to a baccalaureate institution should be aware that decisions on transferability of courses are made by the baccalaureate institutions and differ from school to school. Students should contact the Transfer Services office early in their academic programs to determine which courses transfer to the college of their choice.

Department of Business and Innovation
Grupp 401 • Phone (215) 968-8227
Curriculum Code No. 2210

The Culinary Arts degree prepares individuals to compete for various entry-level culinary positions in restaurants, lodging, catering or institutional foodservice or hospitality management. Graduates seek employment in positions with job titles such as cook, sous chef, chef, foodservice production supervisor, kitchen manager, garde manger chef or lead cook.

Major requirements include supervised and documented on-the-job training and educational courses that support and enhance the work experience. Students in the program choose between an internship or an apprenticeship. The internship requires the completion of two two-credit internship courses involving 240 hours of employment in the culinary field. The apprenticeship requires the completion of four one-credit culinary practicum courses and 4,000 hours of culinary work experience. Upon successful completion of the major requirements, apprentices will be awarded an Associate of Arts Degree from the College and Journeyperson Cook certification from the United States Department of Labor.

Graduates of this program are able to:

  • identify the tools and equipment found in the kitchen;
  • safely utilize the tools and equipment found in the kitchen;
  • demonstrate hot and cold food preparation tasks following industry accepted safety and sanitation rules and regulations;
  • utilize a variety of recipes for all types of food products;
  • demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills; and
  • exhibit work habits and ethical behavior that model a food service professional.

Degree Course Requirements*

Course Credits
CISC100
Digital Literacy 9
3
OR
CISC110
Introduction to Information Systems A,B,9
3
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
COMM110
Effective Speaking A,C,4,5
3
CULN100
Culinary Foundations
1
CULN101
Apprenticeship Practicum I B,C
1
CULN102
Apprenticeship Practicum II B,C
1
CULN103
Apprenticeship Practicum III B,C
1
CULN104
Apprenticeship Practicum IV B,C
1
OR
CULN281
Culinary Internship I B,D
2
CULN282
Culinary Internship II B,D
2
CULN110
Basic Food Preparation
4
CULN111
Advanced Food Preparation B
4
CULN112
Garde Manger and Buffet Planning
4
CULN113
International Cuisine B
4
CULN114
Regional Cuisines of the U.S. B
4
CULN115
Cooking for Special Diets B
4
CULN130
Baking and Decorating 1
3
CULN202
Food Purchasing/Techniques and Procedures B
3
CULN203
Menu Planning/Costing/Design B
3
CULN285
Culinary Capstone B
2
HLTH120
Nutrition A,2,4,7
3
HOSP100
Introduction to Hospitality Management
3
HOSP106
Safety and Sanitation
2
MGMT100
Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8
3
MGMT120
Business Mathematics A,B,6
3
MGMT135
Business Communication A,B,2,4,10
3
Total Credit Hours64

Recommended Semester Sequence

First Semester

Course Credits
COLL101
College Success Seminar
1
CULN100
Culinary Foundations
1
CULN110
Basic Food Preparation
4
CULN130
Baking and Decorating 1
3
HOSP100
Introduction to Hospitality Management
3
HOSP106
Safety and Sanitation
2
Total Credit Hours14

Second Semester

Course Credits
CISC100
Digital Literacy 9
3
OR
CISC110
Introduction to Information Systems A,B,9
3
CULN111
Advanced Food Preparation B
4
CULN101
Apprenticeship Practicum I B,C
1
CULN202
Food Purchasing/Techniques and Procedures B
3
HLTH120
Nutrition A,2,4,7
3
MGMT120
Business Mathematics A,B,6
3
Total Credit Hours16/17

Summer Session

Course Credits
CULN102
Apprenticeship Practicum II B,C
1
OR
CULN281
Culinary Internship I B,D
2
MGMT100
Introduction to Business 2,3,4,8
3
Total Credit Hours4/5

Third Semester

Course Credits
COMM110
Effective Speaking A,C,4,5
3
CULN103
Apprenticeship Practicum III B,C
1
CULN112
Garde Manger and Buffet Planning
4
CULN113
International Cuisine B
4
CULN203
Menu Planning/Costing/Design B
3
Total Credit Hours14/15

Fourth Semester

Course Credits
CULN104
Apprenticeship Practicum IV B,C
1
OR
CULN282
Culinary Internship II B,D
2
CULN114
Regional Cuisines of the U.S. B
4
CULN115
Cooking for Special Diets B
4
CULN285
Culinary Capstone B
2
MGMT135
Business Communication A,B,2,4,10
3
Total Credit Hours14/15

A Placement testing required.
B Course requires prerequisite.
C Apprenticeship track.
D Internship track.

1 Satisfies Arts/Humanities.
2 Satisfies Critical Thinking.
3 Satisfies Diversity.
4 Satisfies Information Literacy.
5 Satisfies Oral Communication.
6 Satisfies Quantitative Literacy.
7 Satisfies Scientific Literacy.
8 Satisfies Social Sciences.
9 Satisfies Technological Competence.
10 Satisfies Writing.

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